intransitivity

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noun

The state or quality of being intransitive.

Similar
intransitiveness
Opposite
transitivity
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Meanings

nounintransitivity (plural intransitivities)

plural intransitivities

  1. grammarThe state or quality of being intransitive.

    Antonyms: transitivity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state or quality of being intransitive.

Opposite
transitivity

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe grammatical relation created by an intransitive verb

Similar
intransitiveness
Opposite
transitivity
Broader
grammatical relation
Also see
intransitivenessnontransitivity

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

French intransitivité
  • intransitivitéQuality of being intransitive
Hungarian tárgyatlanság
  • tárgyatlanságQuality of being intransitive
Korean 비자동성
  • 비자동성 (bijadongseong)Quality of being intransitive
Polish nieprzechodniość, nietranzytywność
  • nieprzechodniośćQuality of being intransitive
  • nietranzytywnośćQuality of being intransitive
Swedish intransitivitet
  • intransitivitetQuality of being intransitive
Cite this entry
APA

intransitivity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intransitivity

MLA

“intransitivity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intransitivity. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intransitivity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intransitivity.

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