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insitiency

insitiency noun: freedom from thirst.

Noun

insitiency (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Freedom from thirst.
    • And vvhat is more admirable, than the Fitneſs of every Creature, for the Uſe vve make of him? […] the Inſitiency of a Camel, for travelling in the Deſerts of Africa and other Parts; […]1701, Nehemiah Grew, “Of the Ends of Providence. And First, in this Life.”, in Cosmologia Sacra: Or A Discourse of the Universe as It is the Creature and Kingdom of God. […], London: […] W[illiam]...
    • Though Charlie was not exactly addicted to excessive drinking, still insitiency was not a confirmed quality in his constitution.1857, The Misty Morning: A Tale, Edinburgh: Thomas Grant, pages 300–301

Origin of insitiency

From in- (“not”) + Latin sitiēns, present participle of sitiō (“to be thirsty”), from sitis (“thirst”).

Questions about insitiency

What does insitiency mean?
Insitiency means freedom from thirst.
What part of speech is insitiency?
Insitiency is a noun.

Words near insitiency in the dictionary

  1. insisteth
  2. insisting
  3. insistingly
  4. insistive
  5. insists
  6. insitiency
  7. insition
  8. insitions
  9. insizwaite
  10. Inskeep
  11. Inskeeps

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