cecity

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noun

blindness

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Meanings

nouncecity (uncountable)

alternative cæcity · alternative caecity

  1. literaryuncommonuncountableblindness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe state of being blind or lacking sight

Broader
visual impairmentvisual defectvision defect

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latincaecitās“blindness”
  2. Englishcecity

From Latin caecitās (“blindness”), from caecus (“blind”) + -itās (“-ness, -ity”).

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APA

cecity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cecity

MLA

“cecity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cecity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cecity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cecity.

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