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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-icity

/ɪs.ɪ.ti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
-ic-i-ty
IPA
/ɪs.ɪ.ti/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Used to form nouns, denoting a quality or condition, from adjectives, especially ones ending in -ic (in which case "ic" is not duplicated (see -ity)).

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English -icity From -ic + -ity.

Derived Forms

apricity biplicity Cantabrigicity delicity duplicity febricity felicity immundicity infelicity insimplicity achromaticity acoustoelectricity

Phrases

-ability -hood -ia -ibility -itas -itia -itude -ity

Frequently Paired Words

-ability -hood -ia -ibility -itas -itia -itude -ity

Questions

How do you pronounce -icity?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪs.ɪ.ti/.
What does -icity mean?
Used to form nouns, denoting a quality or condition, from adjectives, especially ones ending in -ic (in which case "ic" is not duplicated (see -ity)).
Where does -icity come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English -icity From -ic + -ity.

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