Word Root: ity

1 ability     

n. capacity; skill

2 absurdity     

n. quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment; logical contradiction

3 accessibility     

n. the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with

4 acclivity     

n. upward slope, as of hill

5 acerbity     

n. the bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone

6 acidity     

n. pH values below 7; taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth

7 activity     

n. a thing that a person or group does or has done

8 acuity     

n. sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness

9 adversity     

n. state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune

10 affability     

n. a disposition to be friendly and approachable, easy to talk to

11 affinity     

n. natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage

12 agility     

n. mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

13 alacrity     

n. cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

14 ambiguity     

n. state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty

15 amenity     

n. pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions

16 amity     

n. friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

17 animosity     

n. bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act

18 annuity     

n. annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year

19 anonymity     

n. state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged

20 antiquity     

n. ancient times, especially the times preceding the Middle Ages; extreme oldness

21 asperity     

n. the sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate

22 atrocity     

n. brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness

23 audacity     

a. daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesome; reckless daring

24 brevity     

n. quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression

25 brutality     

n. quality of being brutal; inhumanity; savageness; pitilessness

26 calamity     

n. event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery

27 capability     

n. quality of being capable; capacity; skill

28 capacity     

n. mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate

29 captivity     

n. prison; confinement; state of being a prisoner

30 cavity     

n. hole; cavern; hollow area within the body

31 celebrity     

n. a widely known person; the state of being well known

32 celerity     

n. swiftness of action or motion; speed

33 charity     

n. activity or gift that benefits the public at large

34 chastity     

n. state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse

35 civility     

n. act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship

36 clarity     

n. clearness of thought or style; brightness; splendor

37 commodity     

n. goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit

38 community     

n. society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government

39 complexity     

n. complication; the state of having many parts and being difficult to understand

40 complicity     

n. participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing

41 conductivity     

n. transmission of heat or electricity or sound

42 conformity     

n. similarity in form or character; agreement

43 congruity     

n. relation or agreement between things; fitness; harmony; correspondence; consistency.

44 continuity     

n. property of a continuous and connected period of time

45 cupidity     

n. greed; excessive desire, especially for wealth

46 curiosity     

n. a strong desire to know or learn something

47 declivity     

n. downward slope, as of a hill

48 deity     

n. god; divinity; supernatural things

49 density     

n. thickness; the quantity of something per unit measure, especially per unit length, area, or volume

50 depravity     

n. extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness

51 dexterity     

n. right-handedness; readiness and grace in physical activity; skill and ease in using the hands; expertness in manual acts

52 dignity     

n. the quality or state of being worthy of esteem or respect

53 disability     

n. the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness

54 disparity     

n. difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree

55 diversity     

n. point or respect in which things differ; the difference

56 duplicity     

n. double-dealing; deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech; acting in bad faith.

57 eccentricity     

n. oddity; departure from that which is stated, regular, or usual; deviation from the center

58 elasticity     

n. the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed

59 enmity     

n. ill will; hatred; quality or state of being hostile

60 enormity     

n. hugeness in a bad sense; the act of extreme evil or wickedness

61 entity     

n. real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence

62 equality     

n. state or quality of being equal

63 equanimity     

n. calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.

64 equity     

n. the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporate; something that is just and fair

65 extremity     

n. end; utmost point; the outermost or farthest point or portion

66 facility     

n. service, space, and equipment provided for a particular purpose

67 familiarity     

n. state of being familiar; intimate and frequent converse, or association; freedom from ceremony and constraint

68 fecundity     

n. fertility; fruitfulness; productive or creative power

69 felicity     

n. great happiness; pleasing and appropriate manner or style

70 ferocity     

n. savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty

71 fertility     

n. state or quality of being fertile or fruitful; fruitfulness; productiveness

72 fidelity     

n. faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances

73 flexibility     

n. quality of being adaptable or variable

74 formality     

n. quality or condition of being formal; something done just for form's sake

75 fragility     

n. lack of physical strength; weakness; feebleness

76 fraternity     

n. state of being fraternal or brotherly; brotherhood; a body of men associated for common interest

77 frivolity     

n. not serious or sensible; acting like a clown; something of little value or significance

