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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mon•y (mon′ē),USA pronunciation adj., n. [Scot. and North Eng.]- Scottish Termsmany.
-mony, - a suffix found on abstract nouns borrowed from Latin, usually denoting a status, role, or function (matrimony;
testimony), or a personal quality or kind of behavior (acrimony;
sanctimony).
- Latin -mōnium (denominal), -mōnia (usually deadjectival), presumably origin, originally derivatives with -ium -ium, -ia -ia of -mōn-, an adjective, adjectival or noun, nominal suffix, cognate with Greek -mōn (see hegemony); compare alimony
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