Meanings
nouncollectivity (countable and uncountable, plural collectivities)
plural collectivities
- uncountableThe condition of being collective.
Collectivity was treated as an end in itself: We were here, as ruangrupa exhorted us, to “Make friends, not art!”
2022 September 23, Jason Farago, “The World’s Most Prestigious Art Exhibition Is Over. Maybe Forever.”, in The New York Times, →ISSNSynonyms: collectiveness
- countableA body of people considered as a whole.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe condition of being collective.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincon-
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*léǵeti
- Proto-Italic*legō
- Latinlegō
- Latincolligō
- Latincollēctus
- Latincollēctīvus
- Middle Frenchcollectif
- Englishcollective
- Englishcollectivity
From collective + -ity.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French collectivité, collectivité
- collectivitéthe condition of being collective
- collectivitéa body of people considered as a whole
Italian collettività
- collettivitàthe condition of being collective
Polish zbiorowość
- zbiorowośća body of people considered as a whole
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collectivity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collectivity
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“collectivity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collectivity. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “collectivity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collectivity.
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