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- pronunciation:
- ih
nI
kwih
ti
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
iniquities |
| definition 1: |
great injustice or wickedness.
South African blacks suffered the iniquity of apartheid for decades.- synonyms:
- depravity, inequity, injustice, nefariousness, sin, unfairness, unrighteousness, villainy, wickedness, wrong
- antonyms:
- virtue
- similar words:
- badness, corruption, dishonesty, evil, immorality, outrage, profligacy, turpitude, vice
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| definition 2: |
a wicked or sinful act or condition.
- synonyms:
- depravity, immorality, infamy, injustice, sin, transgression, vice, villainy, wickedness, wrong, wrongdoing
- antonyms:
- virtue
- similar words:
- atrocity, corruption, crime, delinquency, dishonesty, evil, injury, knavery, malefaction, malfeasance, outrage
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| related words: |
harm, injustice, transgression |
adjective + (n.)iniquity
economic, full, hated, human, moral
verb + (n.)iniquity
destroy, forgive, rejoice, visit
noun + (n.)iniquity
den, enemy, father, heart, injustice, pit, power, proof, righteousness, sin, sink, vice, worker
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The word iniquity
contains the following parts:
in-2
Latin
prefix
that means not, without
  More about this word part:
The prefix in-2 occurs in Latin loanwords and attaches to Latinate bases. The bases of most words prefixed with in-2 are independent
adjectives ( inadvertent
, incognizant
), although the base adjective may no longer be in widespread use (as with incessant
). Exceptions include iniquitous
and indignant
. -in 2 has multiple forms, as the 'n' sound in in-2 assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms ig-, il-2, im-2, and ir-2.
Example words:
inaccurate, inadvertent, inalienable, inanimate, inappropriate, inapt, inarticulate, inaudible, inauspicious, incapable, incessant, incest, incognito, incognizant, incommensurate, incommodious, incompetent, incomplete, incomprehensible, inconceivable, inconclusive, incongruous, inconsiderate, inconsonant, inconspicuous, inconvenient, incorporeal, incorrect, incorrigible, incorrupt, incredible, incredulous, incurable, indecorous, indefeasible, indefinite, indelible, indemnify, independence, independent, indescribable, indestructible, indignant, indirect, indispose, indistinct, individual, indivisible, indolent, indomitable, indubitable, inedible, ineffable, inefficient, ineluctable, inept, inequality, inequity, ineradicable, inert, inevitable, inexorable, inexpensive, inexpiable, inexplicable, infallible, infamous, infelicitous, infidel, infidelity, infinite, infinitesimal, infirmity, informal, infrequent, inimical, inimitable, iniquitous, iniquity, injure, injury, innocuous, innominate, inordinate, insane, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insipid, insolent, insomnia, insouciant, insuperable, intangible, interminable, intractable, intransigent, intransitive, intrepid, invaluable, inveracity, invincible, invisible, irregular
equ, equi
Latin
root
that means equal
Example words:
adequate, equable, equal, equality, equanimity, equate, equation, equator, equiangular, equidistant, equilateral, equilibrium, equinox, equipoise, equitable, equity, equivalent, equivocal, equivocate, inadequate, inequality, inequity, iniquity, unequal, unequivocal
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