cacoëthes

or cac·o·e·thes

[ kak-oh-ee-theez ]

/ ˌkæk oʊˈi θiz /

noun

an irresistible urge; mania.

Origin of cacoëthes

1555–65; <Latin <Greek kakóēthes, neuter (used as noun) of kakoḗthēs malignant, literally, of bad character; see caco-, ethos

Words nearby cacoëthes

cacodylate, cacodyl group, cacodylic, cacodylic acid, cacoepy, cacoëthes, cacogenics, cacogeusia, cacography, cacology, cacomelia

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Example sentences from the Web for cacoëthes

Among the rest she was seized with what we men call a cacoethes of the needle: "a raging desire" for work.
White Lies|Charles Reade
As cool as you like old Peter replied, 'Cacoethes loquendi.'
Combed Out|Fritz August Voigt
But the cacoethes scribendi possesses me, and all my leisure hours are devoted to a Suite.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky
Erasmus shared with most scholars of the Renaissance the cacoethes scribendi.
Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam|Ephraim Emerton

This cacoethes scribendi is the pest of every local curiosity or public watering-place.
Personal Memoirs Of A Residence Of Thirty Years With The Indian Tribes On The American Frontiers|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

British Dictionary definitions for cacoëthes

cacoethes

/ (ˌkækəʊˈiːθiːz) /

noun

an uncontrollable urge or desire, esp for something harmful; maniaa cacoethes for smoking

Derived forms of cacoethes

cacoethic (ˌkækəʊˈɛθɪk), adjective

Word Origin for cacoethes

C16: from Latin cacoēthes malignant disease, from Greek kakoēthēs of an evil disposition, from kakos caco- + ēthos character

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	cacoëthes
释义	cacoëthes or cac·o·e·thes [ kak-oh-ee-theez ] / ˌkæk oʊˈi θiz / noun an irresistible urge; mania. Origin of cacoëthes 1555–65; <Latin <Greek kakóēthes, neuter (used as noun) of kakoḗthēs malignant, literally, of bad character; see caco-, ethos Words nearby cacoëthes cacodylate, cacodyl group, cacodylic, cacodylic acid, cacoepy, cacoëthes, cacogenics, cacogeusia, cacography, cacology, cacomelia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cacoëthes Among the rest she was seized with what we men call a cacoethes of the needle: "a raging desire" for work. White Lies\|Charles Reade As cool as you like old Peter replied, 'Cacoethes loquendi.' Combed Out\|Fritz August Voigt But the cacoethes scribendi possesses me, and all my leisure hours are devoted to a Suite. The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky\|Modeste Tchaikovsky Erasmus shared with most scholars of the Renaissance the cacoethes scribendi. Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam\|Ephraim Emerton This cacoethes scribendi is the pest of every local curiosity or public watering-place. Personal Memoirs Of A Residence Of Thirty Years With The Indian Tribes On The American Frontiers\|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft British Dictionary definitions for cacoëthes cacoethes / (ˌkækəʊˈiːθiːz) / noun an uncontrollable urge or desire, esp for something harmful; maniaa cacoethes for smoking Derived forms of cacoethes cacoethic (ˌkækəʊˈɛθɪk), adjective Word Origin for cacoethes C16: from Latin cacoēthes malignant disease, from Greek kakoēthēs of an evil disposition, from kakos caco- + ēthos character Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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