finality

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finality

  • /faɪˈnælɪti/
  • /faɪˈnæləti/
  • /fɪ-/ archaic

Rhymes with -ælɪti

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Borrowed from Middle French finalité. equivalent to final + -ity.

noun finalities

  1. countable, uncountable The state of being final; the condition from which no further changes occur. The finality of my father's death suddenly hit me: there would be no more bedtime stories, no more games of catch in the back yard.

Opposite: nonfinality

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noun

Opposite: nonfinality

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noun state of being final

Françaisfinalité
DeutschFinalität

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"finality." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/finality. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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finality. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/finality

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"finality." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/finality.

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@misc{finality_2026,
  title = {finality},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/finality},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}