Meanings
nounsegnity (uncountable)
- obsoleteuncountableSluggishness or inactivity.
The ancient laws of the drama were founded upon the presumed segnity of the human mind; upon a supposition, that the fancy is a calculator of probabilities.
1819, Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh, The works of the British poets: with lives of the authors, volume 11, page 46Synonyms: segnitude
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSluggishness or inactivity.
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Origin
- Latinsegnitas
- Englishsegnity
From Latin segnitas, from segnis (“slow, sluggish”).
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