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Definitions: Cavity |
CavityNoun1. A sizeable hole (usually in the ground); "they dug a pit to bury the body". 2. Space that is surrounded by something. 3. Soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth. 4. (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "cavity" was first used: 1541. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Chemical Industry | The depression formed in a mould. Source: European Union. (references) |
| That part of the mould which imparts shape to the moulding. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Electrical Engineering | The volume bounded by conducting surfaces, capable of supporting at least one mode of resonance. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mechanical Engineering | An opening or compartment in a machine tool frame provided for receiving-wholly or partially-an electric motor. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | A. A natural underground opening or void, which may be small or large. See also:cave; vug b. The bubble formed by a projectile at water entry c. A void in a bit caused by a bubble of gas entrapped in the matrixmaterial during the manufacturing process. (references) |
Nuclear Energy & Physics | Material defect; flaw. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: CavitySynonyms: bodily cavity (n), caries (n), cavum (n), dental caries (n), enclosed space (n), pit (n), tooth decay (n). (additional references) |
| Synonym by domain: hollowing (nuclear energy & physics). |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Concavity | Noun: concavity, depression, dip; hollow, hollowness; indentation, intaglio, cavity, dent, dint, dimple, follicle, pit, sinus, alveolus, lacuna; excavation, strip mine; trough; (furrow); honeycomb. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Cavity |
| English words defined with "cavity": abdominal cavity, amniotic cavity ♦ buccal cavity ♦ chest cavity, cleavage cavity, cranial cavity ♦ intracranial cavity ♦ lesser peritoneal cavity ♦ orbital cavity ♦ pleural cavity, pulp cavity ♦ segmentation cavity ♦ thoracic cavity, tubular cavity, tympanic cavity ♦ Visceral cavity. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "cavity": Absolute Cavity Radiometer ♦ cell cavity, contraction cavity ♦ Meckel cavity, Meckel's cavity ♦ optical cavity ♦ resonant cavity ♦ shrinkage cavity. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "cavity": Catacomb, Coelia ♦ Dimble ♦ Multicavous. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Full body cavity search! (The Lone Gunmen; writing credit: Madeline Bassett; Diane Dixon) Agent Hurley, I want you to give this scumbag a cavity search! (Beavis and Butt-head Do America; writing credit: Mike Judge;) | |
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 | Line drawing showing lungs in chest cavity.Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |  | Shown are surgeons and a nurse performing a Thoracoscopy by which they are examining the pleural cavity by means of an Endoscope to later perform a biopsy.Credit: John Crawford (photographer). |
 | Hookworm rhabditiform larva - buccal cavity. Parasite.Credit: CDC. |  | Chest radiograph showing miliary densities in both lung fields plus thin-walled cavity with fluid level. Histoplasmosis.Credit: CDC. |
 | Mucormycosis is a dangerous fungal infection usually occurring in the immunocompromised patient, affecting the regions of the eye, nose, and through its growth and destruction of the periorbital tissues, it will eventually invade the brain cavity.Credit: CDC. |  | Actinomyces sp. normally found in the oral cavity is an opportunistic pathogen usually seen only in immunosuppressed patients. Lesions involve long standing swelling, suppuration and the formation of an abscess or granuloma.Credit: CDC. |
