-iety

suffix

Forming nouns denoting the quality or condition of being what is indicated by the first element of the word.

OriginFrench -ieté ← Latin -ietas →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. Forming nouns denoting the quality or condition of being what is indicated by the first element of the word.

Origin

  1. Latin-ietas
  2. French-ieté
  3. English-iety

From French -ieté or its source, Latin -ietas.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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