English Word Root: ity

making nouns from adjectives, condition or quality of being something
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1 ability   Speak   Example Sentences
n. capacity; skill
2 absurdity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment; logical contradiction
3 accessibility   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
4 acclivity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. upward slope, as of hill
5 acerbity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
6 acidity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. pH values below 7; taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth
7 activity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a thing that a person or group does or has done
8 acuity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
9 adversity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
10 affability   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a disposition to be friendly and approachable, easy to talk to
11 affinity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
12 agility   Speak   Example Sentences
n. mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
13 alacrity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
14 ambiguity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty
15 amenity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions
16 amity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
17 animosity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
18 annuity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
19 anonymity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged
20 antiquity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. ancient times, especially the times preceding the Middle Ages; extreme oldness
21 asperity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
22 atrocity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
23 audacity   Speak   Example Sentences
a. daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesome; reckless daring
24 brevity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
25 brutality   Speak   Example Sentences
n. quality of being brutal; inhumanity; savageness; pitilessness
26 calamity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
27 capability   Speak   Example Sentences
n. quality of being capable; capacity; skill
28 capacity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
29 captivity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. prison; confinement; state of being a prisoner
30 cavity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. hole; cavern; hollow area within the body
31 celebrity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a widely known person; the state of being well known
32 celerity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. swiftness of action or motion; speed
33 charity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. activity or gift that benefits the public at large
34 chastity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse
35 civility   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
36 clarity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. clearness of thought or style; brightness; splendor
37 commodity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit
38 community   Speak   Example Sentences
n. society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government
39 complexity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. complication; the state of having many parts and being difficult to understand
40 complicity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
41 conductivity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. transmission of heat or electricity or sound
42 conformity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. similarity in form or character; agreement
43 congruity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. relation or agreement between things; fitness; harmony; correspondence; consistency.
44 continuity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. property of a continuous and connected period of time
45 cupidity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. greed; excessive desire, especially for wealth
46 curiosity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a strong desire to know or learn something
47 declivity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. downward slope, as of a hill
48 deity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. god; divinity; supernatural things
49 density   Speak   Example Sentences
n. thickness; the quantity of something per unit measure, especially per unit length, area, or volume
50 depravity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
51 dexterity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. right-handedness; readiness and grace in physical activity; skill and ease in using the hands; expertness in manual acts
52 dignity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the quality or state of being worthy of esteem or respect
53 disability   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
54 disparity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
55 diversity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. point or respect in which things differ; the difference
56 duplicity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. double-dealing; deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech; acting in bad faith.
57 eccentricity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. oddity; departure from that which is stated, regular, or usual; deviation from the center
58 elasticity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
59 enmity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. ill will; hatred; quality or state of being hostile
60 enormity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. hugeness in a bad sense; the act of extreme evil or wickedness
61 entity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
62 equality   Speak   Example Sentences
n. state or quality of being equal
63 equanimity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
64 equity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporate; something that is just and fair
65 extremity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. end; utmost point; the outermost or farthest point or portion
66 facility   Speak   Example Sentences
n. service, space, and equipment provided for a particular purpose
67 familiarity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. state of being familiar; intimate and frequent converse, or association; freedom from ceremony and constraint
68 fecundity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. fertility; fruitfulness; productive or creative power
69 felicity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. great happiness; pleasing and appropriate manner or style
70 ferocity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty
71 fertility   Speak   Example Sentences
n. state or quality of being fertile or fruitful; fruitfulness; productiveness
72 fidelity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
73 flexibility   Speak   Example Sentences
n. quality of being adaptable or variable
74 formality   Speak   Example Sentences
n. quality or condition of being formal; something done just for form's sake
75 fragility   Speak   Example Sentences
