-osity

American  

1. a suffix forming nouns from adjectives ending in -ose or -ous, such as verbosity from verbose and pomposity from pompous.

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Etymology

Origin of -osity

From Old French -osité, from Latin -ōsitātem, inflectional stem of -ōsitās, suffix forming nouns from adjectives ending in -ōsus; -ose ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

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-osity

It is easy to jest at words in -osity and -ation, as 'dictionary' words, and the like.

From The Art of Public Speaking by Carnagey, Dale