English Explanatory Dictionary

leprosity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of leprosy in its various senses.
  2. The supposed impurity or impurities of various metals, understood as causing their deviation from gold.
  3. Synonym of scaliness.

Pronunciation

/lɛˈpɹɑsɪti/ /lɛˈpɹɒsɪti/

Word forms

leprosity leprosities

Etymology

From Middle English leprosite, from Medieval Latin leprositas (“state of being leprous, leprosy”) either directly or via French leprosite, from leprōsus (“leprous”) + -itas (“-ity”).

Synonyms

leprosy scaliness
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