n. lack of physical strength; weakness; feebleness
76 fraternity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. state of being fraternal or brotherly; brotherhood; a body of men associated for common interest
77 frivolity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. not serious or sensible; acting like a clown; something of little value or significance
78 frugality   Speak   Example Sentences
n. thrift; prudent economy; sparing use
79 generality   Speak   Example Sentences
n. quality of being general; an idea having general application
80 generosity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. quality or condition of being generous; quality of being noble
81 geniality   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the warmth of disposition and manners; kindliness; sympathy
82 gentility   Speak   Example Sentences
n. quality of being well-mannered; refinement; people of good birth
83 gratuity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. something given freely or without recompense; free gift; a present
84 gravity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. seriousness; solemn and dignified feeling; natural force between two massive bodies
85 heredity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. genetics; inheritance; the genetic transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring
86 hilarity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. great enjoyable or amusing activity
87 hospitality   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act or practice of one who is hospitable; reception and entertainment of strangers or guests without reward
88 hostility   Speak   Example Sentences
n. unfriendliness; hatred; state of being hostile
89 humanity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. kindness; virtue; all of the inhabitants of the earth
90 humidity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. dampness; moisture; a measurement of how much water there is in the air
91 humility   Speak   Example Sentences
n. quality or condition of being humble; low estimate of one's self; self-abasement
92 identity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. exact sameness; fact of being who, what a person or thing is; a close similarity
93 immobility   Speak   Example Sentences
n. quality of not moving; remaining in place
94 immunity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. protection; exemption from normal legal duties
95 impracticality   Speak   Example Sentences
n. concerned with theoretical possibilities rather than actual use
96 impunity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. freedom from punishment or harm; exemption from injury, suffering, or discomfort
97 inability   Speak   Example Sentences
n. lack of ability, especially mental ability, to do something
98 incongruity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate
99 incredulity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. disbelief; doubt about the truth of something
100 indemnity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. security; insurance; exemption from loss or damage; immunity from penalty, or the punishment; amnesty
101 indignity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. offensive or insulting treatment
102 inequality   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a lack of equality or fair treatment in the sharing of opportunities
103 inequity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. unfairness; lack of equity or abstract justice; disagreement with equitable principles
104 inferiority   Speak   Example Sentences
n. state of being lower than or not as good as
105 infidelity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. lack of faith or belief in some religious system; unfaithfulness to a sexual partner, especially a spouse
106 infinity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the unlimited extent of time, space, or quantity; eternity; boundlessness; immensity
107 infirmity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. weakness; bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age
108 ingenuity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. quality or power of ready invention; quickness or acuteness in forming new combinations
109 iniquity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a very wrong and unfair action or situation; gross injustice or unrighteousness, wickedness
110 insanity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. madness; craziness; mental illness or derangement; extreme foolishness; folly
111 insularity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. narrow-mindedness; isolation; state of being isolated or detached
112 integrity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness
113 intensity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the magnitude of sound; the amount of energy transmitted; high level or degree; the property of being intense
114 jollity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. gayness; splendor; cheerfulness or celebration
115 levity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. lack of seriousness; the lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate
116 liability   Speak   Example Sentences
n. something that holds one back; state of being legally obliged and responsible
117 locality   Speak   Example Sentences
n. place; district; surrounding or nearby region; particular neighborhood
118 longevity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation
119 luminosity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. light; radiance; quality of being luminous
120 majority   Speak   Example Sentences
n. greater number or part; a number more than half of the total
121 malleability   Speak   Example Sentences
n. property of something that can be hammered or shaped under pressure without breaking
122 maturity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. state or quality of being mature; ripeness; full development; arrival of the time fixed for payment
123 mediocrity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. quality of being mediocre; middle state or degree; a moderate degree or rate.
124 mentality   Speak   Example Sentences
n. mental action or power; intellectual activity; intellectuality
125 minority   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group
126 mobility   Speak   Example Sentences
n. quality of moving freely; movement; motion
127 morality   Speak   Example Sentences
n. set of social rules, customs, traditions, beliefs, or practices which specify proper, acceptable forms of conduct
128 multiplicity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. state of being multiplex or various; condition of being numerous; a large number
129 mutability   Speak   Example Sentences
n. ability to change in form; fickleness
130 nobility   Speak   Example Sentences
n. quality or state of being noble; the superiority of mind or character; commanding excellence; eminence
131 nonconformity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. failure to conform; lack of harmony or correspondence
132 nonentity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. person of no importance; something that does not exist or that exists only in the imagination
133 nudity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. quality or state of being nude; nakedness.
