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segnity

segnity noun: sluggishness or inactivity.

Noun

segnity (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Sluggishness or inactivity.
    • The ancient laws of the drama were founded upon the presumed segnity of the human mind; upon a supposition, that the fancy is a calculator of probabilities.1819, Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh, The works of the British poets: with lives of the authors, volume 11, page 46
    Synonyms:
    segnitude

Synonyms of segnity

Origin of segnity

From Latin segnitas, from segnis (“slow, sluggish”).

Questions about segnity

What does segnity mean?
Segnity means sluggishness or inactivity.
What part of speech is segnity?
Segnity is a noun.

Words near segnity in the dictionary

  1. segments
  2. segmentwise
  3. segni
  4. segnitite
  5. segnitude
  6. segnity
  7. segno
  8. segnos
  9. segnosaur
  10. segnosaurid
  11. segnosaurids

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