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deliquium

deliquium noun: liquefaction through absorption of moisture from the air.

Noun

deliquium (plural deliquiums)

  1. (physical) Liquefaction through absorption of moisture from the air.
  2. An abrupt loss of consciousness usually caused by an insufficient blood flow to the brain; fainting.
    • If he be locked in a close room, he is afraid of being stifled for want of air, and still carries biscuit, aquavitæ, or some strong waters about him, for fear of deliquiums, or being sick […]1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, page 387
  3. (figuratively, literary) A languid, maudlin mood.
  4. (rare) An abrupt absence of sunlight, e.g. caused by an eclipse.

Forms of deliquium

pluraldeliquiums

Origin of deliquium

Borrowed from Latin deliquium, from Latin delinquere (“to lack, to fail”).

Words formed from deliquium

Questions about deliquium

What does deliquium mean?
Deliquium means liquefaction through absorption of moisture from the air.
What part of speech is deliquium?
Deliquium is a noun.
What is the plural of deliquium?
The plural of deliquium is deliquiums.

Words near deliquium in the dictionary

  1. deliquiating
  2. deliquiation
  3. deliquiations
  4. deliquifier
  5. deliquifiers
  6. deliquium
  7. deliquiums
  8. deliracy
  9. delirament
  10. deliraments
  11. delirancy

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