generalitynoun [ C usually plural, U ]
uk/ˌdʒen.əˈræl.ə.ti/us/ˌdʒen.əˈræl.ə.t̬i/generality noun [ C usually plural, U ] (NO DETAILS)
an occasion when what someone says contains no details, and often very little meaning, or a statement of this type:
We need to get away from generalities and focus on the issues.
generality noun [ C usually plural, U ] (MOST)
the generality [ S ] formal
most:
The generality of the people supports the government.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Masses and large amounts of things
- accumulation
- an embarrassment of riches idiom
- any number of things idiom
- backlog
- battery
- boatload
- bolus
- clot
- deluge
- fund
- lashing
- panoply
- plethora
- predominance
- preponderance
- profusion
- sheet
- shower
- thousand
- tidal wave
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