darcy

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UK/ˈdɑː.si/US/ˈdɑɹ.si/

noun

A (non SI) unit of permeability used in measuring the permeability of porous mediums such as sand.

OriginFrench ardre →
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Meanings

darcy1

noundarcy (plural darcys or darcies)

plural darcys · plural darcies

  1. A (non SI) unit of permeability used in measuring the permeability of porous mediums such as sand.

Darcy2

proper nounDarcy (plural Darcies)

plural Darcies

  1. A Norman baronial surname from Old French.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of mostly mid-20th century and later American usage.

Origin

darcy · noun

From the surname of the French scientist Henry Darcy.

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Darcy · proper noun

  1. Frenchardre“to burn, consume”
  2. EnglishDarcy

Originally from Bois-d'Arcy, Yvelines in Northern France. Related to archaic French ardre (“to burn, consume”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with darcy

FarsiMarcieParsiarseyfarcy
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Anagrams

cardyCrady
Cite this entry
APA

darcy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/darcy

MLA

“darcy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/darcy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “darcy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/darcy.

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