generality
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generality
- /ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹæl.ɪ.ti/ UK
- /ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹæl.ə.ti/ Canada, US
- [ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹæl.ə.ɾi] Canada, US
- /ˌd͡ʒen.əˈɹæl.ə.ti/ Australia
- [ˌd͡ʒen.əˈɹæl.ə.ɾi] Australia
Rhymes with -ælɪti
Where it comes from
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.
noun generalities · generalty
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The quality of being general.
Similar: oftenness
- The population in general. "You must not come to me," answered her listener, "for a defence of society; I have long since loathed its bitterness as much as I despise its baseness. You cannot know the miserably mean motives that actuate the generality; but the trifles so sought give their own narrowness to the mind."
- A generalization. He was very vague, speaking only in generalities.
Translations
Talk about this word "generality." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/generality. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. generality. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/generality "generality." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/generality.Cite this
@misc{generality_2026,
title = {generality},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/generality},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
