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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

SUPREME WORD OF THE DAY: ACEDIA





SUPREME WORD OF THE DAY

ACEDIA
PRONUNCIATION:
(uh-SEE-dee-uh) 

MEANING:
noun: Apathy; boredom; sloth.

ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin acedia, from Greek akedia, from a- (not) + kedos (care). Earliest documented use: 1607.

USAGE:
"Acedia plagues the novice much more than the experienced solitary; unlike some of the new guards, I do not suffer from boredom or listlessness."
Chloe Aridjis; Asunder; Mariner Books; 2013.


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