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-ality

Syllables: -al·i·tyUK/-ˈælɪtɪ/

-ality suffix: used to form nouns, denoting a quality or condition, from adjectives ending in -al (which is not duplicated (see -ity)).

Suffix

-ality

  1. Used to form nouns, denoting a quality or condition, from adjectives ending in -al (which is not duplicated (see -ity)).

Origin of -ality

From French -alité and Latin -ālitās. By surface analysis, -al + -ity.

Questions about -ality

What does -ality mean?
-ality means used to form nouns, denoting a quality or condition, from adjectives ending in -al (which is not duplicated (see -ity)).
What part of speech is -ality?
-ality is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -ality?
-ality is pronounced /-ˈælɪtɪ/ (UK).

Words near -ality in the dictionary

  1. -alf
  2. -algia
  3. -algy
  4. -alia
  5. -alicious
  6. -ality
  7. -all
  8. -ally
  9. -alog
  10. -alogs
  11. -alogue

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Adapted from Wiktionary: -ality (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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