accidie
Plural: accidies
Noun
- A state of listlessness or torpor; sloth.
- Sloth, slothfulness, especially as inducing general listlessness and apathy.
Examples
- His long pause was a clear sign of accidie, with no good moves available.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English accidie, from Anglo-Norman accidie, Old French accide, accidie, from Late Latin accīdia, alteration of acēdia (“sloth, torpor”), from Ancient Greek ἀκήδεια (akḗdeia, “indifference”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + κῆδος (kêdos, “care”). Doublet of acedia.
Scrabble Score: 12
accidie: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordaccidie: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
accidie: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
accidie: valid Words With Friends Word