finality en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /fɪ-/ (archaic)
- /faɪˈnæləti/
- (Southern-England) audio
- /faɪˈnælɪti/
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French finalité. equivalent to final + -ity.
Meanings
-
(countable, uncountable) The state of being final; the condition from which no further changes occur.
By way of contrast there is an air of finality about the closure of the Welsh Highland Railway.
1949 November and December, “Notes and News: Festiniog and Welsh Highland Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 409: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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| finalities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
counterfinality · multifinality · equifinality · counter-finality · in finality
Translations (9)
fr finalité (state of being final) · cs konečnost (state of being final) · ca finalitat (state of being final) · fi lopullisuus (state of being final) · fi lainvoimaisuus (state of being final) · de Finalität (state of being final) · cs definitivnost (state of being final) · la fīnālitās (state of being final) · io finaleso (state of being final)