"-osity" meaning in English

See -osity in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ˈɒ.sɪ.ti/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɑ.sə.ti/ [General-American], /-ɾi/ [General-American]
Etymology: From Middle English -ouste, from Old French -ouseté, from Latin -ōsitāt-; later modified to the current form. It is equivalent to -ose or -ous + -ity. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|-ouste}} Middle English -ouste, {{der|en|fro|-ouseté}} Old French -ouseté, {{der|en|la|-ōsitāt-}} Latin -ōsitāt-, {{m|en|-ose#Etymology 1}} -ose, {{m|en|-ous#Suffix}} -ous, {{m|en|-ity#Suffix}} -ity Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -osity, {{en-suffix}} -osity
  1. Forming nouns, usually abstract, and usually from adjectives in -ous or -ose. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--osity-en-suffix-C8L0~4dN Categories (other): English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 61 39
  2. (colloquial) Forming nouns from other adjectives for humorous effect. Tags: colloquial, morpheme
    Sense id: en--osity-en-suffix-M0C67XHd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    {
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      "word": "religiosity"
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      "word": "scrupulosity"
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      "word": "-ship"
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    {
      "word": "-itas"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "-th"
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    {
      "word": "-ia"
    },
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      "word": "-itia"
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    {
      "word": "-ity"
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