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delitescence

/ˌdɛlɪˈtɛsəns/

noun

concealment; seclusion; retirement

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Meanings

noundelitescence (usually uncountable, plural delitescences)

plural delitescences

obsoleteuncountableusuallyconcealment; seclusion; retirement
the delitescence of mental activities
a. 1857, William Hamilton, edited by H[enry] L[ongueville] Mansel and John Veitch, Lectures on Metaphysics and Logic […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, published 1859–1860, →OCLC
Synonyms: delitescency
obsoleteuncountableusuallymedicineThe sudden disappearance of inflammation.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounconcealment; seclusion; retirement

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Origin

See delitescent.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with delitescence

essence obsolescence luminescence iridescence calescence decalescence excrescence incalescence recalescence requiescence

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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