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/faɪnˈæləti/ Listen

noun

Finality n. (pl. finalities)

The state of being final, finished, or complete; a final or conclusive arrangement; a settlement.

The relation of end or purpose to its means.

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Etymology of 'Finality'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Finality" Quotes from Famous Books

... a finality in his tone that caused Daphne to go with him meekly, if unwillingly; "Daphne ...

— Drusilla with a Million • Elizabeth Cooper

... answered, rising, and speaking with finality. "Afterwards if necessary, afterwards. And now get back to bed, child, and forget the fellow. I swear to you that he isn't worth a thought. Later I shall hope to ...

— The Snare • Rafael Sabatini

... and tender, yet so hopeless in the unquestioning finality of its regret, struck cold upon the heart of ...

— The White Ladies of Worcester - A Romance of the Twelfth Century • Florence L. Barclay

... fell back in his chair. A groan broke from him that bore witness at once to the bitterness of his soul and the finality of the argument. He seemed in a moment shrunk to half his size. In a moment disease and the shadow of death clouded his features; his cheeks were leaden; his eyes, without light or understanding, conveyed no meaning to his brain. "You, too!" ...

— The Long Night • Stanley Weyman

... was such a tone of indifference, such an air of utter finality about the brief speech, that she felt she would have been eternally grateful now could she only have passed the low standard demanded by the possession of even a ...

— The Splendid Folly • Margaret Pedler

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