aureity means the particular property peculiar to gold; goldenness. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
aureity is pronounced /ˌɔːˈɹiː.ɪ.ti/.
Why “aureity” is a great word
AUREITY — [Noun] The distinctive quality or property of being gold; goldenness. From the Latin aureitās, from aureus ("golden, of gold") and the noun-forming suffix -itās ("-ity"), with the suffix adapted to English -ity. Possibly coined by S.T. Coleridge. Unlike "luster" (which describes any surface gleam) or "value" (which denotes extrinsic worth), aureity is the intrinsic, sensuous essence of the metal itself. It is the cool, dense weight of a sovereign in the palm, the paradoxical warmth of light in a goblet, and the immutable resistance to tarnish that has outlasted empires—the profound, unyielding fact of the element, distinct from all the commerce and metaphor we lay upon it.
Etymology
From Latin aureitās, with the suffix adapted to -ity.
noun
- The particular property peculiar to gold; goldenness.