Definition of MINACITY

minacity

Plural: minacities

Noun

  • The quality of being threatening or menacing.
  • Synonym of menace: The action or process of threatening or the tendency to threaten.

Examples

  • The MINACITY of his opponent’s triple-word play was palpable.

Origin / Etymology

From Late Latin minacitas, from Latin minax (“threatening”) + -itas (“-ity: forming abstract nouns”).

Synonyms

menace

Scrabble Score: 15

minacity: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
minacity: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
minacity: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

minacity: valid Words With Friends Word