acclivity

[uh-kliv-i-tee]

noun

plural

acclivities 

1. an upward slope, as of ground; an ascent (declivity ).

acclivity

/ əˈklɪvɪtɪ, əˈklaɪvəs /

noun

1. an upward slope, esp of the ground Compare declivity

Other Word Forms

• acclivitous adjective
• acclivous adjective
• unacclivitous adjective
• unacclivitously adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of acclivity¹

1605–15; < Latin acclīvitās, equivalent to acclīv ( is ) steep ( ac- ac- + -clīvis, adj. derivative of clīvus slope) + -itās -ity

Word History and Origins

Origin of acclivity¹

C17: from Latin acclīvitās, from acclīvis sloping up, steep

Example Sentences

But most of all I admired the countless villas, covering every hill and every acclivity as far as the eye can reach, as if the city extended beyond the mountains into the far distance.

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The moment they bounded up the steep acclivity they were safe, and the wearied horsemen turned again to the camp.

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When the advanced trenches of the enemy started, volleys came also from the ridge of the acclivity leading from the river-bed to the emplacement of the nine-pounder Krupp.

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Above, for many a league, the bank was guarded by an unbroken range of steep101 acclivities.

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A steep acclivity, as the slope of a hill, or the side of a ravine.

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