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Meaning of trīstitia | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
[triːsˈtɪ.ti.a]

Definitions

  1. sadness, sorrow, melancholy, sloth
    declension-1
  2. the (sad) state of things
    declension-1
  3. moroseness, sourness
    declension-1

Equivalents

English sadness

Examples

“In the Liber de conflictu vitiorum et virtutum, St Augustine writes that tristitia has both a negative and a positive dimension; one that aims for redemption, a second one that leads to dread and desperation.[…]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

tristitiae tristitiam tristitiarum tristitias tristities tristitiis

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