English

Noun

acedia ‎(uncountable)

1. spiritual or mental sloth.
2. apathy; a lack of care or interest; indifference
3. boredom

Synonyms

• (spiritual or mental sloth): accedie, ennui, weltschmerz

Translations

Latin

Alternative forms

• accīdia

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀκηδία ‎(akēdía, “negligence”), which is derived from κῆδος ‎(kêdos, “care, accuracy”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /aˈkeː.di.a/

Noun

acēdia f ‎(genitive acēdiae); first declension

1. sloth, torpor

Inflection

First declension.

Descendants

• Italian: accidia
• Portuguese: acédia

References

• ACEDIA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

1. ↑ “accidia” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, ISBN 978-88-00-20781-2

Portuguese

Verb

acedia

1. first-person singular imperfect of aceder
2. third-person singular imperfect of aceder