fundamentalness
- noun
- /ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəl.nəs/
- The fundamentalness of education cannot be overstated.
Examples
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The fundamentalness of mathematics is evident in its application to everyday problems.
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The fundamentalness of these moral principles cannot be overstated in a just society.
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Scientists debated the fundamentalness of certain rules in determining the universe's behavior.
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She questioned the fundamentalness of the issue in the context of organizational change.
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Her speech highlighted the fundamentalness of human rights.
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Teachers emphasize the fundamentalness of critical thinking skills for students' success.
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In discussions about philosophy, the fundamentalness of ethics often arises as a key topic.
Synonyms
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6.6
How necessary and important something is
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7.7
How much something is needed
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7.7
How basic and most important something is
A state of being most important in a situation
The great importance of something for a result or decision
Antonyms
How Fundamental
Surface Forms
Morphology
fundamentalness = fundamental (transparent) = fundamental + ness
A direct nominalization of the adjective 'fundamental' with the productive suffix '-ness', so the meaning is easily derived.
Etymology
Fundamentalness comes from fundamental, which comes from an old word for a building's foundation, the firm 'base' under everything. So, fundamentalness means the quality of being the basic, most important part of something.