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seity

/ˈsiːɪti/

seity noun: something peculiar to oneself; personal peculiarity; individuality.

Noun

seity (plural seities)

  1. (archaic) Something peculiar to oneself; personal peculiarity; individuality.
    • The learned Scotus , to distinguish the race of mankind, gives every individual of that species what he calls a Seity, something peculiar to himself, which makes him different from all other persons in the world1709-1711, The Tatler
    • He was […] affected with trepidation, partial surdity, and most perceptible seity.1856, Samuel Klinefelter Hoshour, Letters to Squire Pedant, in the East, page 32

Forms of seity

pluralseities

Origin of seity

Latin se (“oneself”).

Questions about seity

What does seity mean?
Seity means something peculiar to oneself; personal peculiarity; individuality.
What part of speech is seity?
Seity is a noun.
How do you pronounce seity?
Seity is pronounced /ˈsiːɪti/.
What is the plural of seity?
The plural of seity is seities.

Words near seity in the dictionary

  1. Seiter
  2. Seiters
  3. seith
  4. seithr
  5. seities
  6. seity
  7. Seitz
  8. Seitzes
  9. Seitzinger
  10. Seitzingers
  11. SEIU

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