| Main Entry: | generality |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | vague notion |
Synonyms: |
abstract principle, abstraction, generalization, half-truth, law, loose statement, observation, principle, sweeping statement, universality |
| Notes: | a generality is an indefinite, nonspecific statement or observation, one that describes a condition, situation, or set of facts in general; a generalization is a statement or conclusion inferred from a set of descriptions, experiments, or observations |
Antonyms: |
detail, specific, specificity |
| Concept: | Generality. |
| Category: | 4. DISTRIBUTIVE ORDER |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
generality, generalization; universality; catholicity, catholicism; miscellany, miscellaneousness; dragnet; common run; worldwideness., everyone, everybody; all hands, all the world and his wife; anybody, N or M, all sorts., prevalence, run.
-verbs
be general; prevail, be going about, stalk abroad., render general; generalize.
-adjectives
general, generic, collective; broad, comprehensive, sweeping; encyclopedical, widespread (dispersed)., universal; catholic, catholical; common, worldwide; ecumenical, oecumenical; transcendental; prevalent, prevailing, rife, epidemic, besetting; all over, covered with., Pan-American, Anglican, Pan-Hellenic, Pan-Germanic, slavic; panharmonic., every, all; unspecified, impersonal., customary (habitual).
-adverbs
whatever, whatsoever; to a man, one and all., generally; always, for better for worse; in general, generally speaking; speaking generally; for the most part; in the long run (on an average).
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Antonyms: |
speciality |
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| Main Entry: | bulk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | main part, most |
Synonyms: |
best part, better part, biggest share, body, generality, greater number, greater part, gross, lion's share, major part, majority, mass, nearly all, plurality, predominant part, preponderance, principal part |
| Main Entry: | everybody/everyone |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | all involved, all human beings; the whole world |
Synonyms: |
all, all and sundry, anybody, each one, each person, every person, generality, masses, people, populace, the public, the whole, young and old |
Antonyms: |
nobody/noone |
| Main Entry: | everyone |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | all |
Synonyms: |
anybody, each one, each person, every one, every person, everybody, everyman, everyone, generality, masses, people, populace, the public, the whole, voters |
| Notes: | everyone is correct if you can substitute the word everybody - as it is a noun that means 'every person'; every one is a pronoun meaning 'each one' |
Antonyms: |
no one, nobody |