noun
Meaning 1
The quality of being general.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
generality
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹæl.ɪ.ti/
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Canada, US: /ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹæl.ə.ti/
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Canada, US: [ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹæl.ə.ɾi]
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Australian: /ˌd͡ʒen.əˈɹæl.ə.ti/
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Australian: [ˌd͡ʒen.əˈɹæl.ə.ɾi]
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rhymes with -ælɪti
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noun
Meaning 2
The population in general.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A generalization.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
- He was very vague, speaking only in generalities.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: particularity
Broader terms: quality
Narrower terms: commonality, commonness, pervasiveness, prevalence, universality, catholicity, totality
noun
Meaning 5
an idea or conclusion having general application
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he spoke in broad generalities
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: generalization, generalisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: idea, thought
Narrower terms: principle, rule
History
Etymology
From Middle English generalite, from Anglo-Norman and Middle French generalité (modern French généralité), from general + -ité; also influenced by Latin generālitās. By surface analysis, general + -ity.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: генералност (generalnost) — quality
- Bulgarian: общоприложимост (obštopriložimost) — quality
- Finnish: ylimalkaisuus — quality
- Finnish: epämääräisyys — quality
- Galician: xeneralidade — quality
- Georgian: ზოგადობა (zogadoba) — quality
- Georgian: გაურკვევლობა (gaurḳvevloba) — quality
- Georgian: განუსაზღვრელობა (ganusazɣvreloba) — quality
- Spanish: generalidad — quality
- Bulgarian: обобщение (obobštenie) — generalization
- Finnish: yleistys — generalization
- Georgian: განზოგადება (ganzogadeba) — generalization
- Russian: обобще́ние (obobščénije) — generalization
Real reading context