-ility

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a combination of -ile and -ity, used to form abstract nouns from adjectives with stems in -ile: agility; civility; ability.

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navy

beryl

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Origin of -ility

<French -ilité<Latin -ilitÄ?s;see -ile, -ity

Words nearby -ility

iliopectineal line, iliopsoas muscle, iliotibial band, iliotrochanteric, iliotrochanteric ligament, -ility, ilium, ilk, ilka, Ilkeston, Ilkley

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