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criticalness

crit·i·cal
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [krit-i-kuh l]
    • /ˈkrɪt ɪ kəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [krit-i-kuh l]
    • /ˈkrɪt ɪ kəl/

Definitions of criticalness word

  • adjective criticalness inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily. 1
  • adjective criticalness occupied with or skilled in criticism. 1
  • adjective criticalness involving skillful judgment as to truth, merit, etc.; judicial: a critical analysis. 1
  • adjective criticalness of or relating to critics or criticism: critical essays. 1
  • adjective criticalness providing textual variants, proposed emendations, etc.: a critical edition of Chaucer. 1
  • adjective criticalness pertaining to or of the nature of a crisis: a critical shortage of food. 1
See all 11 definitions of criticalness

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Origin of criticalness

First appearance:

before 1580
One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; critic + -al1

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Parts of speech for Criticalness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Criticalness

criticalness popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for criticalness

noun criticalness

  • acuteness — sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute sorrow; an acute pain.
  • constraint — A constraint is something that limits or controls what you can do.
  • contingency — A contingency is something that might happen in the future.
  • crisis — A crisis is a situation in which something or someone is affected by one or more very serious problems.
  • crossroad — a road that crosses another road
All 35 Synonyms of criticalness

Antonyms for criticalness

noun criticalness

  • easiness — the quality or condition of being easy.
  • ordinariness — of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
  • ease — freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
  • miracle — an effect or extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause.
  • advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
All 15 Antonyms of criticalness

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