-itude

UK/ɪˌtjuːd/British, Southern, Standard/ɪˌt͡ʃʉwd/US/ɪˌtud/US/əˌtud/

suffix

Used to forms nouns of state, condition or quality.

“apt + -itude → aptitude”

OriginMiddle French -itude ← Latin -(i)tūdō →
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Meanings

suffix

alternative -tude

  1. Used to forms nouns of state, condition or quality.

    apt + -itude → aptitude

    2 more examples

    inept + -itude → ineptitude

    sole + -itude → solitude

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Latin-(i)tūdō
  2. Middle French-itude
  3. English-itude

Borrowed from Middle French -itude, from Latin -(i)tūdō. By surface analysis, -i- + -tude.

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Translations

French -itude
  • -itudesuffix
German -tude, -itüde
  • -tudesuffix
  • -itüdesuffix
Italian -itudine
  • -itudinesuffix
Japanese -さ, -度
  • -さ (sa)suffix
  • -度 (do)suffix
Latin -itudo
  • -itudosuffix
Polish -ość, -stwo
  • -ośćsuffix
  • -stwosuffix
Portuguese -itude, -idão
  • -itudesuffix
  • -idãosuffix
Romanian -itudine
  • -itudinesuffix
Spanish -itud
  • -itudsuffix
Swahili hali ya
  • hali yasuffix
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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