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Meaning of "vicissitude" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VICISSITUDE

From Latin vicissitūdō, from vicis change, alternation.
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PRONUNCIATION OF VICISSITUDE

vicissitude  [vɪˈsɪsɪˌtjuːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VICISSITUDE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Vicissitude is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VICISSITUDE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Vicissitude

Vicissitude is the third studio album by English electronic musician Maps. It was released in July 2013 under Mute Records. The single A.M.A features Norwegian singer-songwriter Susanne Sundfør.

Definition of vicissitude in the English dictionary

The definition of vicissitude in the dictionary is variation or mutability in nature or life, esp successive alternation from one condition or thing to another. Other definition of vicissitude is a variation in circumstance, fortune, character, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VICISSITUDE


altitude
ˈæltɪˌtjuːd
amplitude
ˈæmplɪˌtjuːd
aptitude
ˈæptɪˌtjuːd
attitude
ˈætɪˌtjuːd
certitude
ˈsɜːtɪˌtjuːd
exactitude
ɪɡˈzæktɪˌtjuːd
finitude
ˈfɪnɪˌtjuːd
fortitude
ˈfɔːtɪˌtjuːd
gratitude
ˈɡrætɪˌtjuːd
habitude
ˈhæbɪˌtjuːd
incertitude
ɪnˈsɜːtɪˌtjuːd
latitude
ˈlætɪˌtjuːd
longitude
ˈlɒndʒɪˌtjuːd
magnitude
ˈmæɡnɪˌtjuːd
multitude
ˈmʌltɪˌtjuːd
negritude
ˈniːɡrɪˌtjuːd
plenitude
ˈplɛnɪˌtjuːd
servitude
ˈsɜːvɪˌtjuːd
solitude
ˈsɒlɪˌtjuːd
verisimilitude
ˌvɛrɪsɪˈmɪlɪˌtjuːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VICISSITUDE

vichyssoise
vicinage
vicinal
vicinities
vicinity
vicious
vicious circle
vicious cycle
viciously
viciousness
vicissitudes
vicissitudinary
vicissitudinous
Vicksburg
Vicky
Vico
vicomte
vicomtesse
Victa
victim

WORDS THAT END LIKE VICISSITUDE

absolute magnitude
apparent magnitude
decrepitude
earthquake magnitude
inaptitude
ineptitude
inexactitude
infinitude
ingratitude
lassitude
line of latitude
line of longitude
order of magnitude
parallel of latitude
penal servitude
pulchritude
quietude
show-me attitude
similitude
the multitude
visual magnitude

Synonyms and antonyms of vicissitude in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «VICISSITUDE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «vicissitude» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of vicissitude

Translation of «vicissitude» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VICISSITUDE

Find out the translation of vicissitude to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of vicissitude from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «vicissitude» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

变迁
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vicisitud
570 millions of speakers

English

vicissitude
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अन्याय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تقلب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

превратности
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vicissitude
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভাগ্যপরিবর্তন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vicissitudes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kejayaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wandel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

栄枯盛衰
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

변천
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Vicissitude
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cuộc thăng trầm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விவகாரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उलथापालथ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

değişme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vicenda
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

vicissitude
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мінливості
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vicisitudine
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μετάπτωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wisselvallig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vicissitude
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vicissitude
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vicissitude

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VICISSITUDE»

The term «vicissitude» is regularly used and occupies the 78.551 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VICISSITUDE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «vicissitude» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «vicissitude» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vicissitude

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VICISSITUDE»