 | Gourds make an excellent home for cavity dwelling birds and are easy to make.Credit: Dot Paul. |  | Cavity photo-projectoscope C.H. Duncan.Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Medical illustrations - on composite photography as applied to craniology : Ascertaining capacity of cranial cavity by means of water.Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Brick Manufacturers Association. Cavity wall I.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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 | Drill; teeth; tooth; dentist; novocaine; cavity; root canal; plaque; bacteria. | | Brushing teeth; tooth; dental; dentifrice; toothpaste; cavities; cavity; floss; oral hygiene; mouth; gums; gingivitis; periodontal; periodontist; dentist; molar; incisor; bicuspid. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | It was a sickening smile, for the corners of her mouth were stained with blood, and a dark cavity revealed itself there. |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | He said they saw my stick and handkerchief thrust out of the hole, and concluded that some unhappy men must be shut up in the cavity. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | The two lungs fill most of the chest cavity. (references) | |
Pleural effusion-Leakage of fluid into the chest cavity. (references) | ||
The oral cavity is a very frequent site of such side effects. (references) | ||
Human Rights | Canada | Police no longer are authorized to conduct body cavity searches. (references) |
Canada | At year's end, there were no complaints about unnecessary strip or body cavity searches under investigation. (references) | |
Canada | Prior to the Court's ruling, the Toronto police had revised their strip and body cavity search policies and procedures. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Cavity" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.04% of the time. "Cavity" is used about 417 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.04% | 413 | 13,687 |
| Noun (common) | 0.72% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.24% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 417 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "cavity": abdominal cavity ♦ amniotic cavity ♦ axillary cavity ♦ bodily cavity ♦ Body cavity ♦ bone cavity ♦ buccal cavity ♦ cavity brick ♦ cavity in a bank ♦ cavity of the chest ♦ cavity resonator ♦ cavity wall ♦ cell cavity ♦ Chest cavity ♦ cleavage cavity ♦ conical cavity ♦ contraction cavity ♦ cotyloid cavity ♦ cranial cavity ♦ dental cavity ♦ Dental Cavity Lining ♦ Dental Cavity Preparation ♦ Dental Pulp Cavity ♦ fuze cavity ♦ gas cavity ♦ glenoid cavity ♦ intercellular cavity ♦ intracranial cavity ♦ lesser peritoneal cavity ♦ Meckel cavity ♦ Meckel's cavity ♦ microwave resource cavity ♦ motor cavity ♦ mouth cavity ♦ nasal cavity ♦ optical cavity ♦ oral cavity ♦ orbital cavity ♦ pelvic cavity ♦ pericardial cavity ♦ peritoneal cavity ♦ pleural cavity ♦ pulp cavity ♦ resonant cavity ♦ roof cavity ♦ segmentation cavity ♦ shrinkage cavity ♦ stage I lip and oral cavity cancer ♦ stage II lip and oral cavity cancer ♦ stage III lip and oral cavity cancer ♦ stage IV lip and oral cavity cancer ♦ thoracic cavity ♦ tubular cavity ♦ tuned cavity ♦ tympanic cavity ♦ uterine cavity ♦ visceral cavity. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "cavity": cavity-despite, cavity-filled, cavity-foam, cavity-mode, cavity-nesting, cavity-resonant, cavity-wall. | |
Ending with "cavity": coupled-cavity, tooth-cavity. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
cavity | 182 | as caries cavity decay disease known tooth | 9 |
sinus cavity | 44 | peritoneal cavity | 9 |
progressive cavity pump | 35 | abrasion air also called cavity kinetic microabrasion | 8 |
tooth cavity | 33 | cavity dental picture | 8 |
dental cavity | 25 | cavity lining wall | 8 |
body cavity | 20 | cavity child | 8 |
cavity picture | 19 | cavity closer | 8 |
oral cavity | 18 | cavity pleural | 7 |
cavity filling | 18 | cavity chest | 7 |
progressing cavity pump | 16 | cavity filter | 7 |
cavity wall insulation | 15 | cavity filter microwave | 6 |
cavity wall | 15 | cavity effect vibrations | 6 |
abdominal cavity | 14 | cavity in tooth | 6 |
nasal cavity | 14 | anal cavity | 6 |
cavity picture tooth | 13 | cavity dentist | 5 |
cavity tray | 12 | cavity toddler | 5 |
