regularity
The condition or quality of being regularThe condition or quality of being regular
» The city is laid out with beautiful regularity.
Die Stadt ist schön gleichmäßig angeordnet.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)The condition or quality of being regular
I have been watching that show with regularity.
Regelmäßigkeit
(countable)A particular regular occurrence.
(countable, uncountable)A topic in the study of partial differential equations, regarding the integrability and differentiability of weak solutions.
- the quality of being characterized by a fixed principle or rate
- a property of polygons: the property of having equal sides and equal angles
Examples
5 sentencesThe city is laid out with beautiful regularity.
deDie Stadt ist schön gleichmäßig angeordnet.
I'm unsure of the regularity.
Here and there, the regularity of the street grid is unexpectedly interrupted by narrow, winding lanes.
deAn einigen Orten unterbrechen unerwartet krumme und sehr enge Gassen die Regelmäßigkeit des Straßennetzes.
The silent man seemed even more clumsy than usual, and drank champagne with regularity and determination out of sheer nervousness.
Odysseus and Morpheus are pronounced, with perfect regularity, like Zeus.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French regularite, from Old French regularite, from Late Latin rēgulāBorrowed from Middle French regularite, from Old French regularite, from Late Latin rēgulāritās, rēgulāritātem, from rēgulāris; see regular. By surface analysis, regular + -ity.
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Forms
plural: regularities| Singular | regularity |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- a property of polygons: the property of having equal sides and equal angles:geometrical regularity
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable