-ity

noun suffix

: quality, state, or degree

plural -ities

Full Definition of -ITY

: quality : state : degree <alkalinity> <theatricality>

Middle French -ité, from Latin -itat-, -itas, from -i- (stem vowel of adjs.) + -tat-, -tas -ity; akin to Greek -tēt-, -tēs -ity

-ITY Defined for Kids

noun suffix \ə-tē\

plural -ities

: quality : state : degree <similarity>

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