-ositya noun suffix equivalent to -ose1 (or -ous) plus -ity.
[-ose1 + -ity, representing stem of Latin -ōsitas and French -osité]-osity
suffix
- forming nouns from adjectives ending in -ose (such as verbosity from verbose) and from adjectives ending in ous (such as pomposity from pompous)［由-ose或-ous结尾的形容词构成相应的名词, 如由verbose, pompous 构成verbosity, pomposity］。
词源
from French -osié or Latin -ositas.
-osity
word-forming element making nouns from adjectives in -ous, -ose(1); from French -osité, from Latin -ositatem (nominative -ositas), properly -ose + -ity.
ORIGIN: from -ose 1-ous -ity French -osité from) Latin -ositas .
-osity
Suffix
- Forming nouns, usually abstract, and usually from adjectives in -ous or -ose.
- colloquial Forming nouns from other adjectives for humourous effect.
Etymology
Middle English -ouste, from Old French -ouseté, from Latin -ōsitāt-. Later changed to current form.[1][2] Equivalent to -ose/-ous + -ity.
Usage notes
Rarely productive in English, outside of humourous use – primarily found in borrowings from Latin, often via French.
Synonyms
Derived terms
terms derived from adjectives in -ous
terms derived from adjectives in -ose
other derivations
terms derived using -osity for humorous effect
References
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary, second edition, 1989
- ^ Why is it spelled “curiosity” instead of “curiousity?”
后缀：-osity [名词后缀]
构成抽象名词，表示性质、状态、情况，与形容词后缀-ous与-ose相对应
curiosity 好奇心
globosity 球形，球状
grandiosity 宏大，雄伟
fabulosity 寓言性质
generosity 慷慨，大方
jocosity 滑稽
verbosity 冗长
flexuosity 弯曲状态