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nounphaticity (uncountable)
- uncountableThe quality of being phatic.
It is clear, however, that while politeness manifests itself on both the communicative and non-communicative levels, phaticity is found only on the former level.
2003, Gil Richard Musolf, Structure and Agency in Everyday Life, page 144Synonyms: phaticness
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nounThe quality of being phatic.
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phaticity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phaticity
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“phaticity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phaticity. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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