Meanings
plural dualities
- countableuncountableThe quality of containing or comprising two often opposed parts or aspects.
the moral duality of certain characters
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Mother Nature's eternal duality, both life-giving and destructive
He was fascinated by the duality of human nature.
- countableuncountableThe aggregate of two complementary subclasses or parts.
philosophical duality
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The novel explored the duality of good and evil.
that fundamental duality that characterises the life of all animals—hungry or sated
- countableuncountablemathematicsThe mathematical equivalence of two seemingly different theoretical descriptions of a physical system.
wave-particle duality
- countableuncountableprojective geometryThe interchangeability of points and planes.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounbeing twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
noun(physics) the property of matter and electromagnetic radiation that is characterized by the fact that some properties can be explained best by wave theory and others by particle theory
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinduālitās
- Englishduality
From Latin duālitās. Equivalent to dual + -ity.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian дуализъм
- дуализъм (dualizăm)mathematical equivalence of two seemingly different theoretical descriptions of a physical system
Finnish duaalisuus, kaksijakoisuus
- duaalisuusmathematical equivalence of two seemingly different theoretical descriptions of a physical system
- kaksijakoisuusclassification into two subclasses or opposed parts
- kaksinaisuusclassification into two subclasses or opposed parts
French dualité, dualité
- dualitémathematical equivalence of two seemingly different theoretical descriptions of a physical system
- dualitéinterchangeability of points and planes
- dualitéclassification into two subclasses or opposed parts
German Dualität
- Dualitätinterchangeability of points and planes
Persian زوجیت, زوجیت
- زوجیتmathematical equivalence of two seemingly different theoretical descriptions of a physical system
- زوجیتclassification into two subclasses or opposed parts
Polish dualność, dwoistość
- dualnośćmathematical equivalence of two seemingly different theoretical descriptions of a physical system
- dwoistośćclassification into two subclasses or opposed parts
- dualizmclassification into two subclasses or opposed parts
Portuguese dualidade, dualidade
- dualidademathematical equivalence of two seemingly different theoretical descriptions of a physical system
- dualidadeinterchangeability of points and planes
- dualidadeclassification into two subclasses or opposed parts
Scottish Gaelic dà-fhillteachd
- dà-fhillteachdclassification into two subclasses or opposed parts
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with duality
Cite this entry
duality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duality
“duality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duality. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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