CECITY

blindness, sightlessness, cecity

(noun) the state of being blind or lacking sight

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cecity (uncountable)

(uncommon, literary) blindness

Source: Wiktionary


Ce"ci*ty, n. Etym: [L. caecitas, fr. caecus blind: cf. F. cécité.]

Definition: Blindness. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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29 May 2025

CRITICAL

(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”


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Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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