单词 | perseity |
释义 | perseity in British English (pəˈsiɪtɪ) noun philosophy the state or property of having an existence or being that does not depend on other objects perseity in American English (pərˈseiɪti, -ˈsi-) noun (in medieval philosophy) the quality of those things having substance independently of any real object Word origin [1685–95; ‹ ML persēitās, equiv. to L per sē per se + -itās -ity]This word is first recorded in the period 1685–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: align, blowhole, converge, lens, patchwork-ity is a suffix used to form abstract nouns expressing state or condition. Other wordsthat use the affix -ity include: Latinity, civility, jollity |
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