Discover the use of vicissitude in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vicissitude and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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100 Years of Vicissitude
Story of identical twin geisha born on the first day of the Great Depression, one of whom loathes the other.
Andrez Bergen, 2012
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Versatility and Vicissitude: Performance in ...
Versatility and Vicissitude: Performance in Morpho-Ecological Design Guest-edited by Michael Hensel and Achim Menges This third AD by the guest-editors of the highly successful Emergence and Techniques and Technologies in Morphogenetic ...
‎2008
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Vicissitude, a poem in four books. Nottingham Parl and other ...
Vicissitude ! altho' we mourn thy sway, Which sweeps, tull oft, the works of manaway' When inundations pour along the plain, And bear destruction to the labouring swain ; YVhen Earthquakes whelm proud cities in the tomb, Or fell Eruptions ...
Robert MILLHOUSE, John MILLHOUSE (of Nottingham.), 1821
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Vicissitude, Or, the Life and Adventures of Ned Frolic: An ...
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Ned Frolic, 2009
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The Vicissitude of Life; a Sermon [on Job Xxxiv. 19, 20] ...
THE VICISSITUDE OF LIFE: A SERMON, PREACHED ON THE DEATH OF THE PRINCE CONSORT, IN THE WESLEYAN CHAPEL, DONOASTER, ON SUNDAY, THE 291']! OF DECEMBER, 1861, ' BY THE' REV. THOMAS HUGHES.
Thomas HUGHES (Wesleyan Minister at Doncaster.), 1862
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Vicissitude: A Comedy of Terrors
Revenge is Sweet!Perfection encounters Vicissitude. . . . Which shall prevail?Why, Vicissitude, of course!It's never in question.A Comedy of Terrors.[WARNING: Contains some graphic and disturbing (but funny) scenarios.]
Z. Inda Turner, 2012
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A Philosophical Investigation of the Origin, Vicissitude, ...
In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind.
Cuthbert Clarke, 2010
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The Life and Works of Louis Le Roy
Though the idea for a work such as the Vicissitude may have occurred to Le Roy as early as 1559, we can say with certainty that he proposed the subject for this book publicly no later than 1572. 1 In the first edition, Le Roy stated specifically ...
Werner L. Gundersheimer, 1966
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The World Makers: Scientists of the Restoration and the ...
8 Vicissitude and Geomorphology ... if the Mountains were not from the beginning , . . . the World is a great deal older than is imagined or believed, there being an incredible space of time required to work such changes. — JOHN RAY (1673) ...
William Poole, 2010
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Perpetual Motion: Transforming Shapes in the Renaissance ...
In 1575, dismayed by the religious wars waging around him, Le Roy published a treatise on vicissitude and variety, De la Vicissitude ou variete des choses en I' univers . . . ' Le Roy believed that everything — the physical world and human ...
Michel Jeanneret, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VICISSITUDE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vicissitude is used in the context of the following news items.
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Petrobras: A Hundred Years of Vicissitude
How long is a century? That may depend on who it is issuing a 100-year bond. Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras PBR -0.73 % , mired in a corruption ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
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#FanCastThis! My Casting For TJ Smith's Vicissitude!
After he cast my make-shift super-hero flick, he tagged me back with an interesting futuristic film which he has titled Vicissitude. Here is a basic run-down of the ... «moviepilot.com, May 15»
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Banker unsure of status three years after employer stopped payment …
Losing one's job is one vicissitude of life every worker dreads with a passion. The consequence of such misfortune could be more devastating when it is done ... «Daily Sun, Mar 15»
4
Anarchy and Beauty: William Morris and His Legacy, National …
And he did have at times to retrench: his business activities in the world of design and manufacture occasionally led to financial vicissitude. Throughout, his ... «The Arts Desk, Oct 14»
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FULCINITI: 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' perfectly addresses …
... of wisdom commenting on the way people are easily manipulated, and revealing gun fever to be a uniquely American issue in its vicissitude: “This is America. «Daily Nebraskan, Oct 14»
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Yum Stumbles Again in China
Yum's valuation premium over the S&P 500 has dropped from where it was before the food scares took a toll, but perhaps not far enough to reflect the vicissitude ... «Wall Street Journal, Oct 14»
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Heroes battle heroines at DSO opener
For Amado and the orchestra, it meant following her lead though every vicissitude as lovingly as any suitor, and waiting dutifully every time she stopped to smell ... «The News Journal, Sep 14»
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Harrowing flight from flooded Valley
It had survived every vicissitude in the ups and downs of the Mattoo family and Kashmir: earthquakes, militancy (a bullet in my great grandfather's portrait is a ... «The Hindu, Sep 14»
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Maps Realigned remix album
Also featured on 'Maps Realigned' is Andy Stott's remix of 'I Heard Them Say' from 2013's 'Vicissitude' (previously only available on a sold out limited edition ... «Music News, Jun 14»
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World Gone By 5/22
If you think vicissitude, promulgated, cataclysmic, aesthetic, obsequies, calligraphy, discursive, cacophony and such words are easy, then maybe you'll have a ... «Grays Harbor Daily World, May 14»

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