-osity en · X
Pronunciation
- /-ɾi/ (General-American)
- /ˈɒ.sɪ.ti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /ˈɑ.sə.ti/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English -ouste, from Old French -ouseté, from Latin -ōsitās; later modified to the current form. It is equivalent to -ose or -ous + -ity.
Meanings
- (morpheme) Forming nouns, usually abstract, and usually from adjectives in -ous or -ose.
- (colloquial, morpheme) Forming nouns from other adjectives for humorous effect.
Deriveds
luminosity (terms derived from adjectives in -ous) · verbosity (terms derived from adjectives in -ose) · bogosity (terms derived using -osity for humorous effect) · virtuosity (terms derived from adjectives in -ous) · monstrosity (terms derived from adjectives in -ous) · impetuosity (terms derived from adjectives in -ous) · bellicosity (terms derived from adjectives in -ose) · viscosity (terms derived from adjectives in -ous) · generosity (terms derived from adjectives in -ous) · grandiosity (terms derived from adjectives in -ose) · callosity (terms derived from adjectives in -ous) · pomposity (terms derived from adjectives in -ous) · religiosity (terms derived from adjectives in -ous) · curiosity (terms derived from adjectives in -ous) · credulosity (terms derived from adjectives in -ous) · porosity (terms derived from adjectives in -ous) · incredulosity (terms derived from adjectives in -ous) · jocosity (terms derived from adjectives in -ose) · preciosity (terms derived from adjectives in -ous) · venomosity (terms derived from adjectives in -ous) · scrupulosity (terms derived from adjectives in -ous) · randomosity (terms derived using -osity for humorous effect) · animosity (other derivations) · sinuosity (terms derived from adjectives in -ous)
Synonyms
-ibility · -itude · -th · -ness · -itas → -ity · -ability · -ship · -itia · -ia · -hood · -icity