instrumentality

instrumentality

noun

Definition of INSTRUMENTALITY

something used to achieve an end <computer literacy is only an instrumentality for acquiring an education, and not an end in itself>

Synonyms agency, instrument, instrumentality, machinery, means, medium, ministry, organ, vehicle

Related Words determinant, expedient, factor, influence, ingredient, mechanism, tool; weapon; activator, animator, catalyst, driver, energizer, executor, generator, impetus, incentive, inspiration, instigation, instigator, launcher, mover, power, stimulus, trigger; antecedent, cause, occasion, reason; subagency, subagent