English Dictionary: adversity | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for adversity | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Adversity \Ad*ver"si*ty\, n.; pl. {Adversities}. [OE. adversite, F. adversit[82], fr. L. adversitas.] 1. Opposition; contrariety. [Obs.] --Wyclif. Adversity is not without comforts and hopes. --Bacon. Syn: Affliction; distress; misery; disaster; trouble; suffering; trial. |