marginality

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noun

The state of being marginal

Opposite
centrality
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Meanings

nounmarginality (countable and uncountable, plural marginalities)

plural marginalities

  1. countableuncountableThe state of being marginal

    We have all heard of places where police will not go, or where they simply cannot impose order because of the vastness and marginality of the spaces.

    2007, Andrew Shanken, “The Sublime "Jackass"”, in Places, volume 19

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe property of being marginal or on the fringes

Opposite
centrality
Broader
positionspatial relation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From marginal + -ity.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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