-acy

Derived from Latin, the suffix -acy means "the state of" or "the quality or condition of."
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  1. accuracy
    the quality of being near to the true value
  2. advocacy
    active support of an idea or cause
  3. delicacy
    the quality of being exquisitely fine in appearance
  4. diplomacy
    negotiation between nations
  5. fallacy
    a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
  6. illiteracy
    an inability to read
  7. inaccuracy
    the quality of having errors
  8. inadequacy
    a lack of competence
  9. intimacy
    a feeling of being close and belonging together
  10. intricacy
    the quality of having elaborately complex detail
  11. legitimacy
    lawfulness by virtue of being authorized
  12. literacy
    the ability to read and write
  13. primacy
    the state of being first in importance
  14. privacy
    the condition of being concealed or hidden
  15. supremacy
    power to dominate or defeat
Created on Wed May 28 12:07:26 EDT 2025 (updated Fri Jun 06 13:29:06 EDT 2025)

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