Cecity

/ˈsɛsɪti/ noun

Definition

Blindness or the state of being blind.

Etymology

From Latin caecitas, derived from caecus meaning blind. This medical and literary term has been used since Latin times to describe loss of vision.

Kelly Says

The word 'cecum' and 'cecity' both come from the Latin word for blind because ancient doctors literally thought the closed end of your intestine served no purpose—it was 'blind' and useless, until modern medicine proved them wrong.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰሰሲቲ (Sese Siti)
se-se-si-ti
ARالعربية
سيسيتى (Sīsīti)
see-see-ti
BNবাংলা
সেসিটি (Sesiti)
seh-si-ti
CACatalà
Cecity
se-si-ti
CSČeština
Cecity
SEH-si-ti
DADansk
Cecity
SEH-si-ti
DEDeutsch
Cecity
seh-si-ti
ELΕλληνικά
Σεσιτί (Sesiti)
se-si-ti
ESEspañol
Cecity
seh-si-ti
FAفارسی
سسسिटी (Sissīti)
si-ss-i-ti
FISuomi
Cecity
SEH-si-ti
FRFrançais
Cecity
se-si-ti
GUGU
સેસિટી (Sesiti)
se-si-ti
HAHA
Cecity
se-si-ti
HEעברית
סיסיטי (Sisiti)
si-si-ti
HIहिन्दी
सेसिटी (Sesiti)
seh-si-ti
HUMagyar
Cecity
SEH-si-ti
IDBahasa Indonesia
Cecity
se-si-ti
IGIG
Cecity
se-si-ti
ITItaliano
Cecity
seh-si-ti
JA日本語
セシティ (Sesiti)
se-si-ti
KKKK
Сесити (Sesiti)
se-si-ti
KMKM
សេស៊ីទី (Sesīti)
se-si-ti
KO한국어
세시티 (Sesiti)
se-si-ti
MRMR
सेसिटी (Sesiti)
seh-si-ti
MSBahasa Melayu
Cecity
se-si-ti
MYမြန်မာ
စီစီတီ (See-see-ti)
se-e-si-ti
NLNederlands
Cecity
se-si-ti
NONorsk
Cecity
SEH-si-ti
PAPA
ਸੇਸਿਟੀ (Sesiti)
seh-si-ti
PLPolski
Cecity
se-si-ti
PTPortuguês
Cecity
seh-si-ti
RORomână
Cecity
SEH-si-ti
RUРусский
Сесити (Sesiti)
se-si-ti
SVSvenska
Cecity
SEH-si-ti
SWKiswahili
Cecity
se-si-ti
TAதமிழ்
செசில்கள் (Sesilkkāḷ)
se-si-l-ka-ḷ
TEతెలుగు
సెసిటి (Sesiti)
se-si-ti
THไทย
เซซิที (Sesiti)
se-si-ti
TLTL
Cecity
se-si-ti
TRTürkçe
Cecity
se-si-ti
UKУкраїнська
Сесити (Sesiti)
se-si-ti
URاردو
سسسिटी (Sissīti)
si-ss-i-ti
VITiếng Việt
Cecity
se-si-ti
YOYO
Cecity
se-si-ti
ZH中文
塞西蒂 (Sàixìdì)
sai-si-di
ZUZU
Cecity
se-si-ti

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