Home › Words › O › orphanityorphanityorphanity means the state of being an orphan; orphanhood.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, orphanity ranks #2,710 of 42,749 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom orphan + -ity, from Latin orphanitas.nounThe state of being an orphan; orphanhood.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.orphanry 94% match — The state of being an orphan. vs orphanity →orphancy 91% match — The state of being an orphan. vs orphanity →orphanism 90% match — The state of being an orphan. vs orphanity →orphanship 89% match — The state of being an orphan. vs orphanity →orphandom 88% match — The state of being an orphan. vs orphanity →orphanhood 86% match — The state of being an orphan; the losing of both parents through their death. vs orphanity →orphany 78% match — Synonym of orphanry. vs orphanity →orphanlike 77% match — Resembling or characteristic of an orphan. vs orphanity →