PERSONALTY Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

personalty

noun

ˈpərs-nəl-tē

Definition of personalty

as in things

transportable items that one owns and I will my personalty to my children

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Noun

Erin then complains about her daughter and drones on about all sorts of things that no one can even pretend to care about.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026
These were pretty innocuous in the grand scheme of things, but were hanging as a PR headache for Ferrari heading to its home race.

— Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of things

Noun

Western Michigan won the rushing battle and dominated time of possession, controlling the ball for more than 40 minutes.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Mensah capped that drive with a 23-yard touchdown pass to Toney and the two connected on a 2-yard score on the next possession with Toney punctuating both TDs with a Heisman pose for the Hurricanes fans in that corner of the stadium.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of possession

Noun

Michigan’s equipment truck arriving in Salt Lake City to haul the belongings of Whittingham’s assistant coaches underscored just how much Whittingham was taking with him.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
He was found three days later by his brother, with his belongings also stolen.

— Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of belongings

Noun

San Francisco must now fight the effects of trying to reset those body clocks back to Pacific Time ahead of the final 16 games, and perhaps that’s Los Angeles’ edge in never changing at all.

— Nate Atkins, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The effects were longer wait times for new, more affordable cars, and higher prices for used cars.

— David Freedlander, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of effects

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