Main Entry:

-ity

Function:

noun suffix

Inflected Form(s):

plural -ities

Etymology:

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

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