morbidity
/mɔːˈbɪdəti/mawr-BIH-duh-tee
/mɔɹˈbɪdəti/mawr-BIH-duh-tee
Meaningthe state or quality of being sickly
Common meaning: the quality of being morbid
- morba sicknessLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1164 · scan
- idadjective ending: in a state of
- itynoun ending: being so, the quality of
Journey through time
- Latinmorbus, -ī‘a sickness’
- Englishmorbid‘with an unhealthy interest in death’
- Englishformed in English from morbidmorbidity‘the quality of being morbid’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: the state or quality of being sickly. It can be inferred from any of: morbid.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from morbid + -ity (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- morbus, -ī Latin “a sickness”
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