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FINALITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being final or definitely settled
Example:
the finality of death
Synonyms:
conclusiveness; decisiveness; finality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("finality" is a kind of...):
definiteness; determinateness (the quality of being predictable with great confidence)
Attribute:
conclusive (forming an end or termination; especially putting an end to doubt or question)
inconclusive (not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question)
Derivation:
final (not to be altered or undone)
final (occurring at or forming an end or termination)
final (conclusive in a process or progression)