generality
noun
[ dʒɛnəˈralɪti ]
• a statement or principle having general rather than specific validity or force.
• "he confined his remarks to generalities"
Similar:
generalization,
general statement,
general principle,
general truth,
non-specific statement,
loose/vague statement,
indefinite statement,
sweeping statement,
abstraction,
extrapolation,
• the majority.
• "his service was better than that offered by the generality of doctors"
Similar:
majority,
larger part/number,
greater part/number,
best/better part,
main part,
bulk,
mass,
weight,
(main) body,
preponderance,
predominance,
lion's share,
most,
almost all,
more than half,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French generalite, from late Latin generalitas, from generalis (see general).
