calamity
ca·lam·i·ty / kəˈlamitē/ • n. (pl. -ties) an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster. ∎ disaster and distress: the journey had led to calamity.DERIVATIVES: ca·lam·i·tous / -itəs/ adj.ca·lam·i·tous·ly adv.
calamity
calamity grievous affliction or distress XV; grievous disaster XVI. — (O)F. calamité — L. calamitās; see -ITY.
So calamitous XVI. — F. calamiteux or L. calamitōsus.
So calamitous XVI. — F. calamiteux or L. calamitōsus.
More From encyclopedia.com
Dimity , dimity •banditti, bitty, chitty, city, committee, ditty, gritty, intercity, kitty, nitty-gritty, Pitti, pity, pretty, shitty, slitty, smriti, spitty,… Deformity , Deformity
deformity •banditti, bitty, chitty, city, committee, ditty, gritty, intercity, kitty, nitty-gritty, Pitti, pity, pretty, shitty, slitty, sm… Fugacity , Skip to main content
fugacity
fugacity •banditti, bitty, chitty, city, committee, ditty, gritty, intercity, kitty, nitty-gritty, Pitti, pity, pretty,… Amenity , amenity •banditti, bitty, chitty, city, committee, ditty, gritty, intercity, kitty, nitty-gritty, Pitti, pity, pretty, shitty, slitty, smriti, spitty… cavity , cavity •banditti, bitty, chitty, city, committee, ditty, gritty, intercity, kitty, nitty-gritty, Pitti, pity, pretty, shitty, slitty, smriti, spitty,… INFIRMITY , infirmity •banditti, bitty, chitty, city, committee, ditty, gritty, intercity, kitty, nitty-gritty, Pitti, pity, pretty, shitty, slitty, smriti, spit…
About this article
calamity
All Sources -
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
calamity