finality

finality

conclusiveness or decisiveness; something that is final; an ultimate act: She slammed the door behind her with finality.

Not to be confused with:

finale – the concluding part of a performance or proceeding; the last movement of a concert, opera, or composition: The finale was the most exciting part of the symphony.

finally – in the end; at last; eventually; after considerable delay: After many attempts, she finally got it right.

finely – elegantly; delicately; minutely; nicely; subtly; excellently: a finely crafted story; in fine particles or pieces: finely chopped apples

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fi·nal·i·ty

 (fī-năl′ĭ-tē, fə-)

n. pl. fi·nal·i·ties

1. The condition or fact of being final.

2. A final, conclusive, or decisive act or utterance.

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finality

(faɪˈnælɪtɪ)

n, pl -ties

1. the condition or quality of being final or settled; conclusiveness: the finality of death.

2. a final or conclusive act

3. (Philosophy) metaphysics the doctrine of the efficacy of final causes. Compare teleology

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fi•nal•i•ty

(faɪˈnæl ɪ ti)

n., pl. -ties.

1. the state, quality, or fact of being final.

2. something that is final; an ultimate act.

[1535–45]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

finality - the quality of being final or definitely settled; "the finality of death" conclusiveness, decisiveness definiteness, determinateness - the quality of being predictable with great confidence

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finality

noun conclusiveness, resolution, decisiveness, certitude, definiteness, irrevocability, inevitableness, unavoidability, decidedness Children have difficulty in grasping the finality of death.

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Translations

غائِيَّه، مبدأ الغائِيَّه

definitivnostkonečnost

endegyldighed

Endgültigkeit

finalidad

finalité

végkifejletvéglegesség

endanleiki; niîurstaîa

l'essere alla fine

endelig karakter

definitívnosť

kesinlik

定局

finality

[faɪˈnælɪtɪ] N (= conclusiveness) [of death] → lo irreversible; [of decision] → carácter m definitivo
he said with finality → dijo de modo terminante

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finality

[faɪˈnælɪti] n → caractère m définitif
the finality of death → l'irrévocabilité de la mort
with an air of finality → sur un ton définitif

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finality

n (of decision etc) → Endgültigkeit f; (of tone of voice) → Entschiedenheit f, → Bestimmtheit f

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finality

[faɪˈnælɪtɪ] n → irrevocabilità
with an air of finality → con risolutezza

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final

(ˈfainl) adjective

1. the very last. the final chapter of the book. slothoofstuk; finale hoofstuk أخير последен final poslední letzt sidste τελικός, τελευταίοςfinal, último viimane پایانی viimeinen dernierאחרון अंतिम posljednji végső terakhir loka- finale 最終の 최후의 paskutinis, galutinis pēdējais; gala-; beigu- terakhir laatstesist, avsluttende, slutt-końcowy وروستنى، اخرنى، دپاى final ultim заключительный posledný zadnji poslednji sista สุดท้าย son 最後的 кінцевий, останній آخری cuối cùng 最后的

2. (of a decision etc) definite; decided and not to be changed. The judge's decision is final. finaal نِهائي краен final konečný endgültig endelig; uigenkaldelig; definitiv οριστικός, τελεσίδικος definitivo lõplik قطعی lopullinen sans appelסופי आखिरी konačan, zaključan végleges pasti endanlegur definitivo 決定的な 결정적인 galutinis galīgs muktamad definitiefendelig, definitivostateczny وروستنى final defi­­nitiv окончательный konečný dokončen konačan slutgiltig ที่สิ้นสุด kesin 最終的 остаточний, заключний حتمی quyết định; dứt khoát 最终的

noun

the last part of a competition. The first parts of the competition will take place throughout the country, but the final will be in London. finale rondte مُباراه نِهائِيَّه финал final finále das Finale finalerunde τελικόςfinal lõppvõistlus فینال؛ مرحله نهایی loppuottelu finaleגמר अंतिम चरण završno natjecanje, finale döntő final úrslit finale 決勝戦 결승전 finalas fināls; finālspēle terakhir finalefinale, sluttkampfinał اخرنى final finală финал finále finale finale final ขั้นสุดท้าย final 決賽 вирішальна гра у матчі; фінал مقابلے کا آخری دور trận chung kết 决赛

ˈfinally adverb

1. as the last (of many). The soldiers rode past, then came the Royal visitors, and finally the Queen. uiteindelik; op laas; ten laaste أخيرا، في النِّهايَه، آخر الأمْر най-накрая finalmente nakonec zum Schluß til sidst τελικάfinalmente, al final viimasena در پایان lopuksi enfin לְבָסוֹף आखिरकार na koncu, na kraju végül akhirnya að lokum, loks; að síðustu infine 最後に 최종적으로 galiausiai beigās; nobeigumā akhir sekali uiteindelijksist, til sluttw końcu په پای کی finalmente (până) la urmă в заключение nakoniec, napokon nazadnje na kraju till sist, slutligen ในท้ายที่สุด son olarak 最後 на закінчення بالآخر cuối cùng 最后

