Words that rhyme with tonality

  • abnormality
    n 1: an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies [syn: abnormality, abnormalcy] [ant: normalcy, normality] 2: retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence [syn: abnormality, mental defectiveness] 3: marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal [syn: abnormality, freakishness] 4: behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality [syn: abnormality, irregularity]
  • actuality
    n 1: the state of actually existing objectively; "a hope that progressed from possibility to actuality"
  • atonality
    n 1: the absence of a key; alternative to the diatonic system [syn: atonality, atonalism] [ant: key, tonality]
  • banality
    n 1: a trite or obvious remark [syn: platitude, cliche, banality, commonplace, bromide]
  • bestiality
    n 1: the stupid brutal quality of a beast 2: sexual activity between a person and an animal [syn: bestiality, zooerastia, zooerasty]
  • bisexuality
    n 1: showing characteristics of both sexes [syn: androgyny, hermaphroditism, bisexuality] 2: sexual activity with both men and women
  • brutality
    n 1: the trait of extreme cruelty [syn: ferociousness, brutality, viciousness, savagery] 2: a brutal barbarous savage act [syn: brutality, barbarity, barbarism, savagery]
  • cardinality
    n 1: (mathematics) the number of elements in a set or group (considered as a property of that grouping)
  • causality
    n 1: the relation between causes and effects
  • centrality
    n 1: the property of being central [ant: marginality]
  • commonality
    n 1: a class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank [syn: commonalty, commonality, commons] 2: sharing of common attributes [syn: commonality, commonness] [ant: individualism, individuality, individuation]
  • conditionality
    n 1: the state of being conditional
  • confidentiality
    n 1: the state of being secret; "you must respect the confidentiality of your client's communications" 2: discretion in keeping secret information
  • congeniality
    n 1: compatibility between persons [syn: congenialness, congeniality] 2: a congenial disposition [ant: uncongeniality]
  • conventionality
    n 1: conformity with conventional thought and behavior 2: unoriginality as a result of being too conventional [ant: unconventionality] 3: orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional [syn: conventionality, convention, conventionalism] [ant: unconventionality]
  • criminality
    n 1: the state of being a criminal [syn: criminalism, criminality, criminalness]
  • criticality
    n 1: a state of critical urgency [syn: criticality, criticalness, cruciality] 2: a critical state; especially the point at which a nuclear reaction is self-sustaining
  • dimensionality
    n 1: the spatial property of having dimensions; "all matter has dimensionality"
  • directionality
    n 1: the property of a microphone or antenna of being more sensitive in one direction than in another; "the antenna received signals with no directivity" [syn: directivity, directionality] 2: the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; "the directionality of written English is from left to right"
  • duality
    n 1: being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses; "the dichotomy between eastern and western culture" [syn: dichotomy, duality] 2: (physics) the property of matter and electromagnetic radiation that is characterized by the fact that some properties can be explained best by wave theory and others by particle theory [syn: duality, wave-particle duality] 3: (geometry) the interchangeability of the roles of points and planes in the theorems of projective geometry
  • emotionality
    n 1: emotional nature or quality [syn: emotionality, emotionalism] [ant: emotionlessness, unemotionality]
  • externality
    n 1: the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior; "the outwardness of the world" [syn: outwardness, externality] [ant: inwardness]
  • finality
    n 1: the quality of being final or definitely settled; "the finality of death" [syn: finality, conclusiveness, decisiveness] [ant: inconclusiveness]
  • formality
    n 1: a requirement of etiquette or custom; "a mere formality" [syn: formality, formalities] 2: a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies; "the formality of his voice made the others pay him close attention" [syn: formality, formalness] [ant: informality] 3: compliance with formal rules; "courtroom formality"
  • frugality
    n 1: prudence in avoiding waste [syn: frugality, frugalness]
  • functionality
    n 1: capable of serving a purpose well; "software with greater functionality"
  • generality
    n 1: an idea or conclusion having general application; "he spoke in broad generalities" [syn: generalization, generalisation, generality] 2: the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability [ant: particularity, specialness]
  • geniality
    n 1: a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to) [syn: affability, affableness, amiability, amiableness, bonhomie, geniality]
  • homosexuality
    n 1: a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex [syn: homosexuality, homosexualism, homoeroticism, queerness, gayness]
  • hospitality
    n 1: kindness in welcoming guests or strangers [syn: cordial reception, hospitality] [ant: inhospitality]
  • internality
    n 1: preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values); "Socrates' inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness"- H.R.Finch [syn: inwardness, internality] [ant: outwardness]
  • internationality
    n 1: quality of being international in scope; "he applauded the internationality of scientific terminology" [syn: internationality, internationalism]
  • irrationality
    n 1: the state of being irrational; lacking powers of understanding [syn: irrationality, unreason]
  • legality
    n 1: lawfulness by virtue of conformity to a legal statute [ant: illegality]
  • lethality
    n 1: the quality of being deadly [syn: deadliness, lethality]
  • liberality
    n 1: an inclination to favor progress and individual freedom [syn: liberality, liberalness] 2: the trait of being generous in behavior and temperament [syn: liberality, liberalness] [ant: illiberality]
  • locality
    n 1: a surrounding or nearby region; "the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville"; "it is a rugged locality"; "he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood"; "I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods" [syn: vicinity, locality, neighborhood, neighbourhood, neck of the woods]
  • marginality
