vicissitude
a change or variation occurring in the course of something.
interchange or alternation, as of states or things.
vicissitudes, successive, alternating, or changing phases or conditions, as of life or fortune; ups and downs: They remained friends through the vicissitudes of 40 years.
regular change or succession of one state or thing to another.
Origin of vicissitude
1Other words from vicissitude
- vi·cis·si·tu·di·nous, adjective
Words Nearby vicissitude
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How to use vicissitude in a sentence
Whoever has this knowledge can place in a wider framework the terrible vicissitudes of the present, giving sense to suffering, helping us to overcome even the most terrible tragedies.
Our Most Effective Weapon Is Imagination - Issue 99: Universality | Guido Tonelli | April 29, 2021 | NautilusAs one wise woman, who has lived through many a cultural and social vicissitude, said of the good old days, circa 1995.
The writer of these lines confesses to an affection for Washington, which no vicissitude of life or time can alienate.
The Old Pike | Thomas B. SearightSuch is the vicissitude of human affairs, that within a few years many strange mutations occur, even in places of no great extent.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I | Francis Augustus CoxArsne Lupin was present at certain family conferences when this new vicissitude was discussed.
The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar | Maurice Leblanc
It is kept in good repair through every vicissitude of rule, for it is a holy place to Moslem and Jew and Christian alike.
War in the Garden of Eden | Kermit RooseveltWhen by vicissitude of season the seaward species are poor in volatile oil, then the scrub is rich, and vice vers.
British Dictionary definitions for vicissitude
/ (vɪˈsɪsɪˌtjuːd) /
variation or mutability in nature or life, esp successive alternation from one condition or thing to another
a variation in circumstance, fortune, character, etc
Origin of vicissitude
1Derived forms of vicissitude
- vicissitudinary or vicissitudinous, adjective
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