Word of the Week

declivity

(noun) [di-KLIV-i-tee]

1. the downward slope of a hill: "I hadn't noticed the declivity of our front yard until it rained."

2. a downward bend in a path

Origin

Approximately 1612; from Latin, 'declivitatem' (nominative 'declivitas'), from 'declivis': sloping down ('de-': down + 'clivus': slope).