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UNALTERABILITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being fixed and unchangeable
Example:
the fixedness of his gaze upset her
Synonyms:
fixedness; unalterability
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("unalterability" is a kind of...):
changelessness; unchangeability; unchangeableness; unchangingness (the quality of being unchangeable; having a marked tendency to remain unchanged)
Derivation:
unalterable (remaining the same for indefinitely long times)
unalterable (not capable of being changed or altered)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The quality of not being alterable
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("unalterability" is a kind of...):
fixity; immutability; immutableness (the quality of being incapable of mutation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "unalterability"):
incurability (incapability of being altered in disposition or habits)
Antonym:
alterability (the quality of being alterable)
Derivation:
unalterable (remaining the same for indefinitely long times)
unalterable (not capable of being changed or altered)
