-ility

Word Origin

a combination of -ile and -ity, used to form abstract nouns from adjectives with stems in -ile:

agility; civility; ability.

Origin

< French -ilité < Latin -ilitās; see -ile, -ity

-ilitya compound suffix making abstract nouns from adjectives by replacing the adjective suffixes: ◆ -il(e), -le, as in civility, sterility, ability.

[French -ilité, from Latin -ilitas]

-ilitycompound suffix (F. -ilité, L. -ilitās), consisting of -ity added to adjs. in -il (civility), -ile (servility), or -le (ability).1865Mrs. Gaskell Wives & Dau. xxxi, He heard of his successor's affability, and sociability, and amiability, and a variety of other agreeable ‘ilities’.

-ility /ˈɪlɪti/ suffix.

ORIGIN: French -ilité or its source Latin -ilitas: see -ity.

In or forming nouns from adjectives ending in -il, -ile, or -le, with senses as -ity, as civility, servility, ability.

后缀：-ility [名词后缀]

由-il(e)+-ity而成，表示性质、状态、情况

servility 奴性，卑屈

fertility 肥沃

juvenility 年少

contractility 可收缩性

retractility 能缩回

agility 敏捷，轻快

fragility 易碎，脆性

mobility 易动性，可动性

sectility 可切性，可分性

ductility 延展性

词根词缀：-ility

【来源及含义】Latin: a suffix; meaning, ability, ability to [do something]

【同源单词】ability, agility, arability, cardiomotility, contractility, ductility

词汇	-ility
词根词缀	Dictionary.com Macquarie OED SOED YoudictWordRoots -ility Word Origin 1 a combination of -ile and -ity, used to form abstract nouns from adjectives with stems in -ile: agility; civility; ability. Origin < French -ilité < Latin -ilitās; see -ile, -ity -ilitya compound suffix making abstract nouns from adjectives by replacing the adjective suffixes: ◆ -il(e), -le, as in civility, sterility, ability. [French -ilité, from Latin -ilitas] -ilitycompound suffix (F. -ilité, L. -ilitās), consisting of -ity added to adjs. in -il (civility), -ile (servility), or -le (ability).1865Mrs. Gaskell Wives & Dau. xxxi, He heard of his successor's affability, and sociability, and amiability, and a variety of other agreeable ‘ilities’. -ility /ˈɪlɪti/ suffix. ORIGIN: French -ilité or its source Latin -ilitas: see -ity. In or forming nouns from adjectives ending in -il, -ile, or -le, with senses as -ity, as civility, servility, ability. 后缀：-ility [名词后缀] 由-il(e)+-ity而成，表示性质、状态、情况 servility 奴性，卑屈 fertility 肥沃 juvenility 年少 contractility 可收缩性 retractility 能缩回 agility 敏捷，轻快 fragility 易碎，脆性 mobility 易动性，可动性 sectility 可切性，可分性 ductility 延展性词根词缀：-ility 【来源及含义】Latin: a suffix; meaning, ability, ability to [do something] 【同源单词】ability, agility, arability, cardiomotility, contractility, ductility
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