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phoenixity

phoenixity noun: the quality of being like a phoenix, especially that of recovering from destruction, or possession of an otherworldly beauty.

Noun

phoenixity (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being like a phoenix, especially that of recovering from destruction, or possession of an otherworldly beauty.
    • Her best course would be to marry another phoenix; but as she—poor girl!—cannot appreciate even her own phoenixity, much less that of another, she must perforce be content with a mere mortal.1904, G. Bernard Shaw, Cashel Byron's profession, page 314
    • No church in the Philippines can match the phoenixity of Ermita.1980, Alejandro R. Roces, Fiesta, page 69

Origin of phoenixity

From phoenix + -ity.

Questions about phoenixity

What does phoenixity mean?
Phoenixity means the quality of being like a phoenix, especially that of recovering from destruction, or possession of an otherworldly beauty.
What part of speech is phoenixity?
Phoenixity is a noun.

Words near phoenixity in the dictionary

  1. phoenixed
  2. phoenixes
  3. phoenixing
  4. phoenixings
  5. phoenixism
  6. phoenixity
  7. phoenixlike
  8. Phoenixville
  9. phoetal
  10. phoeti
  11. phoetus

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