Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scaevity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scaevi-ty
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

unluckiness

Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

left-handedness

Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin scaevitas, obsolete, 1623-1658, from scaevus.

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Questions

What does scaevity mean?
unluckiness
Where does scaevity come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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