134 obesity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. state of being obese due to an excess of body fat
135 obscurity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. quality or state of being obscure; darkness; privacy; inconspicuousness
136 opportunity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. chance or situation that makes it possible to do something that you want to do
137 originality   Speak   Example Sentences
n. novelty; creativity; capacity to act or think independently
138 parity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. equality in status or amount; similarity or close
139 partiality   Speak   Example Sentences
n. inclination; favorable prejudice or bias; special fondness
140 paternity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. relation of a father to his child
141 paucity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. scarcity; smallness of number; fewness
142 peculiarity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. eccentricity; oddness; an odd or unusual characteristic; private ownership; proprietorship
143 perpetuity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the property of being perpetual, seemingly ceaseless
144 perplexity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. quality or state of being perplexed or puzzled; complication; intricacy; entanglement; embarrassment
145 personality   Speak   Example Sentences
n. complex of all the attributes of a person; totality of qualities and traits of a person
146 plasticity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. ability to be molded, formed, or modeled; quality or state of being plastic
147 pomposity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; acting like a stuffed shirt
148 popularity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after
149 possibility   Speak   Example Sentences
n. capability of existing or happening or being true; a future prospect or potential
150 posterity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
151 potentiality   Speak   Example Sentences
n. inherent capacity for coming into being; an aptitude that may be developed
152 practicality   Speak   Example Sentences
n. concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities
153 predictability   Speak   Example Sentences
n. likelihood; quality of being predictable
154 priority   Speak   Example Sentences
n. preceding in time, importance, or urgency
155 proclivity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning
156 productivity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. quality or state of being productive; productiveness.
157 prolixity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. tedious wordiness; verbosity;  great length; minute detail
158 propensity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection
159 propinquity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. property of being close together; kinship; nearness; similarity in nature
160 prosperity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. good fortune; financial success; physical well-being
161 proximity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation
162 publicity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. state of being public; information to attract public notice
163 pugnacity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. combativeness; inclination or readiness to fight; quarrelsomeness
164 purity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. condition of being pure; freedom from foreign admixture or deleterious matter; cleanness
165 reciprocity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence; mutual exchange of commercial or other privileges
166 reliability   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the trait of being dependable or reliable
167 responsibility   Speak   Example Sentences
n. duties; obligation; state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable
168 rigidity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. stiffness; the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending
169 rotundity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. roundness; rounded fullness; integral entireness
170 sagacity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness
171 salinity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the relative proportion of salt in a solution; the taste experience when salt is taken into the mouth
172 sanity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. condition or quality of being sane; soundness of health of body or mind, especially of the mind
173 security   Speak   Example Sentences
n. freedom from risk or danger; safety
174 sensibility   Speak   Example Sentences
n. ability to feel or perceive; keen intellectual perception
175 sensitivity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. sense; acuteness; capacity of an organ or organism to respond to stimulation
176 serendipity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck
177 serenity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the calmness of mind; quietness; stillness; peace
178 severity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. extreme rigor; strictness; rigidity; harshness
179 simplicity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. easiness; plainness; absence of luxury or showiness; lack of good sense or intelligence; foolishness
180 solemnity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony
181 solidarity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. union of interests, purposes, or sympathies among members of a group; accord
182 speciality   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a particular or peculiar case; a distinguishing mark or feature
183 spontaneity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. naturalness; freedom from constraint; happening or arising without external cause; self-generated
184 stability   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the quality or state of something that is not easily changed or likely to change
185 suavity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. smooth and gracious in manner; quality of being sweet or pleasing to mind; agreeableness
186 temerity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger
187 tenacity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. firmness of hold or of purpose; persistence
188 timidity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. lack of self-confidence or courage
189 tranquility   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a peaceful, calm state, without noise, violence, or worry  
190 tranquillity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. calmness; peace; freedom from disturbance or agitation
191 unanimity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. complete agreement in opinion or resolution of all persons concerned
192 uniformity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. sameness or consistency; not changing or being different in any way
193 unity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. state of being joined together or in agreement; quality of being united into one
194 utility   Speak   Example Sentences
n. something useful; public service
195 validity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. quality of having legal force or effectiveness
196 vanity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
197 variability   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a quality of variability and lack of uniformity
198 velocity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
199 veracity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies
200 verity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. truth, fact, or reality, especially enduring religious or ethical truth
201 viability   Speak   Example Sentences
n. capable of normal growth and development
202 vicinity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. state of being near in space or relationship; proximity
203 virtuosity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. appreciation for or interest in fine objects of art; lovers of the elegant arts collectively
204 viscosity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the resistance of a liquid to sheer forces; physics coefficient of viscosity; quality of flowing slowly
205 vitality   Speak   Example Sentences
n. energetic style; being able to survive and grow; capacity to live, grow, or develop
206 vulgarity   Speak   Example Sentences
n. quality or state of being vulgar; mean condition of life; state of lower classes of society