accidie

ac·ci·die

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ak-si-dee]
- /ˈæk sɪ di/
- /ˈaksɪdi/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ak-si-dee]
- /ˈæk sɪ di/

Definitions of accidie word

noun accidie spiritual sloth; apathy; indifference 3
abbreviation ACCIDIE acedia 3
abbreviation ACCIDIE acedia. 1
noun accidie (now literary) Sloth, slothfulness, especially as inducing general listlessness and apathy. 0

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Origin of accidie

First appearance:

before 1200

One of the 9% oldest English words

1200-50; Middle English < Medieval Latin accīdia (alteration of Late Latin acēdia acedia); replacing Middle English accide < Old French

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Parts of speech for Accidie

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Accidie

accidie popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

accidie usage trend in Literature

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