-ity

(Latin: suffix used to form abstract nouns expressing act, state, quality, property, or condition corresponding to an adjective)


pecuniosity
The state or fact of being supplied with money.
pedality
The physical nature of a soil as expressed by the features of its constituent peds.
pejority (puh JOR i ti)
The state or condition of being worse.
permeability
The property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid; as by osmosis or diffusion.
perspicacity
1. Keenness of sight; clearness of understanding or insight; penetration, discernment.
2. Acuteness of discernment or perception.
photosensitivity
Sensitivity to light.
phototoxicity
The property of rendering the skin abnormally sensitive to light.
piscine, pisinity
1. Relating to, characteristic of, or resembling fish.
2. A reference to fish; of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or characteristic of a fish or fishes.
polity
1. The form of government of a nation, state, church, or organization.
2. An organized society; such as, a nation, having a specific form of government.
polycentric, polycentricity
Having many centers.
polyonymosity
The availability of different names for the same person or thing.
portability
Easily carried or moved.
probability
A measure of how likely it is that some event will occur.
productivity
1. In economics, the rate of output per unit of input, used especially in measuring capital growth, and in assessing the effective use of labor, materials, and equipment.
2. The rate at which radiant energy is used by producers to form organic substances as food for consumers.
pseudoserendipity
1. A description of accidental discoveries of ways to achieve an end sought for, in contrast to the meaning of (true) serenpidity, which describes accidental discoveries of things not sought for.

The term was coined by Royston M. Roberts as stated in his book Serendipity, Accidental Discoveries in Science, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1989 (Introduction, pages x-xi).

2. To discover, invent, or create something in a surprising way.
3. The accidental discovery of a way or ways to achieve an end that was sought for.

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