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acclivity

/əˈklɪv.ə.ti/

acclivity noun: a slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill, considered as ascending, in opposition to declivity, or descending; an upward slope; ascent.

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Noun

acclivity (plural acclivities)

  1. A slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill, considered as ascending, in opposition to declivity, or descending; an upward slope; ascent.
    • how gaily vineyards and olives alternately chequer the acclivities1797, Ann Radcliffe, The Italian
    • she would walk […] as far as to the point where the acclivity from the valley began its first steep ascent to the outer world.1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles

acclivity meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam

acclivity in Tamil

மேல்நோக்கியச் சரிவு, சாய்வான ஏற்றம்

acclivity in Urdu

چڑھان, فراز, مطلع

acclivity in Bengali

খাড়া চড়াই, উপরের দিকের ঢাল

acclivity in Malayalam

ചായ്‌വ്
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acclivity in Kannada
ಏರುದಿಣ್ಣೆ, ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ಏರುವೋರೆ

Forms of acclivity

pluralacclivities

Origin of acclivity

First attested in 1614. From Latin acclīvitās, from acclīvis (“ascending”), from ad + clīvus (“slope”).

Questions about acclivity

What does acclivity mean?
Acclivity means a slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill, considered as ascending, in opposition to declivity, or descending; an upward slope; ascent.
What is acclivity in Tamil?
Acclivity in Tamil is மேல்நோக்கியச் சரிவு, சாய்வான ஏற்றம். See Acclivity meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is acclivity?
Acclivity is a noun.
How do you pronounce acclivity?
Acclivity is pronounced /əˈklɪv.ə.ti/.
What is the plural of acclivity?
The plural of acclivity is acclivities.

Words near acclivity in the dictionary

  1. acclinate
  2. acclivated
  3. acclive
  4. acclivities
  5. acclivitous
  6. acclivity
  7. acclivous
  8. accloy
  9. accloyed
  10. accloying
  11. accloys

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Adapted from Wiktionary: acclivity (page history and authors); acclivity (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); acclivity (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); acclivity (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); acclivity (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); acclivity (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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