-ity

Ity is defined as the state of being something.

(suffix)

An example of ity is possibility which is the state of being possible.

See -ity in Webster's New World College Dictionary

state, character, or condition of being ____, or an instance of any of these: chastity, possibility

Origin: ME -ite < OFr or L: OFr ité < L -itas < -i-, ending of stem, or thematic vowel + -tas, -ty

See -ity in American Heritage Dictionary 4

suffix

State; quality: abnormality.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English -itie

Origin: , from Old French -ite

Origin: , from Latin -itās

Origin: , variant of -tās, -ty

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