canities

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/kəˈnɪʃiiːz/

noun

The condition of having gray hair.

OriginLatin cānitiēs →
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Meanings

nouncanities (uncountable)
  1. uncommonuncountablemedicineThe condition of having gray hair.

    Voigtel mentions the occurrence of canities almost suddenly.

    1896, George M. Gould, Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine

Origin

  1. Latincānitiēs“gray hair, old age”
  2. Englishcanities

From Latin cānitiēs (“gray hair, old age”).

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Chicago

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