accidie
Sloth, slothfulness, especially as inducing general listlessness and apathySloth, slothfulness, especially as inducing general listlessness and apathy.
UK/ˈæk.sɪ.di/US/ˈæk.sə.di/
Meaning
1 senses(literary, uncountable)Sloth, slothfulness, especially as inducing general listlessness and apathy.
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From Middle English accidie, from Anglo-Norman accidie, Old French accide, accidie, from LFrom Middle English accidie, from Anglo-Norman accidie, Old French accide, accidie, from Late Latin accīdia, alteration of acēdia (“sloth, torpor”), from Ancient Greek ἀκήδεια (akḗdeia, “indifference”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + κῆδος (kêdos, “care”). Doublet of acedia.
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedacedia
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable