acrasy
UK/ˈækɹəsi/
acrasy noun: synonym of acrasia (“lack of self-control; intemperance, excess; also, irregular or unruly behaviour”); (countable) an instance of this.
Noun
acrasy (countable and uncountable, plural acrasies)
- Synonym of acrasia (“lack of self-control; intemperance, excess; also, irregular or unruly behaviour”); (countable) an instance of this.
- a. 1658, Anthony Farindon, a sermon
Deſpair may have its original not onely from the acraſie and diſcompoſedneſs of the outward man[…] - There will be hesitancy in what is said, and irregularity in what is done, but it will be but the acrasy of youth or of genius,―the spirit and purpose of progress will be there, and we can cheerfully wait its time.1847, The Reasoner, volume 2, page 254
- Synonyms:
- acrasia
- a. 1658, Anthony Farindon, a sermon
Synonyms of acrasy
Forms of acrasy
| plural | acrasies |
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Origin of acrasy
Learned borrowing from Late Latin acrasia (“lack of temperance”), and from its etymon Ancient Greek ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́ᾱ (ăkrāsĭ́ā, “bad mixture”) (see further at acrasia) + English -y (suffix forming abstract nouns denoting conditions, qualities, or states).
Questions about acrasy
- What does acrasy mean?
- Acrasy means synonym of acrasia (“lack of self-control; intemperance, excess; also, irregular or unruly behaviour”); (countable) an instance of this.
- What part of speech is acrasy?
- Acrasy is a noun.
- How do you pronounce acrasy?
- Acrasy is pronounced /ˈækɹəsi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of acrasy?
- The plural of acrasy is acrasies.
Words near acrasy in the dictionary
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