accidie

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accidie

/ˈæk.sɪ.di/ UK
/ˈæk.sə.di/ US

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From Middle English accidie, from Anglo-Norman accidie, Old French accide, accidie, from Late Latin accīdia, alteration of acēdia (“sloth, torpor”), from Ancient Greek ἀκήδεια (akḗdeia, “indifference”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + κῆδος (kêdos, “care”). Doublet of acedia.

noun

literary, uncountable Sloth, slothfulness, especially as inducing general listlessness and apathy. Underneath the surface excitements the demon of accidie had her by the hair.

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noun general listlessness and apathy

Español	acidia
Português	acídia
Français	flemme, paresse

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@misc{accidie_2026,
  title = {accidie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/accidie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}