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
  • Western traditions of symmetry and notions of linear time are upended.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • That is followed by one focused on exploring conventional notions of beauty by uncovering the unexpected draw of unpleasant scents with Naïla Hamayed, Givaudan’s fragrance evaluator.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of notions
Noun
  • Keep a tight core, a straight back and a slight bend in your knees, with the weights hanging straight down, palms facing one another.
    — Sarah Stiefvater, Flow Space, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Steered models deleted their own weights 75% of the time and another model’s weights 58% of the time.
    — Shae Lake, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of weights
Noun
  • Polls show Democrats have a solid chance to win majorities in both the House and Senate.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Jeffries never bought into the theory that voters gave Republicans a mandate in 2024 with control of the White House and Congress, leaving Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana with one of the smallest majorities in modern times.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of majorities
Noun
  • In a national experiment, Public Policy researcher Mirya Holman and colleagues found that when campaign messages triggered fears of terrorism, voters turned to their stereotypes of strong leaders as masculine.
    — Monique Mitchell Turner, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026
  • One criticism, which mirrors a plotline in the film, is that Ali G uses the character as a cover for enforcing racial stereotypes.
    — Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of stereotypes
Noun
  • In 2003, the bodies of 19 migrants were found in a sweltering truck southeast of San Antonio.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The arthropod group includes animals that are without a backbone or any bones at all, strictly speaking, their bodies being encased in a ringed, exterior tegument and having legs and, sometimes, wings.
    — Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of bodies
Noun
  • Their writing would help concepts including gains from trade and the division of labor to take root in the popular imagination.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
  • And the expansion of the IRL Economy, just like the AI buildout, will require substantial capital to build and modernize venues, bring successful concepts to new markets and create entirely new offerings.
    — Davis Noell, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of concepts
Noun
  • Demand for transformers has surged, yet the US has only one domestic producer of the specialized electrical steel needed for transformer cores.
    — Dr. Sarah Kapnick, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Chip designer Arm has estimated that agentic AI data centers could need 120 million CPU cores per gigawatt, four times what traditional data centers require.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 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 28 Oct. 2026.

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