arch. [f. as if ad. L. *cālīginōsitas, f. cālīginōsus: see CALIGINOUS and -ITY; cf. F. caliginosité.] Dimness of sight.

1

1657.  Tomlinson, Renou’s Disp., 334. [Eyebright] takes away caliginosity and cures all pituitous diseases.

2

1876.  Geo. Eliot, Dan. Der., V. xxxvii. 348. I prefer a cheerful caliginosity, as Sir Thomas Browne might say.

3