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-iety

-iety suffix: forming nouns denoting the quality or condition of being what is indicated by the first element of the word.

Suffix

-iety

  1. Forming nouns denoting the quality or condition of being what is indicated by the first element of the word.

Origin of -iety

From French -ieté or its source, Latin -ietas.

Questions about -iety

What does -iety mean?
-iety means forming nouns denoting the quality or condition of being what is indicated by the first element of the word.
What part of speech is -iety?
-iety is a suffix.

Words near -iety in the dictionary

  1. -ienne
  2. -iennes
  3. -ier
  4. -ies
  5. -iest
  6. -iety
  7. -ifene
  8. -iferous
  9. -ific
  10. -ification
  11. -ifications

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