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Use It in a Sentence: apricity

The word comes from the Latin apricus, meaning warmed by the sun, and Wiktionary marks it as obsolete; it still turns up in crosswords, presumably.

On air: Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock on BBN Tonight
Published 6:12 PM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

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First reported by en.wiktionary.org: “apricity”.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 6:12 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock.

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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOur word is apricity. Uh. Priss. Ih. Tee. It's a noun, and it means the light or warmth of the sun.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIn a sentence: The apricity through the studio window ruined Brock's forecast.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOh, I love it. That's the kind of word my thesaurus keeps hidden in the back, right next to all the other words nobody actually uses.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat is not what it means.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThen Dale has apricity. He's always radiating something, and it's never sunshine.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd Hank, your bunker is full of apricity. Warm beans, all of them.