phoenixity

noun

phoe·​nix·​i·​ty

fēˈniksətē

plural -es

: the quality or state of being a phoenix

especially : uniqueness

she—poor girl!—cannot appreciate even her own phoenixity

—G. B. Shaw

Word History

Etymology

phoenix + -ity

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