78 frugality     

n. thrift; prudent economy; sparing use

79 generality     

n. quality of being general; an idea having general application

80 generosity     

n. quality or condition of being generous; quality of being noble

81 geniality     

n. the warmth of disposition and manners; kindliness; sympathy

82 gentility     

n. quality of being well-mannered; refinement; people of good birth

83 gratuity     

n. something given freely or without recompense; free gift; a present

84 gravity     

n. seriousness; solemn and dignified feeling; natural force between two massive bodies

85 heredity     

n. genetics; inheritance; the genetic transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring

86 hilarity     

n. great enjoyable or amusing activity

87 hospitality     

n. act or practice of one who is hospitable; reception and entertainment of strangers or guests without reward

88 hostility     

n. unfriendliness; hatred; state of being hostile

89 humanity     

n. kindness; virtue; all of the inhabitants of the earth

90 humidity     

n. dampness; moisture; a measurement of how much water there is in the air

91 humility     

n. quality or condition of being humble; low estimate of one's self; self-abasement

92 identity     

n. exact sameness; fact of being who, what a person or thing is; a close similarity

93 immobility     

n. quality of not moving; remaining in place

94 immunity     

n. protection; exemption from normal legal duties

95 impracticality     

n. concerned with theoretical possibilities rather than actual use

96 impunity     

n. freedom from punishment or harm; exemption from injury, suffering, or discomfort

97 inability     

n. lack of ability, especially mental ability, to do something

98 incongruity     

n. quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate

99 incredulity     

n. disbelief; doubt about the truth of something

100 indemnity     

n. security; insurance; exemption from loss or damage; immunity from penalty, or the punishment; amnesty

101 indignity     

n. offensive or insulting treatment

102 inequality     

n. a lack of equality or fair treatment in the sharing of opportunities

103 inequity     

n. unfairness; lack of equity or abstract justice; disagreement with equitable principles

104 inferiority     

n. state of being lower than or not as good as

105 infidelity     

n. lack of faith or belief in some religious system; unfaithfulness to a sexual partner, especially a spouse

106 infinity     

n. the unlimited extent of time, space, or quantity; eternity; boundlessness; immensity

107 infirmity     

n. weakness; bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age

108 ingenuity     

n. quality or power of ready invention; quickness or acuteness in forming new combinations

109 iniquity     

n. a very wrong and unfair action or situation; gross injustice or unrighteousness, wickedness

110 insanity     

n. madness; craziness; mental illness or derangement; extreme foolishness; folly

111 insularity     

n. narrow-mindedness; isolation; state of being isolated or detached

112 integrity     

n. quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness

113 intensity     

n. the magnitude of sound; the amount of energy transmitted; high level or degree; the property of being intense

114 jollity     

n. gayness; splendor; cheerfulness or celebration

115 levity     

n. lack of seriousness; the lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate

116 liability     

n. something that holds one back; state of being legally obliged and responsible

117 locality     

n. place; district; surrounding or nearby region; particular neighborhood

118 longevity     

n. long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation

119 luminosity     

n. light; radiance; quality of being luminous

120 majority     

n. greater number or part; a number more than half of the total

121 malleability     

n. property of something that can be hammered or shaped under pressure without breaking

122 maturity     

n. state or quality of being mature; ripeness; full development; arrival of the time fixed for payment

123 mediocrity     

n. quality of being mediocre; middle state or degree; a moderate degree or rate.

124 mentality     

n. mental action or power; intellectual activity; intellectuality

125 minority     

n. a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group

126 mobility     

n. quality of moving freely; movement; motion

127 morality     

n. set of social rules, customs, traditions, beliefs, or practices which specify proper, acceptable forms of conduct

128 multiplicity     

n. state of being multiplex or various; condition of being numerous; a large number

129 mutability     

n. ability to change in form; fickleness

130 nobility     

n. quality or state of being noble; the superiority of mind or character; commanding excellence; eminence

131 nonconformity     

n. failure to conform; lack of harmony or correspondence

132 nonentity     

n. person of no importance; something that does not exist or that exists only in the imagination

133 nudity     

n. quality or state of being nude; nakedness.

