generalities

noun

plural of generality
1
as in notions
an idea or statement about all of the members of a group or all the instances of a situation the idea that all boys are naturally messy is a gross generality

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2
as in weights
the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts an important but little-known Scottish inventor whose work was never appreciated by the generality of the public

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3
as in majorities
the largest part or quantity of something the generality of that high school's students will go on to college

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Recent Examples of generalities Because the story lines are facile fakes, because the characters are blanked out, the substance of relationships is reduced to dialogue of generalities and platitudes. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026 Even the biggest anti-AI voices in this country, like Sanders, tend to speak and think in generalities. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026 The ones who hesitate, or answer in generalities about market opportunity, are usually the ones where the practice has drifted furthest from its original purpose. — Peter Doyle, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 The paper was a propaganda tool, and whatever Grossman may have wished to write, at first all the editors would permit were inspiring, deadly earnest pieces full of generalities. — Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026 Managers press for specifics when employees speak in generalities. — Harvard Business Review, 2 Sep. 2026 Farris' depictions – drawn in a loose, minimal style with a bright, colorful palette – offer generalities that seem relatable for those who have attended med school. — Tahneer Oksman, NPR, 23 July 2026 Naturally, Cashman spoke in generalities when answering some of those questions. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026 Carl eventually proposed some generalities. — Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for generalities
  1. notions
  2. weights
  3. majorities
  4. stereotypes
  5. bodies
  6. concepts
  7. cores
  8. conceptions
Noun
  • Mesh, lace, metallic studs, crochet and tie-dye competed for attention, while fitted party dresses and washed denim leaned heavily on familiar notions of off-duty rock-chick dressing.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Credibility is affected deeply by strategic cultural assessments about superiority and inferiority, and notions about when, where, how and for whom the credibility matters.
    — Christopher Nichols, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of notions
Noun
  • No day in Gaza is normal, but Friday stood out for its shouts of delight as athletes pulled trucks, flipped massive tires and heaved weights in a strength competition that drew cheering crowds.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The weights sit on the back and sides, meaning the front part of the chest stays unencumbered while the wearer gets her workout in.
    — Eliza Thompson, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of weights
Noun
  • The results of key races will impact the balance of power in Raleigh, where Democrats hope to pick up seats in the General Assembly and Republicans are trying to maintain their majorities in the state House and Senate.
    — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026
  • But in 2026, there’s been none of that pageantry as Republicans face long odds to hold both congressional majorities.
    — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of majorities
Noun
  • Recruitment materials provided by the district promoted confidence-building and leadership activities, including confronting bias and challenging stereotypes.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Les Nickelettes challenged gender stereotypes, broke taboos and claimed unprecedented freedom.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of stereotypes
Noun
  • And so the record is divided between tracks that capture the rush of losing yourself in a sea of bodies and the pain of being caught out at last call with no one to return home to.
    — Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The tension between dialogue and action reveals the conflict between head and heart; wide shots give bodies room to articulate that silent communication.
    — Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of bodies
Noun
  • No accident that the likes of Lisa Yuskavage, Sasha Gordon, and Mulligan are regularly invoked in accounts of cringe-adjacent concepts like abjection, disturbance, disquiet.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Last year, Royal Palm underwent a $100 million renovation by new owner Park Hotels and Resorts, updating all guest rooms, adding new dining concepts, and restoring key architectural features.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of concepts
Noun
  • The chip has two super-cores for short, bursty workloads and four efficiency cores for background tasks and sustained workloads, which Apple says equate to a 20% performance improvement.
    — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Usual wireless charging pads mostly use heavy ferrite cores to direct magnetic fields.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of cores
Noun
  • Many young adults who started families in the past twenty years were raised this way, which shaped their own conceptions of how to rear children.
    — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Whether destruction or technological progress, both are purposeful activities, each with different conceptions of success or failure.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of conceptions

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“Generalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generalities. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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