cavity search | 11 | cavity child in | 5 |
cavity thoracic | 11 | anatomy cavity oral | 5 |
body cavity search | 10 | cavity photo | 4 |
cavity prevention | 10 | cavity symptom | 4 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "cavity"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | zgavër (hole, hollow, Lacuna, socket, trough, vault), gropë (cave, dint, dugout, excavation, hole, hollow, pocket, sink, socket, sump, trough), govatë (chute, depression, dough-trough, eye socket, eyehole, hollow, manger, seed-can, shoot, stall, tray, trough, washtub). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | فجوة (aperture, breach, break, chamber, chasm, crack, crevasse, crevice, discontinuity, fissure, gap, hiatus, hole, lacuna, opening), حفرة (bore, excavation, fossa, grave, hole, hollow, pit, trough), تجويف (bore, bowl, chamber, concavity, dent, excavation, hole, hollow, pit, pocket, recess, scoop, sinus, socket), ثغرة (hiatus, lacuna, opening). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | кухина (chamber, fossa, hole, hollow, lumen, pit, recess, ventricle, vug), празнина (blank, gap, hiatus, hollow, vacancy), дупка (chamber, delve, dump, earth, gap, hole, hutch, leak, mesh, opening, perforation, pit, pore, rent, scoop, tear, vent). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 窿 (hole), 洞 (Cave, Cavities), 坳 (a depression, hollow), 凹洞 (pit). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | kavita, dutina (follicle, hollow, sinus, ventricle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | kavitet (matrix). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | uitholling (fossa, slippage), holte (alcove, cave, cavern, cisterna, den, depth, hole, moulded depth, pore, recess, sheer line depth, space, vacancy, void), hol (cave, cavern, concave, den, empty, hollow, thin, void), caviteit (cavern). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | kavo (cave), kavaĵo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faeroese | kulla (cave, hole), hola (cabin, cave, cavern, den, hut, shack), hol (aperture, cave, hole, opening). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | کاواک (Hollow), کرم خوردگی دندان (Caries), گودال (Cavern, Grave, Hole, Pit, Puddle, Sinus, Swag, Trench, Vesicle), حفره (Cavern, Cell, Dale, Delve, Ditch, Hole, Lacuna, Pit, Pothole, Sinus, Socket, Ventricle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | ontelo (hollow, vacuole, vacuum bubble, void), kolo (cave, gap, hole, hollow, honeycomb, notch). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | creux (camber, cave), cavité (cavern, cavitation bubble, cavity resonator, microwave resource cavity, resonant cavity, tuned cavity), caverne (cave, cavern). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frisian | dobbe (cave, ditch, hole, pit). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | hohlraum (cell, compartment, hollow, hollow space, interstice, lacuna, pore, vacuum, void), höhlung (cave, hollow, pocket recess, recess), höhle (antrum, burrow, cave, cavern, den, grotto, hole, hollow, hovel, lair, pothole, socket), Aushöhlung (erosion, excavation, gouge, hollow, hollowing out, undermining, weakening). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κοιλότητα (alcove, chamber, concaveness, concavity, depression, fillet, hollow, matrix, pock, pocket recess, pot-hole, recess, section, wane). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מכתש (crater, hollow, mortar), עוק" (pit, sump, trap, well), חלל (absconcio, hollow, socket, vacuum, void), חור (aperture, bore, hole, pore, socket), "ות (cistern, hole, pit). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | lyuk (burrow, chuck-hole, earth, eye, hole, leakage, pit, puncture, sector, socket, vent), üreg (cave, cavern, chamber, cove, cubbyhole, delve, excavation, foss, fossa, fosse, hole, hollow, lodge, pot hole, recess, sinus, socket, vug, well), szuvasodás (decay, rot), üresség (blankness, emptiness, hollowness, platitude, vacancy, vacuity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | cekungan (basin, be sunken), rongga, lubang, geronggang (be bollow). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | cavit (alcove, body cavity, bug hole, cave, cavern, cavity resonator, chamber, form, hole, hollow, hollowness, impression, microwave resource cavity, mould form, mould impression, pit, pocket, pocket recess, recess, resonant cavity, resonant chamber, resonant element, rhumbatron, socket, step, tuned cavity, vugh, waveguide resonator). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 虚ろ (blank, empty, hollow), 空洞 (cave, hollow). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | くぼみ (dent, hollow), くうどう (cave, hollow), うつろ (blank, empty, hollow), うし (caries, cattle, cow, decayed tooth, second sign of Chinese zodiac, tooth decay), むしば (caries, decayed tooth, tooth decay), はいほう (alveolus, news of defeat). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 구멍 (BORE, Cavities, hole, slot). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | towl (aperture, bore, bore of gun, boring, bung hole, burrow, crater, den, den of fox, earth, eyehole, hole, hollow, leak, penetration, perforation, port, pothole, shaft, vent, vent-hole, water supply), lhin. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norwegian | hulrom. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | avitycay cavidade (antrum, belly, bowl, bunt, cave, cavitation bubble, cavity resonator, chuck-hole, delve, Dent, hole, hollow, matrix, microwave resource cavity, resonant cavity, resonant chamber, resonant element, rhumbatron, saucer-shaped pit, scar, scoop, subsidence, tuned cavity, vesicle, waveguide resonator), buraco (aperture, boring, channel, cup, defect electron, hole, hollow, loophole, mouth, opening, origami, positive hole, rent). (various references) cavitate (cave, delve, dimple, hole, hollow, hollowness, recess, socket), cavernã (cave, cavern, hollow), groapã (cell, grave, hollow, pit, pitfall, pool, pot hole, socket), gaurã (aperture, burrow, cave, den, earth, eyelet, gap, hole, hollow, loop, opening, orifice, pink, vent), depresiune (basin, blues, bottom, cave, dejection, delve, depression, despondency, draw, hollow, melancholia, notch, pan, sag, scoop). (various references) полость (antra, antrum, camera, cave, cavosurface, chamber, concavity, hole, hollow, vesicle, void). (various references) toll (a hole, crevice : toll-dubh, hole, hollow, perforate), sloc (a pit, concave, den, hollow, pit, slough), sòrn (a flue, flue, vent). (various references) karijes (caries), duplja (cave, pit), šupljina (hollow, lacuna). (various references) hueco (airy-fairy, alcove, cave, chimerical, concave, conceited, defect electron, empty, fantastic, frivolous, gap, headspace, hole, hollow, matrix, of fantasy, outage, pocket, positive hole, recess, room, ullage, vain, void, well), cavidad (antrum, bay, body cavity, cavern, cavity resonator, hole, hollow, matrix, recess), bache (air hole, air pocket, bump, cave, depression, frost boil, hole, pocket, pole, pothole, pot-hole, rut). (various references) kavitet (form, impression, matrix, mould form, mould impression, notch), hålighet (Lacuna, sinus, vault), grop (bowl, dimple, hole, hollow, pit, pocket). (various references) หลุม. (various references) oyuk (alcove, bore, burrow, cavern, excavation, gouge, hallow, hole, hollow, niche, pit, pocket, sinus, socket), kovuk (cove, hole, pocket, recess, sinus), delik (aperture, bore, den, hole, hollow, mortice, mortise, opening, perforation, port, prick, prison, slot, stir, vent, ventage, venthole), boşluk (abysm, abyss, antrum, backlash, blank, blankness, chamber, chasm, clear, clearance, daylight, desideratum, emptiness, gap, gulf, hiatus, hole, hollow, hollowness, idleness, inanition, Lacuna, nothingness, nullity, separation, sinus, slack, slackness, space, vacancy, vacuity, vacuum, void, voidness), çukur (concave, deep set, dimple, dip, excavation, gully, gully drain, gutter, hole, hollow, indent, pit, scoop, sink, sunk, trench), çürük (bad, bruise, carious, contusion, decay, decayed, dicky, draft-exempt, dry rot, feeble, flimsy, putrefacient, putrefactive, putrid, rickety, rocky, rotten, sleazy, tooth decay, unsound, wonky). (various references) резонатор (resonator), тріщина в породі, каверна (cavern), камера (breast, cabinet, cell, tube, ward), водотоннажність, западина (cave, concave, concavity, delve, depth, fossa, pit, sink), порожнина (antrum, cave). (various references) khoang, ổ (pit, seminary). (various references) ceudod (abdomen, heart, thought). