-aneity

English

Etymology

From Latin -āneitās, from -āneus +‎ -tās. By surface analysis, -ane(ous) +‎ -ity.

Suffix

-aneity

  1. Used to form an abstract noun from an adjective, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description.
    contemporaneous + ‎-aneity → ‎contemporaneity (the state of being contemporaneous)
    extemporaneous + ‎-aneity → ‎extemporaneity (the state of being extemporaneous)
    extraneous + ‎-aneity → ‎extraneity (the state of being extraneous)
    instantaneous + ‎-aneity → ‎instantaneity (the state of being instantaneous)
    spontaneous + ‎-aneity → ‎spontaneity (the state of being spontaneous)

Derived terms