NYT Dictionary
TELICITY
/tiːˈlɪsɪti/NounTELIC-i-tytelic-i-ty · 3 syllablesAdvanced/Professional
Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2019
Meaning
The property of a verb or verb phrase that presents an action or event as being complete in some sense.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
Etymology tree English telic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English telicity From telic + -ity.
NYT Puzzle Appearances
No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2019.