verecondia

Italian

Alternative forms

verecundia (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin verecundia. Doublet of vergogna, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ve.reˈkon.dja/
Rhymes: -ondja
Hyphenation: ve‧re‧cón‧dia

Noun

verecondia f (plural verecondie)

modesty

Related terms

verecondo

Further reading

verecondia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

recidevano, ricedevano

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