Plural of calamity
regular plural
The plural of calamity is calamities.
Forms of calamity
| Singular | calamity /kəˈlæmɪti/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | calamities |
| Countable | countable |
Calamities in a sentence
- Poisonous residues carelessly treated today can produce calamities miles away and decades later.1986, Benjamin Walter, Malcolm Getz, “Social and Economic Effects of Toxic Waste Disposal”, in Sheldon Kamieniecki, Robert O’Brien…. From the entry dioxin
- Umberto, most of them, like me, victims of genitourinary calamities.2011, Donald O'Donovan, Tarantula Woman. From the entry gunneress
- The psalm expresses security in God and gives assurance of Divine protection from dangers and calamities with which life is beset.1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 384. From the entry antidemonic
- There will be natural and man-made calamities.1984 March 22 [1984 March 17], “Henan Letters Reflect Feudal Superstitions”, in Daily Report: China, volume I, number 057, Foreign…. From the entry Suiping
- There will be calamities, maudlin melodramas, and mucho pathos at Cries & Whispers--A Tragedy Club, which seeks to reverse our town's love of comedy.1989 December 22, Achy Obejas, “Calendar”, in Chicago Reader. From the entry mucho
Meaning of calamity
- noun An event resulting in great loss.
- noun The distress that results from some disaster.
Questions about the plural of calamity
- What is the plural of calamity?
- The plural of calamity is calamities.
- Is calamity countable?
- Calamity is a countable noun.
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