cavity

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
  2. noun space that is surrounded by something
  3. noun soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth

Etymology

From Middle French cavité or Late Latin cavitās, from cav(i) (“hollow, excavated, concave”) + -tās (“-ity”, nominal suffix). First attested in the Mid-16th c.

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