Meaning of FINALITY
| Pronunciation: | | fI'nalitee
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| | Definition: | | [n] the quality of being final or definitely settled; "the finality of death" |
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| | Synonyms: | | conclusiveness, decisiveness |
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| | Antonyms: | | inconclusiveness | | |
| | See Also: | | definiteness, determinateness | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Fi*nal"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Finalities}. [L. finalitas the
being last.]
1. The state of being final, finished, or complete; a final
or conclusive arrangement; a settlement. --Baxter.
2. The relation of end or purpose to its means. --Janet.
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| | Related Terms: | | apodosis, catastrophe, ceasing, certainty, certitude, cessation, coda, conclusion, consummation, crack of doom, culmination, curtain, curtains, death, decease, decisiveness, definitiveness, denouement, destination, destiny, doom, effect, end, end point, ending, envoi, epilogue, eschatology, eventuality, expiration, fate, final solution, final twitch, final words, finale, finis, finish, fixedness, futureness, futurity, goal, immutability, incontrovertibility, indisputability, irrefutability, irreversibility, izzard, last, last breath, last gasp, last things, last trumpet, last words, latter end, omega, payoff, period, peroration, quietus, resolution, resting place, stoppage, stopping place, sureness, swan song, term, terminal, termination, terminus, ultimateness, unalterability, unchangeability, windup, Z |
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