Modality — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility

verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/moʊdˈælᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/məʊdˈalɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/məʊdˈalɪti/

4 syllables Say it as /moʊdˈælᵻɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sensory system mode mood sense modality

Word Forms

modal

adjective

relating to or expressing the mood of a verb

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Modalität

eine Klassifizierung von Sätzen auf der Grundlage, ob sie Notwendigkeit, Möglichkeit oder Unmöglichkeit beanspruchen

🇫🇷French

modalité

une classification des propositions selon qu'elles revendiquent la nécessité ou la possibilité ou l'impossibilité

🇪🇸Spanish

modalidad

una clasificación de proposiciones en función de si afirman necesidad, posibilidad o imposibilidad

🇮🇹Italian

modalità

una classificazione delle proposizioni in base al fatto che rivendichino la necessità, la possibilità o l'impossibilità

🇳🇱Dutch

modaliteit

een classificatie van proposities op basis van de vraag of ze noodzakelijkheid, mogelijkheid of onmogelijkheid claimen

🇵🇹Portuguese

modalidade

uma classificação de proposições com base no fato de elas reivindicarem necessidade, possibilidade ou impossibilidade

🇷🇺Russian

модальность

классификация предложений на основе того, утверждают ли они необходимость, возможность или невозможность

India

🇮🇳Hindi

के साधन

इस आधार पर प्रस्तावों का वर्गीकरण कि वे आवश्यकता या संभावना या असंभवता का दावा करते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

পদ্ধতি

তারা প্রয়োজনীয়তা বা সম্ভাবনা বা অসম্ভবতা দাবি করে কিনা তার ভিত্তিতে প্রস্তাবগুলির একটি শ্রেণীবিভাগ

🇮🇳Tamil

முறை

தேவை அல்லது சாத்தியம் அல்லது சாத்தியமற்றது எனக் கூறுகிறதா என்பதன் அடிப்படையில் முன்மொழிவுகளின் வகைப்பாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

పద్ధతి

వారు అవసరం లేదా అవకాశం లేదా అసంభవం క్లెయిమ్ చేస్తారా అనే దాని ఆధారంగా ప్రతిపాదనల వర్గీకరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

पद्धत

ते आवश्यकता किंवा शक्यता किंवा अशक्यतेचा दावा करतात की नाही या आधारावर प्रस्तावांचे वर्गीकरण

🇮🇳Gujarati

પદ્ધતિ

તેઓ જરૂરિયાત અથવા શક્યતા અથવા અશક્યતાનો દાવો કરે છે તેના આધારે દરખાસ્તોનું વર્ગીકરણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಧಾನ

ಪ್ರತಿಪಾದನೆಗಳ ವರ್ಗೀಕರಣವು ಅವಶ್ಯಕತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸಾಧ್ಯತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸಾಧ್ಯತೆಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರತಿಪಾದಿಸುತ್ತದೆಯೇ ಎಂಬುದರ ಆಧಾರದ ಮೇಲೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

രീതി

ആവശ്യമോ സാധ്യതയോ അസാധ്യമോ എന്നതിൻ്റെ അടിസ്ഥാനത്തിൽ നിർദ്ദേശങ്ങളുടെ വർഗ്ഗീകരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਢੰਗ

ਪ੍ਰਸਤਾਵਾਂ ਦਾ ਵਰਗੀਕਰਨ ਇਸ ਅਧਾਰ 'ਤੇ ਕਿ ਕੀ ਉਹ ਲੋੜ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਭਾਵਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਅਸੰਭਵਤਾ ਦਾ ਦਾਅਵਾ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

طریقہ کار

تجاویز کی درجہ بندی اس بنیاد پر کہ آیا وہ ضرورت یا امکان یا ناممکن کا دعوی کرتے ہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

情态

根据命题是否声称必要性、可能性或不可能性进行分类

🇯🇵Japanese

モダリティ

必要性を主張するか、可能性を主張するか、不可能を主張するかに基づく命題の分類

🇰🇷Korean

양식

필요성, 가능성, 불가능을 주장하는지에 따라 명제를 분류하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phương thức

sự phân loại các mệnh đề trên cơ sở chúng khẳng định tính cần thiết, khả năng hay không thể

🇹🇭Thai

กิริยา

การจำแนกประเภทของข้อเสนอบนพื้นฐานของว่าพวกเขาอ้างว่าจำเป็นหรือเป็นไปได้หรือเป็นไปไม่ได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengandaian

klasifikasi proposisi berdasarkan apakah proposisi tersebut menyatakan perlunya atau mungkin atau tidak mungkin

🇵🇭Filipino

modalidad

isang pag-uuri ng mga panukala batay sa kung ang mga ito ay nag-aangkin ng pangangailangan o posibilidad o imposibilidad

🇲🇾Malay

modaliti

klasifikasi dalil berdasarkan sama ada ia mendakwa keperluan atau kemungkinan atau kemustahilan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طريقة

تصنيف القضايا على أساس ما إذا كانت تدعي الضرورة أو الإمكانية أو الاستحالة

🇮🇷Persian

روش

طبقه بندی قضایا بر اساس اینکه آیا آنها ادعای ضرورت یا امکان یا عدم امکان دارند

🇹🇷Turkish

modalite

önermelerin zorunluluk, olasılık veya imkansızlık iddialarına göre sınıflandırılması

🇮🇱Hebrew

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The primary meaning of 'modality' is 'a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility'.

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'modality' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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