acedia

See also: acedía

English

Etymology

From Latin acēdia.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /əˈsiːdɪə/

Noun

acedia (uncountable)

  1. Spiritual or mental sloth.
    Synonyms: accedie, ennui, weltschmerz
  2. Apathy; a lack of care or interest; indifference.
    Synonyms: apathy, indifference
  3. Boredom.

Translations
boredom — see boredom

Anagrams

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀκηδίᾱ (akēdíā, “negligence”), which is derived from κῆδος (kêdos, “care, accuracy”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

acēdia f (genitive acēdiae); first declension

  1. sloth, torpor

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative acēdia acēdiae
Genitive acēdiae acēdiārum
Dative acēdiae acēdiīs
Accusative acēdiam acēdiās
Ablative acēdiā acēdiīs
Vocative acēdia acēdiae

Descendants

References
  1. “accidia” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN

Portuguese

Verb

acedia

  1. first-person singular imperfect of aceder
  2. third-person singular imperfect of aceder
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