Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

supremity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: supremi-ty
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"She was young and beautiful, with dark, oriental features, and a bearing which aimed at supremity of arrogance."
"That hour at the entrance to Deception Pass had been the climax of her suffering—the flood of her wrath—the last of her sacrifice—the supremity of her love—and the attainment of peace."
"The values of War or Empire and Love are ever twin supremities in Shakespeare."

Etymology

From supreme + -ity, compare Latin suprēmitās.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: suprēmitās
Suffix: supreme

Usage

Inflected Forms

supremities (plural)

Questions

What does supremity mean?: Supremacy.
Where does supremity come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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