acclivity

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈklɪvɪtɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈklɪvɪti/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə kliv′i tē)

Inflections of 'acclivity' (n): npl: acclivities

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ac•cliv•i•ty /əˈklɪvɪti/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -ties. 
  1. Geology, Geographyan upward slope, as of a hill.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ac•cliv•i•ty  (ə kliv′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. 
  1. Geology, Geographyan upward slope, as of ground; an ascent (opposed to declivity).
  • Latin acclīvitās, equivalent. to acclīv(is) steep (ac- ac- + -clīvis, adjective, adjectival derivative of clīvus slope) + -itās -ity
  • 1605–15
ac•cliv′i•tous, ac•cli•vous  (ə klī′vəs),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
acclivity / əˈklɪvɪtɪ/ ( -ties)
  1. an upward slope, esp of the ground
    Compare declivity
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin acclīvitās, from acclīvis sloping up, steepacˈclivitous, acclivous / əˈklaɪvəs/
'acclivity' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ascent - bank - declivity - uprising

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