CACOËTHES SCRIBENDI

Meaning of CACOËTHES SCRIBENDI in English

-skrə̇ˈbendē, -ˌdī noun

Etymology: Latin

: an uncontrollable urge to write

his book tempts us to encourage him in a senile cacoëthes scribendi — Spectator

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

CACOETHES — (n.) A bad custom or habit; an insatiable desire; as, cacoethes scribendi, "The itch for writing".
Английский словарь Webster
CACOETHES — ( n. ) A bad custom or habit; an insatiable desire; as, cacoethes scribendi, "The itch for writing".
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CACOETHES — noun a bad quality or disposition in a disease; an incurable ulcer. 2. cacoethes ·noun a bad custom or habit; …
Webster English vocab
CACOËTHES — noun see: sib Date: circa 1587 an insatiable desire ; mania
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CACOËTHES — ˌkakəˈwē(ˌ)thēz noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek kakoēthes wickedness, from neuter of kakoēthēs malignant, from kak- cac- + -ēthēs (from ēthos …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CACOETHES — (n.) A bad quality or disposition in a disease; an incurable ulcer.
Английский словарь Webster
CACOETHES — ( n. ) A bad quality or disposition in a disease; an incurable ulcer.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CACOËTHES — /kak'oh ee"theez/ , n. an irresistible urge; mania. Also, cacoethes . [ 1555-65; kakóethes, neut. (used as n.) of kakoéthes …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CACOETHES — n. unsatisfiable desire, mania; irrational but overwhelming motive for a belief, passion; bad habit
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CACOËTHES — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek kakoēthes wickedness, from neuter of kakoēthēs malignant, from kak- cac- + ēthos character — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CACOETHES — [ ˌkakəʊ'i:θi:z ] ■ noun rare an urge to do something inadvisable. Origin C16: via L. from Gk kakoēthes 'ill-disposed'.
Concise Oxford English vocab
CACOETHES — [caco.e.thes] n [L, fr. Gk kakoethes wickedness, fr. neut. of kakoethes malignant, fr. kak- cac- + ethos character--more at sib] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CACOETHES — cacoethes BrE AmE ˌkæk əʊ ˈiːθ iːz AmE \ -oʊ-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CACOETHES — n. an urge to do something inadvisable. [L f. Gk kakoethes neut. adj. f. kakos bad + ethos disposition]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CACOETHES — n. an urge to do something inadvisable. [ L f. Gk kakoethes neut. adj. f. kakos bad + ethos disposition …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CACOETHES — n. an urge to do something inadvisable. Etymology: L f. Gk kakoethes neut. adj. f. kakos bad + ethos disposition
Oxford English vocab
CACOETHES — n. [ L. ] 1. Bad habit, bad custom, diseased propensity. 2. ( Med. ) Incurable ulcer.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
CACOETHES — (книжное) пагубная привычка (книжное) непреодолимое влечение; мания (книжное) смертельная болезнь
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CACOËTHES — n книжн. 1. пагубная привычка 2. непреодолимое влечение; мания 3. смертельная болезнь
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CACOETHES — , сущ.; книжн.1) пагубная привычка 2) тяжелая болезнь 3) непреодолимое влечение; мания; страсть cacoethes of writing — страсть к писательству
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CACOËTHES — n книжн. 1. пагубная привычка 2. непреодолимое влечение; мания 3. смертельная болезнь
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CACOËTHES — n книжн. 1. пагубная привычка 2. непреодолимое влечение; мания 3. смертельная болезнь
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CACOËTHES — , kækəuˈiθis сущ. ; книжн. ; = cacoethes 1) пагубная привычка 2) непреодолимое влечение; мания cacoëthes of writing — страсть …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CACOETHES — сущ.; книжн.; - cacoethes 1) пагубная привычка 2) непреодолимое влечение; мания cacoethes of writing — страсть к писательству 3) тяжёлая болезнь
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CACOETHES — 1) пагубная привычка 2) тяжелая болезнь 3) непреодолимое влечение; мания; страсть
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
CACOETHES — вредная привычка, вредное пристрастие
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
CACOETHES — (книжное) пагубная привычка (книжное) непреодолимое влечение; мания (книжное) смертельная болезнь
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FUROR SCRIBENDI — foreign term Etymology: Latin rage for writing
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FUROR SCRIBENDI — foreign term Etymology: Latin : rage for writing
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FUROR SCRIBENDI — [furor scri.ben.di] [L] foreign term : rage for writing
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WRITING — Synonyms and related words : alphabet, alphabetic character, art, article, artistry, authorcraft, authorship, autograph, automatic writing, best seller, black and …
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PENCRAFT — Synonyms and related words : artistry, authorcraft, authorship, autography, automatic writing, cacoethes scribendi, calligraphy, chirography, composition, creative writing, drama-writing, editorial-writing, …
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CACOETHE — caco·ethe n cacoëthes (1. bad habit; 2. [Med.])
Interlingua English vocab
JOURNALISM — Synonyms and related words : AP, Associated Press, Fleet Street, Reuters, UPI, United Press International, advice, artistry, authorcraft, authorship, automatic …
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COMPOSITION — Synonyms and related words : Anschluss, Intertype, Linotype, Monotype, Nachtmusik, Portland cement, Spackle, abatement of differences, absolute music, accommodation, adaptation, …
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AUTOMATIC WRITING — Synonyms and related words : Ouija, artistry, authorcraft, authorship, automatism, blind impulse, cacoethes scribendi, composition, compulsiveness, conditioning, creative writing, drama-writing, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
AUTHORSHIP — Synonyms and related words : artistry, authorcraft, automatic writing, beginning, cacoethes scribendi, coinage, composition, conception, concoction, contrivance, contriving, creation, creative …
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ARTISTRY — Synonyms and related words : ability, address, adeptness, adroitness, airmanship, art, artfulness, artisanship, artistic skill, arty-craftiness, authorcraft, authorship, automatic writing, …
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PHRASE — n. 1 clause, noun phrase, verb phrase, prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, adjectival phrase When asked for an example of a …
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Webster's New International English Dictionary

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