    n 1: the property of being marginal or on the fringes [ant: centrality]
  • mentality
    n 1: a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations [syn: mentality, outlook, mindset, mind-set] 2: mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense" [syn: brain, brainpower, learning ability, mental capacity, mentality, wit]
  • modality
    n 1: a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility [syn: modality, mode] 2: verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker [syn: mood, mode, modality] 3: a particular sense [syn: modality, sense modality, sensory system] 4: a method of therapy that involves physical or electrical therapeutic treatment
  • morality
    n 1: concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct [ant: immorality] 2: motivation based on ideas of right and wrong [syn: ethical motive, ethics, morals, morality]
  • mortality
    n 1: the quality or state of being mortal [ant: immortality] 2: the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year [syn: deathrate, death rate, mortality, mortality rate, fatality rate]
  • municipality
    n 1: an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government 2: people living in a town or city having local self-government
  • musicality
    n 1: the property of sounding like music [syn: musicality, musicalness]
  • nationality
    n 1: people having common origins or traditions and often comprising a nation; "immigrants of the same nationality often seek each other out"; "such images define their sense of nationality" 2: the status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalization
  • neutrality
    n 1: nonparticipation in a dispute or war 2: tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement [syn: disinterest, neutrality] 3: pH value of 7
  • normality
    n 1: being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning [syn: normality, normalcy] [ant: abnormalcy, abnormality] 2: (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter [syn: normality, N] 3: expectedness as a consequence of being usual or regular or common [syn: normality, normalcy] 4: conformity with the norm
  • originality
    n 1: the ability to think and act independently 2: the quality of being new and original (not derived from something else) [ant: unoriginality]
  • partiality
    n 1: a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey" [syn: fondness, fancy, partiality] 2: an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives [syn: partiality, partisanship] [ant: impartiality, nonpartisanship]
  • personality
    n 1: the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual; "their different reactions reflected their very different personalities"; "it is his nature to help others" 2: a person of considerable prominence; "she is a Hollywood personality"
  • polytonality
    n 1: music that uses two or more different keys at the same time [syn: polytonality, polytonalism]
  • practicality
    n 1: concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities [ant: impracticality]
  • proportionality
    n 1: a ratio of two quantities that is constant 2: harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design); "in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin [syn: proportion, proportionality, balance]
  • rationality
    n 1: the state of having good sense and sound judgment; "his rationality may have been impaired"; "he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions" [syn: rationality, reason, reasonableness] 2: the quality of being consistent with or based on logic [syn: rationality, rationalness]
  • reality
    n 1: all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you; "his world was shattered"; "we live in different worlds"; "for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were" [syn: world, reality] 2: the state of being actual or real; "the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him" [syn: reality, realness, realism] [ant: irreality, unreality] 3: the state of the world as it really is rather than as you might want it to be; "businessmen have to face harsh realities" 4: the quality possessed by something that is real [ant: unreality]
  • sensuality
    n 1: desire for sensual pleasures [syn: sensuality, sensualness, sensualism]
  • sexuality
    n 1: the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles; "she didn't want to know the sex of the foetus" [syn: sex, gender, sexuality]
  • spirituality
    n 1: property or income owned by a church [syn: spiritualty, spirituality, church property] 2: concern with things of the spirit [syn: spirituality, spiritualism, spiritism, otherworldliness] [ant: worldliness]
  • theatricality
    n 1: an artificial and mannered quality [syn: staginess, theatricality]
  • totality
    n 1: the state of being total and complete; "he read the article in its entirety"; "appalled by the totality of the destruction" [syn: entirety, entireness, integrality, totality] 2: the quality of being complete and indiscriminate; "the totality of war and its consequences"; "the all-embracing totality of the state" 3: the whole amount [syn: sum, total, totality, aggregate]
  • triviality
    n 1: the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous [syn: pettiness, triviality, slightness, puniness] 2: a detail that is considered insignificant [syn: technicality, trifle, triviality] 3: something of small importance [syn: triviality, trivia, trifle, small beer]
  • unconventionality
    n 1: originality by virtue of being unconventional [ant: conventionality] 2: unorthodoxy by virtue of being unconventional [ant: convention, conventionalism, conventionality]
  • universality
    n 1: the quality of being universal; existing everywhere [syn: universality, catholicity]
  • unreality
    n 1: the quality possessed by something that is unreal [ant: reality] 2: the state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively or in fact [syn: unreality, irreality] [ant: realism, reality, realness]
  • vitality
    n 1: an energetic style [syn: vitality, verve] 2: a healthy capacity for vigorous activity; "jogging works off my excess energy"; "he seemed full of vim and vigor" [syn: energy, vim, vitality] 3: (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms [syn: life force, vital force, vitality, elan vital] 4: the property of being able to survive and grow; "the vitality of a seed" [syn: animation, vitality]
  • communality
  • constitutionality
  • exceptionality
  • extensionality
  • extraterritoriality
  • impersonality
  • multidimensionality
  • seasonality
  • unconstitutionality
  • eternality
  • optionality

See also tonality definition and tonality synonyms