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 The guide is restricted to broad statements and generalities. — Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 July 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 Too often, political coverage avoids difficult questions entirely or allows politicians to speak in vague generalities without scrutiny. — Letters To The Editor, Oc Register, 15 May 2026 Enough with the vague generalities. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026 Be specific Too many job ads read like form letters, full of generalities and corporate-speak. — Kat Boogaard, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026 Even questions about his rehab were met with vague generalities. — Brody Miller, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for generalities
  1. notions
  2. weights
  3. majorities
  4. stereotypes
  5. bodies
  6. concepts
  7. cores
  8. conceptions
Noun
  • The entire collection was made from the fabrics, trims, notions, and remnants that have accumulated at its studio over the years.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • De Fabeltjeskrant is designed to tap into both notions, restoring and distributing the original programming for the audiences who grew up with it and simultaneously rebuilding the property for children encountering its characters for the first time.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of notions
Noun
  • Now, this doesn’t mean going to the gym and picking up weights.
    — Connie Etermadi, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Diaper sizing Both brands offer parallel sizes based on babies’ weights from newborn (under 10 pounds) to size 6 (35+ pounds).
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of weights
Noun
  • Still, the trade war has compounded GOP concerns that the party is barreling toward November with a political weight on its back that could endanger Republicans’ prospects of holding on to their narrow majorities in the House and Senate.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Breaking supermajority Ending Republican supermajorities has been a long-time goal of Democrats in the General Assembly, but Republicans are still expected to maintain healthy majorities in the Show Me State.
    — Jack Harvel August 19, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of majorities
Noun
  • To mitigate such risks, brands must translate their values into specific, actionable guardrails, explicitly prohibiting content that promotes violence or harmful stereotypes.
    — Sonia Thompson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Davis shared her thoughts alongside a side-by-side comparison of the costume with 19th-century minstrel imagery, which perpetuated racist stereotypes about Black Americans and involved the use of blackface.
    — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of stereotypes
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  • Somewhere along the line, mobility and strength took over to preserve pitchers’ bodies and keep their arms strong.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Iron Jane follows Janie John (González), who after a childhood shaped by neglect and invisibility, is pulled into a world that finally sees her, where pain is power and bodies are built, not born.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of bodies
Noun
  • Lithium-7, meanwhile, is used in advanced fission concepts, including molten salt reactors.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Open Concepts With more mixed reactions than the other trends, open concepts fill out the top five most controversial design trends.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of concepts
Noun
  • Americans from the urban cores to rural outskirts are objecting to these facilities, which house the servers and networking equipment used for AI and other digital services.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Dark stars are hypothetical primordial stars that, rather than producing energy through nuclear fusion, are instead powered by self-annihilating dark matter within their cores.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of cores
Noun
  • As the narratives converge, Obreht teases out the relationship between our conceptions of history and of ourselves.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The thread of citizen rights and responsibilities weaves through each of these, uniting evolving conceptions of freedom, self-government, and individual achievement from the nation’s past through to its present.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 4 July 2026
Definition of conceptions

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“Generalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generalities. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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