-osity

English Etymology From en enm -ouste, from en fro -ouseté, from en la -ōsitās; later modified to the current form.Why is it spelled “curiosity” instead of “curiousity?” It is equivalent to en -ose -ful or en -ous#Suffix -ity#Suffix. Pronunciation en /ˈɒ.sɪ.ti/ RP en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--osity.wav Southern England en /ˈɑ.sə.ti/ /-ɾi/ GA en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--osity.wav Southern England en -o si ty Suffix Forming nouns, usually abstract, and usually from adjectives in -ous or -ose. en colloquial Forming nouns from other adjectives for humorous effect. en epicosity – epicness Usage notes Rarely productive in English outside of humorous use – primarily found in borrowings from Latin, often via French. Synonyms Anglo-Saxon: en -ness en -hood en -ship en -th Latinate: la -itas → en -ity en -itude en -ia la -itia en -ability en -ibility en -icity Derived terms en en terms derived from adjectives in -ous callosity credulosity curiosity generosity impetuosity incredulosity<ll:nonstandard> luminosity monstrosity pomposity porosity preciosity religiosity scrupulosity sinuosity venomosity virtuosity viscosity en terms derived from adjectives in -ose bellicosity grandiosity jocosity verbosity en other derivations animosity en terms derived using -osity for humorous effect bogosity randomosity References Anagrams en iosty yoits