English-Thai Dictionary

generality

N กฎเกณ ฑ์ ทั่วไป  หลักการ ทั่วไป  kod-kan-tua-pai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GENERALITY

n. 1. The state of being general; the quality of including species or particulars.
2. The main body; the bulk; the greatest part; as the generality of a nation or of mankind.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GENERALITY

Gen `er *al "i *ty, n.; pl. Generalities. Etym: [L. generalitas: cf. F.généralité. Cf. Generalty. ]

 

1. The state of being general; the quality of including species or particulars. Hooker.

 

2. That which is general; that which lacks specificalness, practicalness, or application; a general or vague statement or phrase. Let us descend from generalities to particulars. Landor.The glittering and sounding generalities of natural right which make up the Declaration of Independence. R. Choate.

 

3. The main body; the bulk; the greatest part; as, the generality of a nation, or of mankind.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

generality

gen er al i ty |ˌjenəˈralitē ˌʤɛnəˈrælədi | ▶noun ( pl. generalities ) 1 a statement or principle having general rather than specific validity or force: he confined his remarks to generalities. • the quality or state of being general: policy should be formulated at an appropriate level of generality. 2 (the generality ) the majority: appropriate to the generality of laymen. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French generalite, from late Latin generalitas, from generalis (see general ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

generality

gen ¦er ¦al |ity |dʒɛnəˈralɪti | ▶noun ( pl. generalities ) 1 a statement or principle having general rather than specific validity or force: he confined his remarks to generalities. • [ mass noun ] the quality or state of being general: policy should be formulated at an appropriate level of generality. 2 (the generality ) the majority: his service was better than that offered by the generality of doctors. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French generalite, from late Latin generalitas, from generalis (see general ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

generality

generality noun 1 the debate has moved on from generalities: generalization, general statement, general principle, sweeping statement; abstraction, extrapolation. ANTONYMS specific. 2 the generality of this principle: universality, comprehensiveness, all-inclusiveness, broadness.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

generality

generality noun 1 the debate has moved from generalities to specifics: generalization, general statement, general principle, general truth, non-specific statement, loose /vague statement, indefinite statement, sweeping statement, abstraction, extrapolation. ANTONYMS specific. 2 there were exceptions to the generality of this principle: universality, comprehensiveness, all-inclusiveness, extensiveness, broadness, catholicity. 3 the generality of people are kind: majority, larger part /number, greater part /number, best /better part, main part; bulk, mass, weight, (main ) body, preponderance, predominance, lion's share; most, almost all, more than half. ANTONYMS minority.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

generality

gen er al i ty /dʒènərǽləti /名詞 複 -ties 1 C 〖通例 -ties 〗一般法則, 一般論 ; 概略 ▸ speak in generalities 大ざっぱに話す 2 ｟かたく ｠〖通例the ～; 複数扱い 〗大半, 大部分, 大多数 (majority ).3 U ｟かたく ｠一般 [普遍 ]性 .