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a suffix used to form abstract nouns expressing state or condition: jollity; civility; Latinity.

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Origin of -ity

Variant of -itie,Middle English -ite<Old French <Latin -itāt- (stem of -itās); in many words representing Latin -itās directly

Words nearby -ity

iTunes, Iturbi, Itúrbide, ITV, It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, -ity, i-type semiconductor, IU, IUCD, IUCN Red List, IUD
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British Dictionary definitions for -ity

-ity

suffix forming nouns

indicating state or conditiontechnicality

Word Origin for -ity

from Old French -ite, from Latin -itās
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