Generality
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹæl.ɪ.ti/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Generality is a noun meaning (uncountable) The quality of being general.
Meaning
(uncountable) The quality of being general.
More Meanings
- (uncountable) The population in general.
- (countable) A generalization.
Example Sentences
He was very vague, speaking only in generalities.
"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."
Word Forms
- generalities
- generalty
Synonyms for generality
Depending on context, synonyms include oftenness, generalization.
Antonyms for generality
Common opposites include particularity.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include generalization, general, generalisation, comprehensiveness, universality, pervasiveness.
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