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-ity
- a suffix used to form abstract nouns expressing state, condition, or quality: jollity; civility; Latinity; variability.
-ity
suffix forming nouns
- indicating state or condition
technicality
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of -ity1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of -ity1
Example Sentences
It is difficult to find the appropriate words to describe Franco Harris’ impact on the Pittsburgh Steelers, his teammates, the ity of Pittsburgh and Steelers Nation.
Only difficult definitions are appended: in the case of words not defined, pupils may be required to form the definition by reference to the signification of the radicals and the formative elements, thus, acr + id = acrid, being bitter, acr + id + ity = state of being bitter, bitterness.
Combine and define in + active; active + ity; in + active + ity.—What is the negative of "active"? Ans.
Combine and define agile + ity.—What is the distinction between "active" and "agile"? Ans.
An -ity ending would have also ensured that readers knew to stress the mir syllable, since -ity always has what linguists call antepenultimate stress: stress on the third to last syllable, as in the inspirations of imMUnity and comMUnity.
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