Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

penality

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: pe-nal-i-ty
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality or state of being penal; liability to punishment.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Many of the Ancients denied the Antipodes, and some unto the penality of contrary affirmations"
"penality is not merely an effect or a specific result of neoliberalism but is a core defining feature."

Etymology

See penalty.

Usage

Inflected Forms

penalities (plural)

Questions

What does penality mean?: The quality or state of being penal; liability to punishment.
Where does penality come from?: See penalty.

How to pronounce penality

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