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- [men-dis-i-tee]
- /mɛnˈdɪs ɪ ti/
- /men.ˈdɪ.sɪ.tɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [men-dis-i-tee]
- /mɛnˈdɪs ɪ ti/
Definitions of mendicity word
- abbreviation MENDICITY mendicancy. 1
- noun mendicity The condition or activities of a beggar. 1
- noun mendicity the state of being a beggar; mendicancy or beggary. 0
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Origin of mendicity
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English mendicite < Latin mendīcitās beggary, equivalent to mendīc(us) needy, beggarly + -itās -ity
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Parts of speech for Mendicity
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mendicity popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
mendicity usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mendicity
noun mendicity
- impecuniosity — having little or no money; penniless; poor.
- penniless — without any money whatsoever; totally impoverished; destitute.
- penurious — extremely stingy; parsimonious; miserly.
- begging — asking for money, food, etc
- indigence — seriously impoverished condition; poverty.
Antonyms for mendicity
noun mendicity
- wealth — a great quantity or store of money, valuable possessions, property, or other riches: the wealth of a city.
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