2. at last, after a long time. The train finally arrived. uiteindelik في النِّهايَه، أخيرا най-после finalmente konečně endlich endeligt; langt om længe επιτέλουςfinalmente lõpuks بالاخره lopulta finalement סוֹף-סוֹף आखिरकार konačno, napokon végül is akhirnya að lokum, loks finalmente ついに 마침내 galų gale, pagaliau beidzot akhirnya eindelijkendelig, til slutt/sist wreszcie بلاخره،په پايله كي finalmente în sfârşit в конце концов konečne končno konačno äntligen จนแล้วจนรอด sonunda 終於 зрештою, кінець кінцем آخر کار rốt cuộc; cuối cùng 最后

ˈfinalist noun

a person who reaches the final stage in a competition. It was difficult to decide which of the two finalists was the better tennis player. finalis مُشْتَرِك في مباراه نِهائِيَّه финалист finalista finalista der/die Finalist(in) finalist; finaledeltager φιναλίστfinalista finalist فینالیست finalisti finaliste מִתחָרה בַּגמָר अंतिम दौर में पहुंचने वाले finalist döntős finalis þátttakandi í úrslitakeppni finalista 決勝戦出場者 결승전 출전(자격)자 finalininkas finālists finalis finalist finalist, deltaker i finale finalista فینالیست finalista finalist финалист finalista finalist finalista finalist ผู้เข้ารอบสุดท้าย finalist 決賽選手 фіналіст کسی مقابلے کے آخری معرکے کا شریک người vào chung kết 决赛选手

fiˈnality (-ˈnӕ-) noun

finaliteit غائِيَّه، مبدأ الغائِيَّه окончателност finalidade definitivnost, konečnost die Endgültigkeit endegyldighed οριστικότητα resolución lõplikkus فرجامش؛ قطعیت lopullisuus finalitéסיום अंतिम स्थिति konačnost véglegesség; végkifejlet kepastian endanleiki; niðurstaða finalità 最終的であること 최종적인 상태 kategoriškumas pabeigtība kemuktamadan het definitieve endelig karakter nieodwołalność قطعيت، اخر، پاى finalidade finalitate окончательность definitívnosť dokončnost konačnost slutgiltighet ขั้นตอนสุดท้ายที่ไม่สามารถเปลี่ยนแปลงอะไรได้อีก kesinlik 定局 закінченість; остаточність آخری حتمی صورت tính chất cuối cùng hoặc sự việc vào lúc cuối 定局

ˈfinalize, ˈfinalise verb

to make a final decision about plans, arrangements etc. We must finalize the arrangements by Friday. finaliseer يُنهي، يَعمَل التَّرتيبات النِهائِيَّه финализирам finalizar dokončit, dát konečnou formu beenden færdigbehandle; lægge sidste hånd på οριστικοποιώconcluir, ultimar lõplikult otsustama به پایان رساندن lyödä lukkoon finaliser לְהַשלִים अंतिम निर्णय लेना finalizirati, dati konačan oblik véglegesít memutuskan ljúka, ganga frá (e-u) completare, ultimare 結末をつける 마무리하다 užbaigti, galutinai nuspręsti pabeigt (plāna, līguma u.tml.) saskaņošanu/sagatavošanu memutuskan definitief regelen sluttbehandle, godkjennezakończyć, sfinalizować په پای کی رسیدل finalizar a finaliza завершать dokončiť dokončno izoblikovati privesti kraju slutföra, fatta det avgörande beslutet ตัดสินใจขั้นสุดท้าย kesinleştirmek, son şeklini vermek 把...最後定下來，最後決定 закінченість; остаточність آخری شکل دینا làm xong; hoàn thành 把...最后定下来，最后决定

ˌfinaliˈzation, ˌfinaliˈsation noun

afhandeling إنهاء، إجراء الترتيبات النِّهائِيَّه финализиране finalização dokončení, dotažení die Beendigung slutbehandling; godkendelse οριστικοποίηση conclusión lõpuleviimine تکمیل؛ به پایان رسانی lukkoonlyönti dernière mise au point השלמה अंतिम रूप देना finalizacija véglegesítés keputusan akhir lokafrágangur ultimazione 決着 마무리 užbaigimas, galutinis sprendimas (plāna, līguma u.tml.) saskaņošanas/sagatavošanas pabeigšana pemuktamadan het definitief regelen sluttbehandling, godkjenning finalizacja په پای کی رسونی finalização finalizare завершение dokončenie dokončno izoblikovanje privođenje kraju slutförande การตัดสินใจขั้นสุดท้าย sonuçlandırma 落實 завершення تکمیل sự hoàn tất; sự hoàn thành 落实

ˈfinals noun plural

the last examinations for a university degree etc. I am sitting/taking my finals in June. finale eksamens الإمتِحانات النِّهائِيَّه държавен изпит exames finais závěrečné zkoušky die Abschlußprüfung afsluttende eksaminer πτυχιακές εξετάσεις finales lõpueksamid امتحانات نهایی loppukoe examen בְּחִינוֹת גְמָר फाइनल završni ispiti záróvizsga ujian akhir lokapróf esami finali 最終試験 (대학의) 최종 시험 baigiamieji egzaminai gala eksāmeni ujian akhir eindexamenavsluttende eksamen egzaminy końcowe آخرنی آزموینه exames finais examen(e) final(e) выпускные экзамены záverečné skúšky zaključni izpiti završni ispiti slutexamen การสอบปลายภาค bitirme sınavları 結業考試 випускний екзамен کسی ڈگری کے حصول کے لۓ امتحانات کا نہائی سلسلہ kỳ thi tốt nghiệp 期终考试

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