Meaning
The act or state of declining or sinking.
Etymology
Origin: Latin
Borrowed from Middle French cadence, from Old Italian cadenza (“conclusion of a phrase of music”), from Latin *cadentia (literally “a falling”), form of cadēns, the present participle of cadō (“to fall, to cease”). The Latin verb is inherited, via Proto-Italic *kadō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱad-e- (“to fall”, thematic present). Doublet of cadenza and chance.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 7 recorded puzzles: