leprosity

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leprosity

/lɛˈpɹɑsɪti/ US
/lɛˈpɹɒsɪti/ UK

Rhymes with -ɒsɪti

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From Middle English leprosite, from Medieval Latin leprositas (“state of being leprous, leprosy”) either directly or via French leprosite, from leprōsus (“leprous”) + -itas (“-ity”).

noun leprosities

archaic, countable, uncountable Synonym of leprosy in its various senses.
Similar: leprosy
countable, uncountable, of metals The supposed impurity or impurities of various metals, understood as causing their deviation from gold. The purpose of physical alchemy—as opposed to its various spiritual pursuits—was to treat the leprosity of base metals such as lead, refining and purifying them into gold.
archaic, countable, uncountable, of botany Synonym of scaliness.
Similar: scaliness

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@misc{leprosity_2026,
  title = {leprosity},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leprosity},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}