finality

English

Etymology

From Middle French finalité. equivalent to final +‎ -ity.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /faɪˈnælɪti/, /faɪˈnæləti/, (now rare) /fɪ-/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ælɪti

Noun

finality (countable and uncountable, plural finalities)

  1. 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.

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References
  1. Jespersen, Otto (1909) A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles (Sammlung germanischer Elementar- und Handbücher; 9)‎, volume I: Sounds and Spellings, London: George Allen & Unwin, published 1961, § 4.86, page 145.
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