regularity

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French regularite, from Late Latin regularitas, regularitatem, from regularis; see regular.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɹɛɡjuˈlæɹəti/

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Noun

regularity (countable and uncountable, plural regularities)

1. (uncountable) The condition or quality of being regular

   I have been watching that show with regularity.

   • 2011 October 29, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 3 - 5 Arsenal”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     For Chelsea coach Andre Villas-Boas, this was his most sobering moment in the Premier League and he looked stunned on the sidelines at the regularity with which Chelsea's defence was exposed.

2. (countable) A particular regular occurrence

Antonyms

• irregularity

Related terms

• regular

Translations

condition or quality of being regular

• Catalan: regularitat f, periodicitat f
• Czech: pravidelnost f
• French: régularité (fr) f
• Galician: regularidade (gl) f
• Irish: rialtacht f

• Japanese: 規則性 (kisokusei)
• Latvian: likumība f, likumsakarība f
• Polish: regularność (pl) f, prawidłowość (pl) f
• Portuguese: regularidade (pt) f
• Spanish: regularidad f, periodicidad f

Further reading

• regularity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• regularity in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911.