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- [kav-i-tee]
- /ˈkæv ɪ ti/
- /ˈkæv.ɪ.ti/
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- [kav-i-tee]
- /ˈkæv ɪ ti/
Definitions of cavity word
- countable noun cavity A cavity is a space or hole in something such as a solid object or a person's body. 4
- noun cavity a soft decayed area on a tooth 4
- countable noun cavity In dentistry, a cavity is a hole in a tooth, caused by decay. 3
- noun cavity a hollow space; hole 3
- noun cavity any empty or hollow space within the body 3
- noun cavity a hole or hollow place 3
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Origin of cavity
First appearance:
before 1535 One of the 29% oldest English words
1535-45; < Middle French cavite < Late Latin cavitās hollowness, equivalent to Latin cav(us) hollow + -itās -ity
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Parts of speech for Cavity
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cavity popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cavity usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cavity
noun cavity
- crater — A crater is a very large hole in the ground, which has been caused by something hitting it or by an explosion.
- dent — If you dent the surface of something, you make a hollow area in it by hitting or pressing it.
- decay — When something such as a dead body, a dead plant, or a tooth decays, it is gradually destroyed by a natural process.
- void — Law. having no legal force or effect; not legally binding or enforceable.
- vacuity — the state of being vacuous or without contents; vacancy; emptiness: the vacuity of the open sea.
Antonyms for cavity
Top questions with cavity
- how to tell if you have a cavity?
- how to get rid of cavity?
- what does a cavity look like?
- what is a cavity?
- what does cavity look like?
- how to get rid of a cavity?
- what does a cavity feel like?
- how to know if you have a cavity?
- how do you know if you have a cavity?
- how to heal cavity?
- how to tell if i have a cavity?
- what does the abdominal cavity contain?
- what body cavity is the liver in?
- how to heal a cavity?
- how long does a cavity filling take?
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