Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for acidic. Search instead for accidia.
Definitions

acidic

[uh-sid-ik] / əˈsɪd ɪk /
ADJECTIVE
containing acid
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Lacking God's grace, the Christian mystic must wait for it in an anguish known as accidia or "the dark night of the soul."

From Time Magazine Archive

Like Eliot, he was infected with the century's accidia, sank into morbid pessimism, rose again in religious hope.

From Time Magazine Archive

The terrible lassitude and despair of accidia grew in part at least from the repression of the most powerful of natural instincts, accentuated by the absence of sufficient counter interests and employments.

From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Power, Eileen

Apostasy, accidia, quarrels, all rose in part from monotony.

From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Power, Eileen

Because he laboured with the vice of tristitia, therefore he was filled with accidia, and from each of these was despair born in his heart.

From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Power, Eileen




Vocabulary lists containing acidic


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "acidic" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com