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Externality

noun/ɛkstˈɜːnˈælᵻɾi/
Definition
the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɛkstˈɜːnˈælᵻɾi/
🇬🇧British English
/ɛkstˈɜːnˈalɪti/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɛkstˈɜːnˈalɪti/
5 syllables Say it as /ɛkstˈɜːnˈælᵻɾi/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
outwardness
Antonyms
inwardness
Parts of Speech
nounthe quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior
“the outwardness of the world”
Word Forms
externaladjectivecoming from the outside
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Äußerlichkeit
die Qualität oder der Zustand, draußen zu sein oder auf das Äußere oder Äußere gerichtet zu sein oder sich darauf zu beziehen
🇫🇷French
externalité
la qualité ou l'état d'être à l'extérieur ou dirigé vers ou lié à l'extérieur ou à l'extérieur
🇪🇸Spanish
exterioridad
la cualidad o estado de estar afuera o dirigido hacia o relacionado con el afuera o exterior
🇮🇹Italian
esternalità
la qualità o lo stato di essere fuori o diretto verso o in relazione con l'esterno o l'esterno
🇳🇱Dutch
uiterlijkheid
de kwaliteit of staat van buiten zijn of gericht zijn op of betrekking hebben op de buitenkant of buitenkant
🇵🇹Portuguese
externalidade
a qualidade ou estado de estar fora ou direcionado ou relacionado ao exterior ou exterior
🇷🇺Russian
внешние эффекты
качество или состояние нахождения снаружи или направленного к внешнему или внешнему или относящегося к нему
India
🇮🇳Hindi
बाह्यता
बाहर होने की गुणवत्ता या अवस्था या बाहरी या बाह्य की ओर निर्देशित या उससे संबंधित
🇧🇩Bengali
বাহ্যিকতা
গুণ বা অবস্থা বাইরের বা বাইরের দিকে বা বাইরের বা বাইরের সাথে সম্পর্কিত
🇮🇳Tamil
புறத்தன்மை
வெளியில் அல்லது வெளிப்புறத்தை நோக்கி அல்லது தொடர்புடையதாக இருக்கும் தரம் அல்லது நிலை
🇮🇳Telugu
బాహ్యతత్వం
వెలుపల ఉండటం లేదా వైపు మళ్లించడం లేదా వెలుపల లేదా బాహ్యానికి సంబంధించిన నాణ్యత లేదా స్థితి
🇮🇳Marathi
बाह्यत्व
बाहेरील किंवा बाहेरील किंवा बाहेरील दिशेने किंवा संबंधित असण्याची गुणवत्ता किंवा स्थिती
🇮🇳Gujarati
બાહ્યતા
બહાર હોવાની અથવા બહાર અથવા બાહ્ય તરફ અથવા તેનાથી સંબંધિત હોવાની ગુણવત્તા અથવા સ્થિતિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಬಾಹ್ಯತೆ
ಹೊರಗಿರುವ ಅಥವಾ ಕಡೆಗೆ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಹೊರಗಿನ ಅಥವಾ ಹೊರಭಾಗಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ബാഹ്യത
പുറത്തുള്ളതിൻ്റെയോ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നേരെ നയിക്കുന്നതിൻ്റെയോ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ബാഹ്യമായോ ബാഹ്യമായോ ഉള്ള ഗുണനിലവാരം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അവസ്ഥ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬਾਹਰੀਤਾ
ਬਾਹਰ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਜਾਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਵੱਲ ਜਾਂ ਇਸ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ
🇵🇰Urdu
خارجیت
باہر ہونے یا باہر یا بیرونی کی طرف یا اس سے متعلق ہونے کا معیار یا حالت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
外部性
处于外部或指向外部或与外部相关的质量或状态
🇯🇵Japanese
外部性
外側にいる、または外側または外側に向けられている、または外側または外側に関係している性質または状態
🇰🇷Korean
외관
외부에 있거나 외부 또는 외부를 향하거나 외부와 관련된 품질 또는 상태
🇻🇳Vietnamese
ngoại tại
chất lượng hoặc trạng thái ở bên ngoài hoặc hướng tới hoặc liên quan đến bên ngoài hoặc bên ngoài
🇹🇭Thai
ภายนอก
คุณภาพหรือสถานะของการอยู่ภายนอกหรือมุ่งไปสู่หรือเกี่ยวข้องกับภายนอกหรือภายนอก
🇮🇩Indonesian
eksternalitas
kualitas atau keadaan berada di luar atau diarahkan atau berkaitan dengan luar atau eksterior
🇵🇭Filipino
panlabas
ang kalidad o estado ng pagiging nasa labas o nakadirekta patungo o nauugnay sa labas o panlabas
🇲🇾Malay
luaran
kualiti atau keadaan berada di luar atau diarahkan ke atau berkaitan dengan luaran atau luaran
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
العوامل الخارجية
نوعية أو حالة كونك بالخارج أو موجهة نحو أو تتعلق بالخارج أو الخارج
🇮🇷Persian
خارجی
کیفیت یا حالت بیرون بودن یا به سمت بیرون یا بیرون بودن یا مربوط به آن
🇹🇷Turkish
dışsallık
dışarıda olmanın veya dışarıya veya dışarıya yönelik veya dışarıya veya dışarıya yönelik olmanın niteliği veya durumu
🇮🇱Hebrew
חִיצוֹנִיוּת
האיכות או המצב של להיות בחוץ או מכוון כלפי חוץ או חוץ או בהתייחסות אליו
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'externality'?
The primary meaning of 'externality' is 'the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'externality' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'externality' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'externality' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'externality' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'externality' in your daily reading?
Very Often
Occasionally
Rarely
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Do you find 'externality' easy to spell?
Yes, very easy
Somewhat easy
A bit confusing
Extremely hard
In your opinion, does the word 'externality' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
Positive
Neutral
Gloomy
Vibrant
Which age group is most likely to use 'externality' in regular conversations?
Kids (3-12)
Teens (13-19)
Adults (20-60)
Seniors (60+)
How likely are you to use 'externality' in a professional email?
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Never
Would you classify 'externality' as formal, casual, or slang?
Formal
Casual
Slang
Archaic
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