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vicissitude
[ vi-sis-i-tood, -tyood ]
noun
- a change or variation occurring in the course of something.
- interchange or alternation, as of states or things.
- vicissitudes, successive, alternating, or changing phases or conditions, as of life or fortune; ups and downs:
They remained friends through the vicissitudes of 40 years.
- regular change or succession of one state or thing to another.
vicissitude
/ ɪˈɪɪˌː /
noun
- variation or mutability in nature or life, esp successive alternation from one condition or thing to another
- a variation in circumstance, fortune, character, etc
Derived Forms
- ˌˈٳܻ徱Բ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ·ȴ·ٳd·Դdzܲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of vicissitude1
Word History and Origins
Origin of vicissitude1
Example Sentences
Betting on the vicissitudes of age is unwise, as well.
Trump embodies this: he inherited an understanding of the power of mental focus and having grown up with financial wealth that insulated him from the consequences of the vicissitudes of life.
A home is first and foremost a shelter designed to protect from the vicissitudes of nature.
L.A. is definitely changing, but watching Easy navigate its nastier vicissitudes while speaking truth to power is “Farewell, Amethystine’s” — and this enduring series’ — North Star.
It is, as Major Leonard described it, a common phrase in the Army from soldiers trying to deal with the vicissitudes of Army life.
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