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mansuetude

man·sue·tude
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [man-swi-tood, -tyood]
    • /ˈmæn swɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/
    • /mˈansjuːətjˌuːd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [man-swi-tood, -tyood]
    • /ˈmæn swɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/

Definitions of mansuetude word

  • noun mansuetude mildness; gentleness: the mansuetude of Christian love. 1
  • noun mansuetude Meekness; gentleness. 1
  • noun mansuetude gentleness or mildness 0
  • noun mansuetude gentleness; tameness 0

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Origin of mansuetude

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin mānsuētūdō tameness, mildness, equivalent to mānsuē-, base of mānsuēscere to become tame, mild (man(us) hand + suēscere to become accustomed) + -tūdō -tude

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Parts of speech for Mansuetude

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

mansuetude popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 61% 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.

mansuetude usage trend in Literature

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