What is another word for circularity?

Pronunciation: [sˌɜːkjʊlˈaɹɪti] (IPA)

Circularity, meaning the quality of being circular or ambiguous, can also be referred to as circularness, roundness, or circumlocution. It can also be replaced by terms such as redundancy, repetition, or recurrence, to indicate the recurrent or repeated nature of something. Synonyms such as convolution, vagueness, or insinuation can be used to show a degree of uncertainty or ambiguity in a situation or statement. Terms like circular argument, circular reasoning, or tautology can be used to suggest flaws in the logical framework of a proposition. Overall, using synonyms can enhance one's writing or speech by providing alternative ways of expressing the same idea.

Synonyms for Circularity:

What are the hypernyms for Circularity?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Circularity?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for circularity (as nouns)

What are the opposite words for circularity?

The antonyms for circularity include linearity, directness, unambiguity, clarity, and straightforwardness. While circularity implies a roundabout way of expressing something, linearity refers to a straight path. Directness means speaking or acting honestly and without hesitation. If something is unambiguous, then there is no confusion or uncertainty about its meaning. Clarity implies clearness and lucidity in thought and expression. Finally, a straightforward approach is one that is simple and direct, without any hidden or convoluted intentions. In contrast to the circularity, these antonyms are associated with precision, honesty, and simplification in the language and communication.

Usage examples for Circularity

All work which is executed on a mandril partakes in some measure of the irregularities in the form of that mandril; and the perfect circularity of section which ought to exist in every part of the work, can only be ensured by an equal accuracy in the mandril and its collar.
"On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures"
Charles Babbage
Bordman had called it a circular problem, but he hadn't seen its true circularity.
"Sand Doom"
William Fitzgerald Jenkins
A naturalist of deserved eminence has maintained, on purely scientific grounds, that such an animal must exist,-that the laws of nature absolutely require such a being; and though the amount of force which his reasoning, possesses will be estimated differently according as we reject or accept the hypothesis of the circularity of the great plan of nature, we may as well see what he has to say for a marine primate,-be he man or ape, mermaid or mermonkey.
"The Romance of Natural History, Second Series"
Philip Henry Gosse

Famous quotes with Circularity

  • Not only is Homo economicus self-centered, he is a murdering psychopath. However, as with much of neoclassical economic thought, there is an element of circularity here.
    David Orrell
  • There are six methods of winding silk energy: inner, outer, upper, lower, forward and backward. They are applied from anywhere on the body: the arms. legs, hips and waist, with the body moving continuously, with endless circularity, wrapped together like intertwined filaments of silk.
    Wu Kung-tsao

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