ORBITY

Etymology

Noun

orbity (plural orbities)

(obsolete) A bereavement by loss of parents or children; the state of being orbate; orbation.

Discontents and grievances […] peculiar to private men, as cares, crosses, losses, death of friends, poverty, want, sickness, orbities, abuses, […]

Source: Wiktionary


Or"bi*tude, Or"bi*ty, n. Etym: [L. orbitudo, orbitas, fr. orbus: cf. F. orbité. See Orbate.]

Definition: Orbation. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

27 May 2025

DIRECTIONALITY

(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”


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