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单词 excrescency
释义

excrescency

noun

ex·​cres·​cen·​cy ik-ˈskre-sᵊn-sē How to pronounce excrescency (audio)
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plural excrescencies
: excrescence

Synonyms

  • excrescence
  • growth
  • lump
  • neoplasm
  • tumor
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Example Sentences

fortunately, the excrescency could be removed with surgery some feel that the planned skyscraper would be an excrescency on the city's low-rise skyline

Word History

First Known Use

1545, in the meaning defined above

excrescency

noun

1
as in tumor
an abnormal mass of tissue fortunately, the excrescency could be removed with surgery

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • tumor
  • growth
  • lump
  • neoplasm
  • excrescence
  • cyst
  • carcinoma
  • outgrowth
  • lymphoma
  • cancer
  • malignancy
  • melanoma
  • polyp
  • tubercle
  • wart
2
as in defect
something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing some feel that the planned skyscraper would be an excrescency on the city's low-rise skyline

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • defect
  • scar
  • blotch
  • deformity
  • distortion
  • mark
  • excrescence
  • fault
  • stain
  • disfigurement
  • irregularity
  • mar
  • flaw
  • blemish
  • spot
  • imperfection
  • injury
  • blight
  • abnormality
  • bug
  • weakness
  • malformation
  • damage
  • impairment
  • taint
  • blur
  • pockmark
  • glitch
  • misshape
  • kink
  • failing
  • blot
  • defacement

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • enhancement
  • decoration
  • ornament
  • embellishment
  • adornment
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