dimity
[ dim-i-tee ]
/ ˈdɪm ɪ ti /
noun, plural dim·i·ties.
a thin cotton fabric, white, dyed, or printed, woven with a stripe or check of heavier yarn.
QUIZZES
DISCOVER THE INFLUENCE OF PORTUGUESE ON ENGLISH VIA THIS QUIZ!
We’ve gathered some interesting words donated to English from Portuguese … as well as some that just don’t translate at all. Do you know what they mean?
Question 1 of 11
Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
Origin of dimity
1400–50; earlier dimite,late Middle English demyt<Medieval Latin dimettum<Greek dímiton, noun use of neuter of dímitos double-threaded, equivalent to di-di-1 + mít(os) warp thread + -os adj. suffix; source of final syllable unclear
Words nearby dimity
diminutive, dimissory, Dimitrios I, Dimitrov, Dimitrovo, dimity, dim matter, dimmer, dimorph, dimorphism, dimorphite
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Example sentences from the Web for dimity
British Dictionary definitions for dimity
dimity
/ (ˈdɪmɪtɪ) /
noun plural -ties
- a light strong cotton fabric with woven stripes or squares
- (as modifier)a dimity bonnet
Word Origin for dimity
C15: from Medieval Latin dimitum, from Greek dimiton, from di- 1 + mitos thread of the warp
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012