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grammaticality

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ɡɹəˌmæt.ɪˈkæl.ɪ.ti/
  • rhymes with -ælɪti

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noun

Meaning 1

(of language) The state or attribute of obeying the rules of grammar (being grammatical).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: grammaticalness

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English grammatical Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English grammaticality From grammatical + -ity.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: grammaticaliteit — state of obeying the rules of grammar
  • Finnish: kieliopillisuus — state of obeying the rules of grammar
  • Georgian: მართებულობა (martebuloba) — state of obeying the rules of grammar
  • Georgian: გრამატიკულად მართებულობა (gramaṭiḳulad martebuloba) — state of obeying the rules of grammar
  • Georgian: სისწორე (sisc̣ore) — state of obeying the rules of grammar
  • Georgian: გრამატიკული სისწორე (gramaṭiḳuli sisc̣ore) — state of obeying the rules of grammar
  • Georgian: გრამატიკულობა (gramaṭiḳuloba) — state of obeying the rules of grammar
  • German: Grammatikalität — state of obeying the rules of grammar
  • Greek: γραμματικότητα (grammatikótita) — state of obeying the rules of grammar
  • Malay: kegramatisan — state of obeying the rules of grammar
  • Romanian: gramaticalitate — state of obeying the rules of grammar
  • Russian: граммати́чность (grammatíčnostʹ) — state of obeying the rules of grammar
  • Spanish: gramaticalidad — state of obeying the rules of grammar