PRECIPITANCE

abruptness, precipitateness, precipitousness, precipitance, precipitancy, suddenness

(noun) the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

precipitance (usually uncountable, plural precipitances)

Precipitancy. [from 17th c.]

Source: Wiktionary


Pre*cip"i*tance, Pre*cip"i*tan*cy, n. Etym: [From Precipitant.]

Definition: The quality or state of being precipitant, or precipitate; headlong hurry; excessive or rash haste in resolving, forming an opinion, or executing a purpose; precipitation; as, the precipitancy of youth. "Precipitance of judgment." I. Watts.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.

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