Wordiyo
RootsVocabularyCoursesGuidesMy WordsPricing
Wordiyo

Build your English vocabulary systematically through roots and etymology.

Explore

  • Roots
  • Vocabulary
  • My Words

Learn

  • Guides
  • Pricing

Company

  • About
  • Terms
  • Privacy

© 2026 Wordiyo.

  1. Home
  2. /acid
  3. /acidity

acidity

UK/ә'siditi/US
TOEFLB2

Definitions

n.

The quality or degree of being acid; sourness

酸性;酸度;酸味

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
acidsour, sharp
+
-itystate, quality, condition
=acidity

acid + -ity (state, degree) = "the degree of being acid." Names how sour or acidic something is — soil acidity, stomach acidity.

Root acid still carries 3 more words

Common Collocations

  • 1.soil acidity土壤酸度
  • 2.level of acidity酸度水平

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Farmers test the acidity of the soil before planting.

  • 2.

    Too much coffee can increase stomach acidity.

Word Forms

Noun

Pluralacidities
← Back to acid