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equipendency

equipendency noun: the act or condition of hanging in equipoise; not being inclined or determined either way.

Noun

equipendency (uncountable)

  1. The act or condition of hanging in equipoise; not being inclined or determined either way.
    • Wherefore, doubtless the will of man in the state of innocence had an entire freedom, a perfect equipendency and indifference to either part of the contradiction, to stand, or not to stand; to accept, or not accept the temptation.1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London
    • Notwithstanding this, the feet fell, heel and sole together, flat upon the ground, and left it, for the air's uncharted ways, with manifest repugnancy. The arms were content to dangle, in perfect equipendency.1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, [Paris]: Olympia Press, →OCLC

Origin of equipendency

From equi- + pendency.

Questions about equipendency

What does equipendency mean?
Equipendency means the act or condition of hanging in equipoise; not being inclined or determined either way.
What part of speech is equipendency?
Equipendency is a noun.

Words near equipendency in the dictionary

  1. equipartitioning
  2. equipartitionings
  3. equipartitions
  4. equipe
  5. equipedal
  6. equipendency
  7. equipercentile
  8. equiperiodic
  9. equipes
  10. equiphasic
  11. equiphile

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