Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vacillancy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vac-il-lan-cy
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality or state of being vacillant; waveringness.

Archaic; Uncountable

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Etymology

From Latin vacill- + -ancy.

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What does vacillancy mean?
The quality or state of being vacillant; waveringness.
Where does vacillancy come from?
From Latin vacill- + -ancy.

How to pronounce vacillancy

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