mechanicality

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A form of mechanicalness — The state or characteristic of being mechanical.

OriginEnglish mechanical ← Middle English mechanical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

nounmechanicality (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of mechanicalness.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
mechanicalnessperfunctoriness

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
  3. Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
  4. Latinmēchanicus
  5. Old Frenchmecanique
  6. Middle Englishmechanic
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Middle Englishmechanical
  10. Englishmechanical
  11. Englishmechanicality

From mechanical + -ity.

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APA

mechanicality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechanicality

MLA

“mechanicality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechanicality. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mechanicality,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechanicality.

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