-crasy

US, UK/-kɹəsi/

suffix

temperament, constituent pattern.

OriginAncient Greek κρᾶσις ← Latin -crāsia ← Old French -crasie →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. temperament, constituent pattern.

Origin

  1. Old French-crasie
  2. Latin-crāsia
  3. Ancient Greekκρᾶσις“mixing, tempering”
  4. English-crasy

Ultimately from Ancient Greek κρᾶσις (krâsis, “mixing, tempering”), often via Latin -crāsia and, additionally, Old French -crasie.

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APA

-crasy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-crasy

MLA

“-crasy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-crasy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-crasy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-crasy.

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