exceptionality
- noun
- /ɪkˌsɛpʃəˈnælɪti/
:
extraordinario
- The constitutional changes enabled by the Second Charter were intended to address the New World's troubling political-legal exceptionality by establishing what we might call a "satellite absolutism," a locally sovereign but imperially subordinate government.
So they start life with this exceptionality and they end as ordinary.
- So they start life with this exceptionality and they end as ordinary.
Examples
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Interdisciplinarity (facing multiple sides at the same time, like the diplomat who partners with non-sovereign subjects) may be more about disciplining disciplinarity (one's home base) as modes of exceptionality.
Academic text (2007) -
His exceptional talent in mathematics set him apart from his classmates, highlighting his exceptionality.
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So they start life with this exceptionality and they end as ordinary.
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How then would you explain this exceptionality to an unbeliever using natural reason, or is such a task not possible?
Blog text (30) -
Justice Clarence Thomas, writing the court's opinion, seemed to have little patience with any claims for the Internet's exceptionality as a communications medium.
Academic text (2002) -
In our test-driven and socially constructed definitions of who is or who is not gifted and talented, we lose sight of the mystery of exceptionality in people.
Academic text (2005) -
The artist's ability to create such unique pieces of work demonstrates her exceptionality in the field.
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They celebrated the exceptionality of the athlete's achievements at the awards ceremony.
Synonyms
165
7.1
Something that is not normal or expected
47
4.7
Something new or different that seems interesting
15
7.8
Unusual behavior or habits that are different from what most people do
14
6.1
An unusual feature that makes someone or something different
12
5.5
The feeling that something is unusual or hard to explain
11
5.2
Something that is not normal and can be seen in the body or test results
6
8.0
Being seen as different from most people or from what is usual
5
4.2
A feeling that someone or something is different and important
4
6.0
A quality that makes someone or something stand out from others
4
7.7
Being very different from other people or things
3
7.2
A quality of being shocking or extreme
2
3.0
Being very surprising and impressive
2
7.6
Something that is unusual and interesting because it comes from a distant place or culture
1
5.8
A state of being unusual or strange in a way that is hard to explain
1
7.5
Doing things in a new or unusual way
1
7.7
The quality of being very unusual and making someone or something stand out
1
7.8
A quality that makes something seem very surprising or hard to believe
1
5.6
Being clearly different from others
1
6.3
The fact that two things are not the same
1
6.9
How different or rare something is compared with what people expect
Being very impressive and noticed by many people
A state of being very large or amazing that makes people feel wonder
Being the only one of its kind
The state of something that has never happened before
Being rare or not often seen
A quality that makes something seem unusual and interesting because it comes from far away
Antonyms
How Unusual
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Exceptionality comes from exception and the prefix ex- 'out', the same idea found in except. So it means being 'outside' the usual, that is, unusual or outstanding.