mordacity
The quality of being mordaciousThe quality of being mordacious; biting severity, or sarcastic quality.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)The quality of being mordacious; biting severity, or sarcastic quality.
a disposition to biting
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle French mordacité (whence -acity), from Latin mordācitās (“quality of biting”),From Middle French mordacité (whence -acity), from Latin mordācitās (“quality of biting”), from mordāx (“biting, snappish, tart”), from mordeō (“bite, nibble”). Compare French mordacité. See mordacious.
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Forms
plural: mordacities| Singular | mordacity |
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uncountable
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedmordacious
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable