dicacity

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noun

pertness; sauciness

OriginMiddle English dicacite ← Old French dicacité ← Latin dicācitās →
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Meanings

noundicacity (usually uncountable, plural dicacities)

plural dicacities

  1. obsoleteuncountableusuallypertness; sauciness

Origin

  1. Latindicācitās
  2. Old Frenchdicacité
  3. Middle Englishdicacite
  4. Englishdicacity

From Middle English dicacite, from Old French dicacité, from Latin dicācitās (whence -acity), from dicāx (“talkative”), from dīcō (“to speak, tell”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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