tuckermanityEtymologyCoined in or around 1848 by Edgar Alan Poe as tuckermanities (see quote below) from the name of Henry Theodore Tuckerman, an American author, plus -ity. Compare humanities.tuckermanity means poetry or literature, especially that which is excessively proper or moralist; literature by or in the style of Henry T. Tuckerman. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.nounPoetry or literature, especially that which is excessively proper or moralist; literature by or in the style of Henry T. Tuckerman.“The general tuckermanities are arrant / Bubbles — ephemeral and so transparent”