vagrancy

va·gran·cy

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [vey-gruh n-see]
- /ˈveɪ grən si/
- /ˈveɪ.ɡrənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vey-gruh n-see]
- /ˈveɪ grən si/

Definitions of vagrancy word

noun plural vagrancy the state or condition of being a vagrant: an arrest for vagrancy. 1
noun plural vagrancy the conduct of a vagrant. 1
noun plural vagrancy mental wandering; reverie. 1
noun vagrancy homelessness, begging 1
uncountable noun vagrancy Vagrancy is a way of life in which someone moves a lot from place to place because they have no permanent home or job, and have to ask for or steal things in order to live. 0
noun vagrancy the state or condition of being a vagrant 0

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Origin of vagrancy

First appearance:

before 1635

One of the 43% oldest English words

First recorded in 1635-45; vagr(ant) + -ancy

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Parts of speech for Vagrancy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Vagrancy

vagrancy popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for vagrancy

noun vagrancy

homelessness — without a home: a homeless child.
itinerancy — the act of traveling from place to place.
journey — a traveling from one place to another, usually taking a rather long time; trip: a six-day journey across the desert.
wanderings — Plural form of wandering.

All 4 Synonyms of vagrancy