Definition of ACCIDIE

accidie

Meanings

Noun

  • Sloth, slothfulness, especially as inducing general listlessness and apathy.

Origin / Etymology

From 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.

Scrabble Score: 12

accidie is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
accidie is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
accidie is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

accidie is a valid Words With Friends word