acrasy
noun
ac·ra·sy
ˈa-krə-sē,
-zē
plural -es
archaic
: excess, intemperance
Word History
Etymology
Greek akrasia incontinence, debility, from akratēs powerless, incontinent, intemperate (from a- a- entry 2 + kratos strength) + -ia -y
First Known Use
1590, in the meaning defined above
- double flat
- double floor
- double foul
- double fugue
- double genitive
- double glazing
- double glouces
- Double Gloucester
- double gown
- double gun
- double helix
- double house
- double hyphen
- double in
- double indemnity
- double insurance
- double jeopardy
- double jeopardy clause
- double jump
- double killing
- double knit
- double letter
- double liability
- double long
- double meaning