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Etymology

1. difficulty

noun. ['ˈdɪfəkəlti, ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti'] an effort that is inconvenient.

Etymology

  • difficultee (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • difficulté (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

Rhymes with Difficulty

  • admiralty
  • casualty
  • casualty
  • casualty
  • coltie
  • cruelty
  • cruelty
  • difficulty
  • disloyalty
  • esselte
  • faculty
  • faulty
  • fealty
  • fealty
  • felty
  • frailty
  • glotfelty
  • hilty
  • kampschulte
  • kelty

3. difficulty

noun. ['ˈdɪfəkəlti, ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti'] a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result.

Etymology

  • difficultee (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • difficulté (Old French (842-ca. 1400))