provisionality
- noun
- /prəˌvɪʒ.əˈnæl.ɪ.ti/
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provisionalidad
- I read the French feminists, too, and learned about the provisionality of identity.
But what he gets right, most right, I think, is this business of the, the provisionality of most people's lives.
- But what he gets right, most right, I think, is this business of the, the provisionality of most people's lives.
Examples
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It is an encounter with indeterminacy, provisionality, the fugitive, and the contingent.
Academic text (2010) -
But what he gets right, most right, I think, is this business of the, the provisionality of most people's lives.
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The provisionality that is indispensable for cultural generalizations reflects an attempt to incorporate into a Western line of thinking something of the wisdom I find in Chinese perceptions of change.
Academic text (2000) -
In other words, the pension of James’s early work, like a hotel, already cultivated the provisionality of space and the homogenization of guests that James theorized in his later piece.
Academic text (2018) -
In his life, James traveled a lot, staying in many hotels, and even though in his early writings he does not offer specific critiques of the hotel culture as he does after his late American visit, in his fictional use of European hotels and pensions we can trace the beginnings of some of his concerns about place, placelessness, provisionality, publicity, and mobility.
Academic text (2018) -
The provisionality of their agreement meant it could easily change if circumstances shifted.
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She appreciated the provisionality of her job, knowing it was just a stepping stone to something better.
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In teaching, the provisionality of knowledge encourages students to remain open to new ideas and perspectives.
Synonyms
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3.5
A situation that lasts only for a short time
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8.9
A state of lasting only a short time, like a rainbow
A state of lasting only a short time
A quality of becoming different often and without warning
The state of lasting only a short time
Antonyms
How Temporary
Surface Forms
Morphology
provisionality = provisional (transparent) = provision + al + ity
The noun 'provisionality' is transparently derived from the adjective 'provisional' by adding the suffix '-ity'.
Etymology
Provisionality comes from provision and the ending -ity, where provision comes from a root meaning 'to see ahead' or 'to provide'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of provision as 'something provided for now', so provisionality is the quality of being 'temporary' or 'likely to change'.