-acity

suffix

having the quality of

OriginMiddle French -acité ← Latin -ācitās →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. having the quality of
  2. abounding in

Origin

  1. Latin-ācea
  2. Latin-ācitās
  3. Middle French-acité
  4. English-acity

From (1) Middle French -acité, from Latin -ācitās, from oblique stem of -āx, -ācis + -i- + -tās and (2) suffixal construction from Latin -ācea + -ity.

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APA

-acity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-acity

MLA

“-acity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-acity. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-acity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-acity.

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