Standard Lemma guide

topicality

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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.

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Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -ælɪti

1

noun

Meaning 1

The condition of being topical.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: relevance, currency

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the attribute of being of interest at the present time

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the library had to discard books that had lost their topicality

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: interest, interestingness

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: actualité — condition of being topical
  • German: Gegenwartsbezogenheit — condition of being topical
  • German: Aktualität — condition of being topical
  • German: Gegenwartsnähe — condition of being topical
  • Hungarian: aktualitás — condition of being topical
  • Hungarian: időszerűség — condition of being topical
  • Polish: aktualność — condition of being topical