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minacity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mi-nac-i-ty
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of menace: The action or process of threatening or the tendency to threaten.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Late Latin minacitas, from Latin minax (“threatening”) + -itas (“-ity: forming abstract nouns”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: minacitas, minax

Usage

Inflected Forms

minacities (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

minacious minacy

Synonyms

menace

Questions

What does minacity mean?
Synonym of menace: The action or process of threatening or the tendency to threaten.
Where does minacity come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce minacity

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