-osity

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-osity

/ˈɒ.sɪ.ti/ UK
/ˈɑ.sə.ti/ US
/-ɾi/ US

Where it comes from

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.

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morpheme Forming nouns, usually abstract, and usually from adjectives in -ous or -ose.
colloquial, morpheme Forming nouns from other adjectives for humorous effect. epicosity – “epicness”

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"-osity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/-osity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

-osity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/-osity

Chicago

"-osity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/-osity.

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@misc{osity_2026,
  title = {-osity},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/-osity},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}