modality

mo·dal·i·ty

noun \mō-ˈda-lə-tē\

plural mo·dal·i·ties

Definition of MODALITY

1

a : the quality or state of being modal b : a modal quality or attribute : form

2

: the classification of logical propositions according to their asserting or denying the possibility, impossibility, contingency, or necessity of their content

3

: one of the main avenues of sensation (as vision)

4

: a usually physical therapeutic agency

First Known Use of MODALITY

1545

Other Logic Terms

a posteriori, connotation, corollary, inference, mutually exclusive, paradox, postulate, syllogism

Rhymes with MODALITY

anality, banality, brutality, carnality, causality, centrality, extrality, fatality, feudality, finality, formality, frontality, frugality, legality, lethality, locality, mentality, morality, mortality, nasality, natality, neutrality, nodality, orality, plurality, primality, rascality, reality, regality, rurality, sodality, tonality, totality, venality, vitality, vocality