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Meaning of "viduity" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF VIDUITY

viduity  [vɪˈdjuːɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VIDUITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Viduity 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 VIDUITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

viduity

Widow

A widow is a woman whose husband has died, while a widower is a man whose wife has died. The state of having lost one's spouse to death is termed widowhood. These terms are generally not applied to a person after he or she becomes divorced from their former spouse. This term "widowhood" can be used for either sex, at least according to some dictionaries, but the word widowerhood is also listed in some dictionaries. Occasionally, the word viduity is used. The adjective form for either sex is widowed. The treatment of widows around the world varies, but unequal benefits and treatment generally received by widows compared to those received by widowers globally has spurred an interest in the issue by human rights activists.

Definition of viduity in the English dictionary

The definition of viduity in the dictionary is widowhood.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VIDUITY


acuity
əˈkjuːɪtɪ
ambiguity
ˌæmbɪˈɡjuːɪtɪ
annuity
əˈnjuːɪtɪ
assiduity
ˌæsɪˈdjuːɪtɪ
circuity
səˈkjuːɪtɪ
conspicuity
ˌkɒnspɪˈkjuːɪtɪ
contiguity
kɒntɪˈɡjuːɪtɪ
continuity
ˌkɒntɪˈnjuːɪtɪ
discontinuity
dɪsˌkɒntɪˈnjuːɪtɪ
fatuity
fəˈtjuːɪtɪ
fortuity
fɔːˈtjuːɪtɪ
gratuity
ɡrəˈtjuːɪtɪ
ingenuity
ˌɪndʒɪˈnjuːɪtɪ
innocuity
ˌɪnəˈkjuːɪtɪ
innocuousness
ˌɪnəˈkjuːɪtɪ
perpetuity
ˌpɜːpɪˈtjuːɪtɪ
perspicuity
ˌpɜːspɪˈkjuːɪtɪ
promiscuity
ˌprɒmɪˈskjuːɪtɪ
strenuity
strɪˈnjuːɪtɪ
vacuity
væˈkjuːɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VIDUITY

videofit
videogram
videographer
videography
videoland
videophile
videophone
videophonic
videotape
videotelephone
Videotex
videotext
videotheque
vidette
Vidhan Sabha
vidicon
vidimus
viduage
vidual
viduous

WORDS THAT END LIKE VIDUITY

antiquity
biscuity
congruity
deferred annuity
employment equity
equity
fruity
immediate annuity
in perpetuity
incongruity
inequity
iniquity
life annuity
negative equity
obliquity
private equity
propinquity
superfluity
tenuity
ubiquity

Synonyms and antonyms of viduity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «viduity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VIDUITY

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

Translator English - Chinese

viduity
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

viduity
570 millions of speakers

English

viduity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

viduity
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

viduity
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

viduity
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

viduity
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

viduity
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

viduité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Viduity
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

viduity
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

viduity
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

viduity
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Viduity
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

viduity
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

viduity
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विवेचन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

viduity
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

viduity
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

viduity
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

viduity
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

viduity
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

viduity
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

viduity
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

viduity
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

viduity
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of viduity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VIDUITY»

The term «viduity» is used very little and occupies the 192.170 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of viduity
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VIDUITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «viduity» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «viduity» 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 viduity

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VIDUITY»

