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fundamentality

fundamentality

7.7
How basic and most important something is
  • noun
  • /ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəlɪti/
translation icon : fundamentalidad
  • Understanding the fundamentality of human rights is essential for promoting justice worldwide.

Examples

  • I wonder if we should look to phantasmagoria above fundamentalities.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Rather, it began by identifying from the United States Supreme Court's marriage cases "the attributes of marriage that account for the fundamentality of the right to marry." (n142)

    Academic text (2008)
  • The fundamentality of education in shaping a society cannot be overlooked when discussing progress.

  • Many believe in the fundamentality of love as the core of strong relationships.

Synonyms

essence
vsfundamentality
441 4.8

The central idea or most important part of something

describes the state of being basic or central rather than the core itself
centrality
vsfundamentality
5 6.4

Being in the middle or most important part of something

means being basic or core in importance rather than only physical middle
essentialness
vsfundamentality
1 6.6

How necessary and important something is

is about being basic and central rather than stressing strict need
fundamentalness
vsfundamentality
8.1

The degree to which something is important and basic

shares the same broad meaning without adding any nuance
essentiality
vsfundamentality
7.7

How much something is needed

focuses on being basic and central rather than on strict requirement
requisiteness
vsfundamentality
9.9

A thing that is needed and very important for something to work or happen

covers general basic or central quality rather than strict requirement
vitalness
vsfundamentality
5.7

A quality that makes something very important for life or success

expresses general basic central quality rather than life or survival focus
cruciality
vsfundamentality
8.2

The great importance of something for a result or decision

refers to the underlying basic importance rather than urgency or emergency
primariness
vsfundamentality
7.7

A state of being most important in a situation

names the basic central quality rather than ranking or initial position

Antonyms

Lack of deep thought or careful attention

How Fundamental

centrality
5 6.4
fundamentality
7.7
basics
8 1.0
triviality
6 5.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

fundamentality = fundamental (transparent) = fundament + al + ity

Standard noun formation from the adjective 'fundamental' using '-ity' to denote the state or quality of being fundamental.

Etymology

The word fundamentality comes from the Latin fundamentum, which means 'foundation' or 'bottom', and it shares the same root as the common word foundation. So fundamentality is the quality of being basic or most important — the part that supports everything else.