automaticity
/ˌɔːtəʊməˈtɪsɪti/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.55 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The ability to do things without occupying the mind with the low level details required.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The ability of the heart muscles to contract independently of each other when separated or in unison when reattached in whole or in groups.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "No, donations and loans absolutely are not a means, with any automaticity, of getting a peerage, but they are not a bar to getting a peerage, and to some extent that is what we exist for."
- "The Committee's proposal for automatic registration would represent a significant shift away from the present system of elector-led application and voluntary registration, to a system of automaticity with an opt out."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *autós Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón) Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-) Proto-Indo-European *mn̥tós Proto-Hellenic *mətós Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτος (autómătos) Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτον (autómăton)der. Classical Latin automatum New Latin automaticusbor. English automatic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English automaticity From automatic + -ity.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˌɔːtəʊməˈtɪsɪti/