-acity|-ˈæsɪtɪ|formerly -acite, -acitie, compd. suffix. a.Fr.-acité,ad.L. -ācitāt-em (nom.-ācitās),f.-āci-(see-acious)+ -tāt-(see-ty), according to the regular type ofns.of quality in -tāt-emf.3rd decl.adjs.in -i-, as celeri-tāt-em, vorāci-tāt-em, voracity, the quality of being voracious. All theFr.adjs.in -acité are literary adaptations of or formations on L. words; theEng.are either adoptions ofFr.words, or analogous formations on L.adjs.Everyadj.in -acious may have an.of quality in -acity, on some of which are formedvbs.in -acitate; as cap-aci-ous, capaci-ty, capacit-ate.