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morosity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mo-ros-i-ty
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being morose.

Uncountable

Etymology

From French morosité, from Latin morositas (“peevishness”), from morosus (“particular, scrupulous, fastidious, self-willed, wayward, capricious, fretful, peevish”), from mos (“way, custom, habit, self-will”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

morosities (plural)

Synonyms

moroseness

Questions

What does morosity mean?
The state or quality of being morose.
Where does morosity come from?
From French morosité, from Latin morositas (“peevishness”), from morosus (“particular, scrupulous, fastidious, self-willed, wayward, capricious, fretful, peevish”), from mos (“way, custom, habit, self-will”).

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