English noun: generality |
1. | generality (cognition) an idea or conclusion having general application |
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| Samples | He spoke in broad generalities.
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| Synonyms | generalisation, generalization |
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| Broader (hypernym) | idea, thought |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | principle, rule |
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2. | generality (attribute) the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability |
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| Broader (hypernym) | quality |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | catholicity, commonality, commonness, pervasiveness, prevalence, totality, universality |
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| Attribute | general, specific |
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| Antonyms | particularity, specialness |
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