Discover the use of viduity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to viduity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of ...
With Tables of the Names of the Cases and Principal Matters, 1800-1812 Thomas Day. a [522] - stood of aviduity according to the custom, which the otherentries would shew to be a chaste viduity. There is therefore no necessary contradiction ...
Thomas Day, 1817
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Repetition, Difference, and Knowledge in the Work of Samuel ...
Puzzled.] Memorable equinox? Hearing the sounds of his voice describing these past feelings and events does little to jog his failing memory. The word "viduity" that he used in reference to his mother and that is repeated on the recording year  ...
Sarah Gendron, 2008
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A Treatise on Copyholds
... she may enter Jn'teTbefore immediately into them, before any ad- adraittance- mittance; as the law casts the possession nation of the estate of the last tenant's widow, and stating her to have held during her chaste viduity, are evidence of a ...
Charles Watkins, Robert Studley Vidal, 1816
4
Beckett, Modernism and the Material Imagination
The other word on which Krapp dwells, the puzzling 'viduity', which he hears his self of thirty years earlier use, but has now forgotten the meaning of, is threaded through with some of these issues. 'Viduity', Krapp discovers on consulting his ...
Steven Connor, 2014
5
Understanding Samuel Beckett
Hearing his younger self s reactions to his mother's death "after her long viduity" ( CSP 59), the old Krapp replays that portion of the tape, mouthing the syllables of the rare word. Thereupon he stops the tape, goes backstage, and brings out an ...
Alan Astro, 1990
6
Cases decided in the Court of session (Teind court, and ...
Annuity of £60 awarded to a widow against the heir-at-law of her husband, the free rental being £240; — Question raised, bat not decided, whether such annuity should continue during viduity only ? This was an action for aliment by a destitute  ...
Alexander Dunlop, 1845
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Broadview Anthology of British Literature, The. Concise ...
—back on the year that is gone, with what I hope 90 is perhaps a glint of the old eye to come, there is of course the house on the canal where mother lay a-dying, in the late autumn, after her long viduity (Krapp gives a start.), and the—(Krapp ...
Edited by Joseph Black et al.
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Decisions of the Court of King's Bench, Upon ...
794- Michaelmas Term 15 Geo.v 3, Nnunnx which were part of the remi ' ' ' ' STMEZZW chaste viduity, by herpsaidsfhstiiliizilrifide:l is'llm dTusmgh" < / ' lethto' sarrfrsithg relidue of the premisesl- 'And ilizitiliz 1 ,_w erem e welt was l Zy ...
Sir James Burrows, 1790
9
A Treatise on the Law of Evidence
And entries, on the court rolls, of admissions of tenants to customary estates, staling the admission to be on the determination of the estate of the last tenant's widow, " who held it during her chaste viduity according to the manor," are evidence ...
Samuel March Phillipps, Esek Cowen, Nicholas Hill, 1843
10
ElderSpeak: A Thesaurus or Compendium of Words Related to ...
See role. viduage (vid'dyoŏ-aaj) n. (obs.) widowhood, state of being a widow, viduity; widows in general. [< L vidua widow; spinster < L viduus deprived, bereaved. viduitas = widowhood; bereavement < viduare to deprive, bereave]. n. viduity ...
James L. Reynolds, MD, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VIDUITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term viduity is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Dance Listings for Feb. 6-12
... including a new version of last year's “Entangled,” the evening showcases the resident choreographer Constantine Baecher with the return of his 2007 “Viduity ... «New York Times, Feb 15»
2
The Letters and Poems of Samuel Beckett
It is wry in the face of wretchedness, sly in the face of the onslaught, and it rather cleverly hints to a recent victim of viduity that someone who might yet be ... «New York Times, Dec 14»
3
Hip Shot: #albatross
Viduity, choreographed by Constantine Baecher, had four of the women in dark clothes with deep cut backs and varying sleeve lengths. The choreography ... «Washington City Paper, Jul 14»
4
Tunisia's Ennahda Reconsiders Gender Equality
According to Article 31, “For women, material damage is compensated for under the form of a monthly payment that expires upon termination of the viduity period ... «Al-Monitor, Aug 13»
5
UN asks Vatican to account for every abuse allegation it has received
There is NO REASON why the Holy See should need to withdraw from the Treaty on the basis of such feeble legal viduity. Mitsy. If the church breaks the law of ... «Catholic Herald Online, Jul 13»
6
Curiouser and curiouser
He sits, stands, pauses the tape, looks up a word he has forgotten the meaning of (“viduity”). The whole play is only nine pages long. And yet, as with most plays ... «The Economist, Aug 12»
7
Hurt's So Good: Krapp's Last Tape, Reviewed
When Krapp hears his younger self use the word “viduity” and must seek its meaning in a dictionary, it's a little marker of decline. But when he's stymied by his ... «Washington City Paper, Dec 11»
8
Krapp's Last Tape
The older Krapp would like us to believe he has lost patience with words. When the pompous younger Krapp, on the tape, talks of "viduity", his later self needs a ... «New Statesman, Sep 10»
9
A Theatrical Experience in an Everyday Setting
Generously, Mr. Magloire gives the closing spot to “Viduity,” set to Janacek's “1.X.1905” Piano Sonata by his fellow choreographer and frequent colleague ... «New York Times, Feb 09»
10
Bidding a Tender Farewell, With Tears and Bouquets
Of these, “Viduity” (which means widowhood) is the strongest, a somber trio to Janacek's Piano Sonata “1. X. 1905.” Mr. Baecher's duo “Aria and Anvil,” new to ... «New York Times, Jun 08»

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