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View synonyms for declivity
declivity
/ dɪˈklɪvɪtɪ /
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Derived Forms
- deˈclivitous, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of declivity1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of declivity1
C17: from Latin dēclīvitās, from de- + clīvus a slope, hill
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Example Sentences
The rapid vehicle once more passed over the draw-bridge and wheeled down the declivity through the town.
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St. Ildefonso's gilded pinnacles next presented themselves on the declivity of a beautiful hill.
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The tides, as we have noted, tend to drag the particles down the slope, while the waves operate to roll them up the declivity.
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Gradually at first, and slowly, the little heap slides down the steep declivity.
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Coronado spurred his horse down the rough, disjointed, slippery declivity, and the others followed.
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