Meanings
nounarduity (countable and uncountable, plural arduities)
plural arduities
- countableuncountableThe state or quality of being arduous; steepness, difficulty.
Synonyms: arduousness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe state or quality of being arduous; steepness, difficulty.
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Origin
- Latinarduus
- Latinarduitās
- Englisharduity
Borrowed from Latin arduitās.
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French arduité
- arduitéstate or quality of being arduous
Italian arduità
- arduitàstate or quality of being arduous
Latin arduitās
- arduitāsstate or quality of being arduous
Portuguese arduidade
- arduidadestate or quality of being arduous
Spanish dureza, rigor
- durezastate or quality of being arduous
- rigorstate or quality of being arduous
- arduidadstate or quality of being arduous
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APA
arduity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arduity
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“arduity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arduity. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arduity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arduity.
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