Meaning of -ity | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Used to form an uncountable noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description.
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2. Used to form a countable noun from an adjective, referring to someone or something that conforms to the adjective's description.
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3. Used to form other nouns, especially abstract nouns.
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Examples

“absurd + -ity → absurdity (“the quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment”)”

“anonym(ous) + -ity → anonymity (“the quality or state of being anonymous”)”

“modern + -ity → modernity (“the quality of being modern or contemporary”)”

“precar(ious) + -ity → precarity (“a condition of existence without predictability or security, affecting material or psychological welfare”)”

“absurd + -ity → [an] absurdity (“that which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction”)”

“anonym(ous) + -ity → [an] anonymity (“that which is anonymous”)”

“insipid + -ity → [an] insipidity (“something that is insipid; an insipid utterance, sight, object, etc.”)”

“odd + -ity → [an] oddity (“an odd or strange thing or opinion; a strange person; an oddball”)”

“hip + -ity → hippity, hippity-hop”

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