moiety

CEFRC2

/ˈmɔɪ.ə.ti/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    One of two equal parts of something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A share or portion, especially a smaller share.

Examples

  • The chemical structure contains an active ester moiety.

  • The moiety system was an ancient tradition.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /-ɾi/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Each descent group in a culture which is divided exactly into two descent groups.

  2. A specific segment of a molecule.

More examples

In context

  • The tribe was divided into two moiety groups.

  • Aniline has both a phenyl and an amino moiety.

  • The death of Anthony / Is not a ſingle doome. In the name lay / A moity of the world.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Middle French moytié, from Old French meitié (“half”) (modern French moitié (“half”)), from Late Latin medietās (“centre, midpoint; half”), from Latin medius (“half; middle”) + -tās (from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts (suffix forming nouns indicating a state of being)). Medius is ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“middle”), possibly from *me-dʰi- (“among; with”), from *me (“in the middle of; among; with”). The word is a doublet of mediety.