Finality Meaning
/faɪˈnælɪti/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe state of being final; the condition from which no further changes occur.
Sentence Examples
I need finality to my affairs.
Reincarnation can bring hope, suggesting that life continues beyond death's finality.
CEFR Practice Quiz
When she closed the door with ____, he knew she would never return.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
There was a sense of ____ in her voice as she said goodbye, knowing she would never return home.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Middle French finalité. equivalent to final + -ity.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"By way of contrast there is an air of finality about the closure of the Welsh Highland Railway."
— 1949 November and December, “Notes and News: Festiniog and Welsh Highland Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 409:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
When she closed the door with ____, he knew she would never return.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
There was a sense of ____ in her voice as she said goodbye, knowing she would never return home.