Meaning & use
apricity
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The warmth of the sun on a cold winter day.
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They sat on the porch, enjoying the apricity of a clear January afternoon.
There's a particular kind of comfort in the apricity that breaks through after a week of gray skies.
A note on using this word
Apricity is a rare, largely obsolete English word that has been revived by word-lovers in recent years, though it remains uncommon in everyday speech.
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