adversity
Definitions
Noun
- A state of misfortune or affliction
- A stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event
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Words that sound like the term "adversity".
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "adversity".
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | university | 5 | 214 |
| 2 | density | 3 | 31 |
| 3 | diversity | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | adverse | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | adversary | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | adversely | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | adverbs | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | verity | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | deity | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | avery | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | avert | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | advest | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | diversify | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | biodiversity | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | varsity | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | laverty | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | haverty | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | averitt | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | perversity | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | verit | 2 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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