Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

instrumentality

/ˌɪnstɹʊmɛnˈtælɪti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables: in-stru-ment-al-i-ty
IPA: /ˌɪnstɹʊmɛnˈtælɪti/

20

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition or quality of being instrumental; being useful; serving a purpose.

Uncountable

noun

Something that is instrumental; an instrument.

Countable

noun

A governmental organ with a specific purpose.

Countable

noun

The property of being in the instrumental case.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In a later vision the Saviour revealed to her in detail the 'great design' which he wished to establish through her instrumentality."
"He spoke of the various instrumentalities which were now employed for the conversion of the world."
"Delays and failures will only set her to casting about for new instrumentalities."
"God works by instrumentalities, and he has wonderfully thus far interposed in keeping evils that I feared in abeyance."
"Any work in which the copyright was ever owned or administered by the Alien Property Custodian and in which the restored copyright would be owned by a government or instrumentality thereof, is not a restored work."

Etymology

Etymology tree English instrumental Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English instrumentality From instrumental + -ity.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɪnstɹʊmɛnˈtælɪti/
British English: /ˌɪnstɹʊmɛnˈtælɪti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

instrumentalities (plural)

Synonyms

instrumentation means

Rhymes With

personality functionality plurality immortality originality individuality fatality speciality rationality criminality constitutionality impartiality

Questions

How do you pronounce instrumentality?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪnstɹʊmɛnˈtælɪti/.
What does instrumentality mean?: The condition or quality of being instrumental; being useful; serving a purpose.
Where does instrumentality come from?: Etymology tree English instrumental Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English instrumentality From instrumental + -ity.

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