borrowed from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French cavité, borrowed from Late Latin cavitāt-, cavitās, from Latin cavus "hollow, concave" + -itāt-, -itās-ity — more at hole entry 1
cavity
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
a sunken area forming a separate space //a cavity in the lawn where a tree stump had been removed
borrowed from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French cavité, borrowed from Late Latin cavitāt-, cavitās, from Latin cavus "hollow, concave" + -itāt-, -itās-ity — more at hole entry 1
cavity
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
a sunken area forming a separate space //a cavity in the lawn where a tree stump had been removed