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morositas.

peevishness, moroseness; G:pedantry;

9 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[moːˈroː.sɪ.taːs]Classical-Latin[moˈrɔː.s̬i.tas]
  1. peevishness, fretfulness, moroseness, gloom, ill-humor, moodiness, morosity

    declension-3
  2. niceness, pedantry, over-scrupulousness, too great nicety, captiousness, persnicketiness, over-refinement, purism

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin morōsus Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin mōrōsitās From morōsus (“peevish”, “wayward”, “capricious”, “difficult [to please]”) + -tās (suffix forming nouns indicating states of being).

noun[mɔˈroː.sɪ.taːs]Classical-Latin[moˈrɔː.s̬i.tas]
  1. procrastination

    Medieval-Latin · declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin morōsus Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin morōsitās From morōsus (“slow [in coming]”, “lingering”) + -tās (suffix forming nouns indicating states of being).

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