Found 2 items, similar to Generalities.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: generality generality n 1: an idea having general application; “he spoke in broad generalities” [syn: generalization, generalisation] 2: the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability [ant: particularity]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Generalities Generality \Gen`er*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. Generalities. [L. generalitas: cf. F. g['e]n['e]ralit['e]. Cf. Generalty.] [1913 Webster] 1. The state of being general; the quality of including species or particulars. --Hooker. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is general; that which lacks specificalness, practicalness, or application; a general or vague statement or phrase. [1913 Webster] Let us descend from generalities to particulars. --Landor. [1913 Webster] The glittering and sounding generalities of natural right which make up the Declaration of Independence. --R. Choate. [1913 Webster] 3. The main body; the bulk; the greatest part; as, the generality of a nation, or of mankind. [1913 Webster]