Technicality
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌtɛknɪˈkælɪti/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Technicality is a noun meaning The quality or state of being technical.
Meaning
The quality or state of being technical.
More Meanings
- That which is technical, or peculiar to any trade, profession, sect, or the like.
- A minor detail, rule, law, etc., seemingly insignificant to a non-specialist but which has significant consequences in larger matters.
Example Sentences
legal technicality
the technicalities of the sect
Ha and Hyland suggest that technicality is not binary and it is not always possible to say that a word is technical or not.
[T]he names of places and horses and slangy technicalities of the turf, had interlarded the poor girl's brain-sick babble; […]
Word Forms
- technicalities
Synonyms for technicality
Depending on context, synonyms include technicalness, trifle, triviality.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include triviality, trifle, technical, technological, technology, tech.
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