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | ub. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | alvei, alveo, alveos, alveum, alveus, antra, antris, antro, antrum, caulæ, cavea, caveam, caverna, cavum, cavus, lacunas, pila, pilae, pilam, pilis, vena, venae, venam, venarum, venas, venis. (various references) |
| Late Latin | 300-700 | cavitas. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "cavity": biconcavity, concavity. (additional references) | |
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"Cavity" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Aviti, Caith, Calvitti, canity, capiti, cavat, cavaty, Cavaye, cavery, cavete, caviet, caviety, caviste, cavit, cavot, Caxito, Civit, Civita, Cravioto, Kafity, Mcdavitt, Mctavitty, Saviotti, vacity. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "cavity" (pronounced ka"vutē) |
| 5 | -a" v u t ē | depravity, gravity. |
| 4 | -v u t ē | activity, aggressivity, brevity, captivity, conductivity, connectivity, creativity, exclusivity, expressivity, festivity, hyperactivity, hypersensitivity, inactivity, insensitivity, levity, longevity, nativity, negativity, objectivity, oversensitivity, passivity, proclivity, productivity, progressivity, radioactivity, reactivity, receptivity, reflexivity, relativity, retroactivity, selectivity, sensitivity, subjectivity, superconductivity, velvety. |
| 3 | -u t ē | ability, abnormality, absurdity, acceptability, accessibility, accountability, acidity, actuality, acuity, adaptability, admissibility, adversity, advisability, affinity, affordability, agility, alacrity, alkalinity, ambiguity, amenity, amiability, amity, analyticity, animosity, annuity, anonymity, antiquity, anxiety, applicability, atrocity, audacity, austerity, authenticity, authority, availability, banality, barbarity, believability, bestiality, biodiversity, bisexuality, brutality, calamity, capability, capacity, causality, celebrity, centrality, charity, chastity, civility, clarity, collegiality, commodity, commonality, community, comparability, compatibility, complexity, complicity, comprehensibility, conditionality, confidentiality, conformity, congeniality, congruity, constitutionality, continuity, convertibility, credibility, credulity, criminality, criticality, crotchety, culpability, curiosity, cyclicality, debility, deductibility, deformity, deity, deniability, density, dependability, deputy, desirability, dexterity, dignity, dimensionality, disability, discontinuity, disparity, dissimilarity, disunity, diversity, divinity, docility, domesticity, duality, ductility, duplicity, durability, eccentricity, elasticity, electability, electricity, eligibility, enforceability, enmity, enormity, entity, equality, equanimity, equity, eternity, ethnicity, eventuality, extraterritoriality, extremity, facility, fallibility, falsity, familiarity, fatality, feasibility, Felicity, femininity, ferocity, fertility, fidelity, finality, flammability, flexibility, fluidity, formality, fragility, fraternity, frivolity, frugality, functionality, futility, generality, generosity, geniality, gentility, gratuity, gullibility, heredity, heterogeneity, heterosexuality, hilarity, homogeneity, homosexuality, hospitality, hostility, humanity, humidity, humility, identity, illegality, illiquidity, immaturity, immobility, immorality, immortality, immunity, impartiality, impersonality, impossibility, impropriety, impunity, impurity, inability, inaccessibility, incapacity, incivility, incompatibility, incongruity, incredulity, indemnity, indestructibility, indignity, individuality, inequality, inequity, inevitability, infallibility, inferiority, infertility, infidelity, infinity, infirmity, inflexibility, informality, ingenuity, inhumanity, insanity, insecurity, instability, instrumentality, insularity, integrity, intensity, invincibility, invisibility, invulnerability, irrationality, irregularity, irresponsibility, irritability, laity, laxity, legality, legibility, lethality, liability, liberality, liquidity, lividity, locality, majority, malleability, maneuverability, marketability, masculinity, materiality, maternity, maturity, mediocrity, mendacity, mentality, minority, miscibility, mobility, modality, modernity, monstrosity, morality, morbidity, mortality, motility, multiplicity, municipality, musicality, mutuality, nationality, necessity, neutrality, nobility, Nonconformity, nonentity, nonutility, normality, notoriety, nudity, obesity, obscenity, obscurity, oddity, opacity, opportunity, originality, overcapacity, palatability, parity, partiality, particularity, paternity, paucity, peculiarity, permeability, perpetuity, perplexity, personality, perversity, piety, plausibility, plurality, polarity, polity, pomposity, popularity, portability, possibility, posterity, practicality, predictability, principality, priority, probability, probity, profanity, profitability, promiscuity, propensity, proportionality, propriety, prosperity, proximity, publicity, punctuality, purity, quality, quantity, rapidity, rarity, rationality, readability, reality, reciprocity, regularity, reliability, religiosity, respectability, responsibility, rickety, rigidity, salinity, sanctity, sanity, scarcity, seasonality, security, senility, seniority, sensibility, sensuality, sentimentality, serendipity, serenity, severity, sexuality, similarity, simplicity, sincerity, sobriety, society, solemnity, solidarity, solidity, sorority, speciality, specificity, spirituality, spontaneity, stability, sterility, stupidity, suitability, superfluidity, superiority, supermajority, surety, survivability, susceptibility, sustainability, technicality, temerity, tenacity, theatricality, timidity, tonality, totality, toxicity, tranquility, transferability, Trinity, triviality, turbidity, ubiquity, unanimity, unavailability, unfamiliarity, uniformity, unity, universality, university, unpopularity, unpredictability, unreality, unreliability, uppity, utility, validity, vanity, variability, variety, varsity, velocity, venality, veracity, Verity, versatility, viability, vicinity, virginity, virility, virtuosity, viscosity, visibility, vitality, volatility, voracity, vulgarity, vulnerability. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-i-t-v-y" | |
-1 letter: vatic. | |
-2 letters: cavy, city, tivy, vita. | |
-3 letters: act, ait, cat, cay, icy, ivy, tav, tic, vac, vat, via. | |
-4 letters: ai, at, ay, it, ta, ti, ya. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-i-t-v-y" | |
+1 letter: vacuity. | |
+2 letters: actively, activity, cavitary, sylvatic, veracity, vivacity, vocality, voracity. | |
+3 letters: acclivity, captivity, coevality, concavity. | |
+4 letters: creatively, creativity, curatively, inactively, inactivity, inveteracy, invocatory, reactively, reactivity, varicosity, vertically, vocatively, vortically. | |
+5 letters: acetylative, adjectively, affectively, affectivity, biconcavity, bioactivity, causatively, clairvoyant, combatively, evocatively, factitively, hyperactive, lucratively, ovariectomy, syncopative, valedictory, vascularity, vectorially, verticality, viceroyalty, vindicatory, volcanicity, vulcanicity. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 61 76 69 74 79 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.-. .- ...- .. - -.--. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01100001 01110110 01101001 01110100 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C a v i t y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 0061 0076 0069 0074 0079 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)376788758691 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Sounds | 9. Quotations: Fiction 10. Quotations: Non-fiction 11. Usage Frequency 12. Expressions | 13. Expressions: Internet 14. Translations: Modern 15. Translations: Ancient 16. Derivations | 17. Rhymes 18. Anagrams 19. Orthography 20. Bibliography |
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