134 obesity     

n. state of being obese due to an excess of body fat

135 obscurity     

n. quality or state of being obscure; darkness; privacy; inconspicuousness

136 opportunity     

n. chance or situation that makes it possible to do something that you want to do

137 originality     

n. novelty; creativity; capacity to act or think independently

138 parity     

n. equality in status or amount; similarity or close

139 partiality     

n. inclination; favorable prejudice or bias; special fondness

140 paternity     

n. relation of a father to his child

141 paucity     

n. scarcity; smallness of number; fewness

142 peculiarity     

n. eccentricity; oddness; an odd or unusual characteristic; private ownership; proprietorship

143 perpetuity     

n. the property of being perpetual, seemingly ceaseless

144 perplexity     

n. quality or state of being perplexed or puzzled; complication; intricacy; entanglement; embarrassment

145 personality     

n. complex of all the attributes of a person; totality of qualities and traits of a person

146 plasticity     

n. ability to be molded, formed, or modeled; quality or state of being plastic

147 pomposity     

n. excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; acting like a stuffed shirt

148 popularity     

n. quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after

149 possibility     

n. capability of existing or happening or being true; a future prospect or potential

150 posterity     

n. descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations

151 potentiality     

n. inherent capacity for coming into being; an aptitude that may be developed

152 practicality     

n. concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities

153 predictability     

n. likelihood; quality of being predictable

154 priority     

n. preceding in time, importance, or urgency

155 proclivity     

n. inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning

156 productivity     

n. quality or state of being productive; productiveness.

157 prolixity     

n. tedious wordiness; verbosity;  great length; minute detail

158 propensity     

n. natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection

159 propinquity     

n. property of being close together; kinship; nearness; similarity in nature

160 prosperity     

n. good fortune; financial success; physical well-being

161 proximity     

n. state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation

162 publicity     

n. state of being public; information to attract public notice

163 pugnacity     

n. combativeness; inclination or readiness to fight; quarrelsomeness

164 purity     

n. condition of being pure; freedom from foreign admixture or deleterious matter; cleanness

165 reciprocity     

n. a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence; mutual exchange of commercial or other privileges

166 reliability     

n. the trait of being dependable or reliable

167 responsibility     

n. duties; obligation; state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable

168 rigidity     

n. stiffness; the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending

169 rotundity     

n. roundness; rounded fullness; integral entireness

170 sagacity     

n. quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness

171 salinity     

n. the relative proportion of salt in a solution; the taste experience when salt is taken into the mouth

172 sanity     

n. condition or quality of being sane; soundness of health of body or mind, especially of the mind

173 security     

n. freedom from risk or danger; safety

174 sensibility     

n. ability to feel or perceive; keen intellectual perception

175 sensitivity     

n. sense; acuteness; capacity of an organ or organism to respond to stimulation

176 serendipity     

n. gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck

177 serenity     

n. the calmness of mind; quietness; stillness; peace

178 severity     

n. extreme rigor; strictness; rigidity; harshness

179 simplicity     

n. easiness; plainness; absence of luxury or showiness; lack of good sense or intelligence; foolishness

180 solemnity     

n. seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony

181 solidarity     

n. union of interests, purposes, or sympathies among members of a group; accord

182 speciality     

n. a particular or peculiar case; a distinguishing mark or feature

183 spontaneity     

n. naturalness; freedom from constraint; happening or arising without external cause; self-generated

184 stability     

n. the quality or state of something that is not easily changed or likely to change

185 suavity     

n. smooth and gracious in manner; quality of being sweet or pleasing to mind; agreeableness

186 temerity     

n. boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger

187 tenacity     

n. firmness of hold or of purpose; persistence

188 timidity     

n. lack of self-confidence or courage

189 tranquility     

n. a peaceful, calm state, without noise, violence, or worry  

190 tranquillity     

n. calmness; peace; freedom from disturbance or agitation

191 unanimity     

n. complete agreement in opinion or resolution of all persons concerned

192 uniformity     

n. sameness or consistency; not changing or being different in any way

193 unity     

n. state of being joined together or in agreement; quality of being united into one

194 utility     

n. something useful; public service

195 validity     

n. quality of having legal force or effectiveness

196 vanity     

n. quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit

197 variability     

n. a quality of variability and lack of uniformity

198 velocity     

n. rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness

199 veracity     

n. truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies

200 verity     

n. truth, fact, or reality, especially enduring religious or ethical truth

201 viability     

n. capable of normal growth and development

202 vicinity     

n. state of being near in space or relationship; proximity

203 virtuosity     

n. appreciation for or interest in fine objects of art; lovers of the elegant arts collectively

204 viscosity     

n. the resistance of a liquid to sheer forces; physics coefficient of viscosity; quality of flowing slowly

205 vitality     

n. energetic style; being able to survive and grow; capacity to live, grow, or develop

206 vulgarity     

n. quality or state of being vulgar; mean condition of life; state of lower classes of society