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  1. a suffix used to form abstract nouns expressing state or condition:jollity;civility;Latinity.
  • Latin -itāt- (stem of -itās); in many words representing Latin -itās directly
  • Old French
  • variant of -itie, Middle English -ite
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: -ity suffix forming nouns
  1. indicating state or condition: technicality
Etymology: from Old French -ite, from Latin -itās '-ity' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): chirality - servqual - synchronicity - uppity - ability - ability grouping - abnormality - abnormity - aboriginal - absolute humidity - absolute majority - absolute viscosity - absorb - absorption edge - absorptivity - abstrusity - absurdity - acausal - acceleration of gravity - accentual - acceptable - accessible - accidental - acclivity - accrued liability - acerbity - achromaticity - acidity - -acity - acquire - actable - actionable - activity - Act of Uniformity - actuality - acuity - adaptable - admirable - admissible - adoptable - adorable - adsorb - adversity - advisable - aeriality - affable - affect - affinity - affinity card - affinity group In Lists: English suffixes, more...

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