▪ I. † caˈlidity Obs.
[ad. mod.L. caliditas, f. L. calid-us (see prec.); = F. calidité: see -ity.]
Warmth, heat. (Chiefly techn. in Med.)
| 1528 Paynell Salerne's Regim. Q ij b, This walnut..is harde of digestion..by reason of hit calidite. 1599 A. M. Gabelhouer's Bk. Physic 47/2 For caliditye, and itchinge of the Eyes. 1620 Venner Via Recta (1650) 5. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. 51 The potentiall calidity of many waters. |
▪ II. calidity
var. of callidity, shrewdness.