Apricity
/əˈprɪsɪti/noun
The warmth of the sun felt during cold weather, especially in winter.
Did you know?Apricity was recorded in English by lexicographer Henry Cockeram in 1623, but it never became common everyday vocabulary.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
aprīcus
“Sunny; exposed to the sun”
Classical Latin
Latin
aprīcitās
“Sunshine or warmth from the sun”
1623
English
apricity
“The warmth of the sun”
17th–19th Century
English
apricity
“A rare literary term for pleasant warmth from sunlight”
Modern English
English
apricity
“The warmth of sunlight in cold weather”