Rate your familiarity with the word calamity based on the scale from 1 to 5. | Part of Speech noun | Syllabication ca-lam-i-ty |
First Known Use early 1500 | Etymology from the Latin word calaitatem meaning "damage, loss" |
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Definition an event that causes great harm and suffering | Sentence It would be a calamity if Molly ate all of the Christmas chocolates that Mrs. Gray has made for her friends. |