Pronounced: wah-HEE-nee, noun
Notes: Another word that I don’t know
Yesterday’s word
The word acedious means “characterized by apathy, boredom, or sloth”
First usage
Our word came into English in the early 1600s
Background / Comments
What a great word to drop into conversation! It came from the Latin word acedia, which came from the Greek word acedia, made up of a- (not) and kedos (care). By the way, our word has the distinction of being one of those unusual words having all five vowels in order.
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