mendicity C2+ Topic:House & Home US /mɛnˈdɪsəti/ UK /mɛnˈdɪsɪti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the state or practice of begging for a living War and famine reduced thousands to mendicity. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the state or practice of... beggingbeggarymendicancypauperismdestitutionpenury ↔ Opposites affluencewealth Word family Related forms mendicantmendicancy Etymology AI details From Latin mendīcitās 'beggary', from mendīcus 'beggar, needy', via Old French mendicité. mendīcitās Latin mendīcus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics House & Home Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # mendicity **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /mɛnˈdɪsəti/ **IPA (UK):** /mɛnˈdɪsɪti/ ## Meanings 1. the state or practice of begging for a living ## Examples - War and famine reduced thousands to mendicity. ## Synonyms - begging - beggary - mendicancy - pauperism - destitution - penury ## Antonyms - affluence - wealth ## Related Forms - mendicant - mendicancy ## Roots and Affixes - Root: mendīcitās - Root: mendīcus ## Etymology From Latin mendīcitās 'beggary', from mendīcus 'beggar, needy', via Old French mendicité. ## AI Etymology Mendicity comes from Latin mendīcitās 'beggary', from mendīcus 'beggar, needy', via Old French mendicité. The etymological trail includes Latin mendīcitās, Latin mendīcus. The same word family includes mendicant, mendicancy. Its current noun use means "the state or practice of begging for a living". ## Topics - House & Home - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown