causality

noun

cau·​sal·​i·​ty kȯ-ˈza-lə-tē 

plural causalities

1

: a causal quality or agency

2

: the relation between a cause and its effect or between regularly correlated events or phenomena

Synonyms of causality

• cause
• causation

Examples of causality in a Sentence

Scientists found no causality between the events.

a supreme being is a being that, by definition, has no causality of its own

Recent Examples on the Web

Researchers debuted an inventory for classifying apocalyptic belief, comprising anthropogenic causality, theogenic causality, imminence, personal control, and the question of whether the end is a good or bad thing. —Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026

Unfortunately for Hilaria Baldwin, family fun isn't without its causalities. —Edward Segarra, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026

Correlation and causality is something for statisticians, political scientists and sociologists. —Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026

This is a question of causality. —Morgan Korn, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Medieval Latin causālitāt- causālitās, from Late Latin causālis causal + Latin -itāt-, -itās -ity

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for causality

• equality
• frivolity
• sodality
• inequality
• jollity
• polity
• quality

Legal Definition

causality

noun

cau·​sal·​i·​ty kȯ-ˈza-lə-tē 

plural causalities

: the relationship between cause and effect