English [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From Middle French vicissitude, from Latin vicissitūdō (“change”), from vicissim (“on the other hand, in turn”), from vicis (“change, vicissitude”), whence Spanish vez and French fois (“time (as in next time), occurrence”).

Pronunciation [ edit ]

( UK , US ) IPA (key) : [vɨˈsɪs.ɨˌt(j)u(ː)d] , [vaɪˈsɪs.ɨˌt(j)u(ː)d] [1] Audio (UK) Audio (US)

IPA : , Hyphenation: vi‧cis‧si‧tude

Noun [ edit ]

vicissitude (plural vicissitudes)

Regular change or succession from one thing to another, or one part of a cycle to the next; alternation; mutual succession; interchange. ups and downs ( informal ) ( often in the plural ) A change, especially in one's life or fortunes. (Can we date this quote by unknown translator and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?) Seneca Happy is the man who can endure the highest and lowest fortune. He who has endured such vicissitudes with equanimity has deprived misfortune of its power.

Seneca 1667 , John Milton, Paradise Lost , vii, 351, And God made.. the Stars, and set them in the firmament of Heaven to illuminate the Earth, and rule the day in their vicissitude ...

, John Milton, , vii, 351, 2003 , "US redeployments afoot in Asia", Christian Science Monitor , Nov. 18, Pg. 6., The vicissitudes of war in Iraq cast a dreary backdrop for Donald Rumsfeld's first visit to Asian military allies since he became US Defense Secretary in 2001.

, "US redeployments afoot in Asia", , Nov. 18, Pg. 6., 2005, Postwar: A history of Europe since 1945 , London: Vintage Books, published 2010, →ISBN : Tony Judt , “Culture Wars”, in, London: Vintage Books, published 2010, Engaged intellectuals were obliged to take a stand on the side of progress and History, whatever the occasional moral vicissitudes.

Related terms [ edit ]

Translations [ edit ]

regular change or succession from one thing to another Arabic: تبدل (ar) m

Catalan: vicissitud (ca) f

Dutch: onbestendigheid

Finnish: vaihtelu (fi)

French: vicissitude (fr) f

Georgian: ცვალებადობა ( cvalebadoba )

German: Unbeständigkeit f , Wandel (de) m Irish: tréimhseacht f

Italian: vicissitudine (it) f

Latin: vicissitūdō f

Portuguese: vicissitude (pt) f

Russian: сме́на (ru) f ( sména ) , чередова́ние (ru) n ( čeredovánije )

, Spanish: vicisitud (es) f

Turkish: değişim (tr) istikrarsızlık

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Translations to be checked Latin: (please verify) vicissitudo

References [ edit ]

Further reading [ edit ]

vicissitude in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary , G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

, G. & C. Merriam, 1913. vicissitude in The Century Dictionary , The Century Co., New York, 1911.

, The Century Co., New York, 1911. vicissitude at OneLook Dictionary Search

Dutch [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

Borrowed from French vicissitude.

Noun [ edit ]

vicissitude f (plural vicissitudes, diminutive vicissitudetje n )

French [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

Borrowed from Latin vicissitūdō.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

vicissitude f (plural vicissitudes)

Further reading [ edit ]

“vicissitude” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Portuguese [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

vicissitude f (plural vicissitudes)

vicissitude ( regular change or succession from one thing to another ) an unfortunate occurrence

Synonyms [ edit ]