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regularity

regularity

19 3.3
Happening often in the same way or at the same times
  • noun
  • /ˌrɛɡjʊˈlærɪti/
translation icon : regularidad
  • The trains run with such regularity that passengers rarely have to wait long.
  • occur with regularity
  • degree of regularity
  • regularity or consistency

Yes, there's a pattern, a regularity to their chirps.

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Examples

  • The bill is unpaid, and the funeral home sends more bills with surprising regularity.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Falling one by one, they added what Rainer called a "metronome-like regularity" to the uninflected rhythm of the dance itself.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Now, note, gentlemen, the sharp decline from normal regularity.

  • More coaching roles may not mean more time, but instead more regularity of the roles.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The days move along with regularity, over and over... one day indistinguishable from the next.

  • You've been saying it with some regularity for over a year.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Two of the three participating teachers were observed to be collecting data with some regularity.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Yes, there's a pattern, a regularity to their chirps.

  • It arrives with all the irresistible regularity of rolling waves and it never ends.

  • By ten o'clock, the lightning was flashing with the regularity of a lighthouse.

    Fiction book (2002)

Synonyms

pattern
vsregularity
2.3

A regular way of doing something that repeats over time

is about general predictability and set timing rather than only habit
routine
vsregularity
354 1.0

A regular way of doing things

relates to wider predictability and timed repetition beyond mere habit
consistency
vsregularity
77 3.2

The state of things or actions being the same and in agreement

adds fixed timing and patterned recurrence to that ongoing sameness
normalcy
vsregularity
  • US
36 4.1

The usual state when life returns to the expected routine

focuses on consistent patterned occurrence and timed repetition beyond mere typicalness
uniformity
vsregularity
  • Specialized
18 4.6

The state of being the same in all parts

includes recurring timing and patterned occurrence beyond mere sameness
steadiness
vsregularity
4 3.6

The state of being calm and not changing under pressure

adds precise timing and patterned repetition beyond mere stability
periodicity
vsregularity
2 7.6

A regular pattern when something happens again at set times

is broader, covering general predictability and patterns beyond timed repetition
evenness
vsregularity
1 3.9

How smooth and the same something is across a surface or over time

implies repeated timing and predictable sequence rather than only surface sameness
regular recurrence
vsregularity
3.6

A pattern where something happens again at fixed times

is broader, covering general predictability and pattern beyond strict timing
cyclicity
vsregularity
  • Specialized
8.5

A repeated pattern that happens at regular times

emphasizes general predictability and pattern beyond mere looping
isochronism
vsregularity
  • Specialized
9.9

Events happen at equal time intervals even when things change

makes general predictability and patterned occurrence, not only equal timing
nonrandomness
vsregularity
7.4

A clear pattern in data that lets you guess what will happen

focuses on repeated timing and patterned occurrence beyond mere orderliness
consistence
vsregularity
6.9

The way parts or ideas fit together in an argument

extends that sameness to include timed repetition and predictable order
uniformness
vsregularity
6.1

The state of being the same or very similar throughout

covers timed repetition and ordered occurrence, not only general sameness
unvariedness
vsregularity
8.6

A situation in which things are the same and do not change

adds structured repetition and fixed time spacing beyond static sameness
routineness
vsregularity
4.7

Days or tasks happen the same way again and again

points to general predictable occurrence and set time spacing beyond habit
usualness
vsregularity
2.9

The state of being ordinary and like a normal routine

expresses predictability and repeated timing rather than mere ordinariness

Antonyms

30 4.8

A situation where things do not match or agree

19 5.4

A lack of any predictable order or plan

13 5.1

A lack of regular pattern or evenness

Compounds

A shape that has all sides and angles equal, like a square

How Regular

uniformity
  • Specialized
18 4.6
regularity
19 3.3
consistency
77 3.2
irregularity
13 5.1
variability
29 5.7

Surface Forms

regularity singular
regularities plural

Morphology

regularity = regular (transparent) = regular + ity

This sense is the straightforward nominalization of 'regular' to indicate the quality or state of being regular (consistent or occurring at fixed intervals).

Etymology

The word regularity comes from the Latin root regula, meaning 'rule' or 'order', which you can see in the words regular and ruler. So when we speak of regularity in schedules or habits, we mean they follow a steady 'pattern' and are predictable.