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- Suffix - implying the quality of the word it is appended to, or a skill regarding it.
A masterful player of the game Scrabble could be referred to as having Scrabbleosity.
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-osity — [äs′ə tē] 〚< Fr or L: Fr osité < L ositas: see OSE2, ITY〛 suffix forming nouns the quality of being (as specified): corresponds to OSE2 … Universalium
-osity — suffix forming nouns from adjectives in OUS (Cf. ous), OSE (Cf. ose) (1); from Fr. osité, from L. ositatem (nom. ositas), properly OSE (Cf. ose) + ITY (Cf. ity) … Etymology dictionary
-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). ORIGIN French osité or Latin ositas … English terms dictionary
-osity — [äs′ə tē] [< Fr or L: Fr osité < L ositas: see OSE2, ITY] suffix forming nouns the quality of being (as specified): corresponds to OSE2, OUS … English World dictionary
-osity — suffix forming nouns from adjectives in ose (see OSE(1)) and ous (verbosity; curiosity). Etymology: F ositeacute or L ositas ositatis: cf. ITY * * * suffix forming nouns from adjectives ending in ose (such as … Useful english dictionary
osity — Suffix implying the quality of the word it is appended to, or a skill regarding it. A masterful player of the game Scrabble could be referred to as having Scrabbleosity … Dictionary of american slang
-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). Origin from Fr. osité or L. ositas … English new terms dictionary
-osity — (L). Fullness … Dictionary of word roots and combining forms
-osity — a noun suffix equivalent to ose1 (or ous) plus ity. { ose1 + ity, representing stem of Latin ōsitas and French osité} …
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