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torvity

torvity noun: sourness, grimness or severity of appearance; sternness.

Noun

torvity (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) sourness, grimness or severity of appearance; sternness

Origin of torvity

From torv(ous) + -ity, from Latin torvitas. See torvous.

Questions about torvity

What does torvity mean?
Torvity means sourness, grimness or severity of appearance; sternness.
What part of speech is torvity?
Torvity is a noun.

Words near torvity in the dictionary

  1. Toruń
  2. Torvalds
  3. Torver
  4. torvid
  5. Torvill
  6. torvity
  7. torvonin
  8. torvosaurid
  9. torvosaurids
  10. torvoside
  11. torvous

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