Meanings
nounproportionality (countable and uncountable, plural proportionalities)
plural proportionalities
- uncountablethe property of being proportional
- uncountablethe principle that government action ought to be proportional to the ends achieved (e.g. the military should not be deployed to stop petty vandalism)
- countablethe degree to which something is in proportion
Synonyms & antonyms
nounharmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
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Origin
- Latinproportionalitas
- Englishproportionality
From proportional + -ity, from Latin proportionalitas.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian пропорционалност
- пропорционалност (proporcionalnost)the property of being proportional
Catalan proporcionalitat
- proporcionalitatthe property of being proportional
Finnish suhteellisuus
- suhteellisuusthe property of being proportional
French proportionnalité
- proportionnalitéthe property of being proportional
German Proportionalität
- Proportionalitätthe property of being proportional
Greek αναλογικότητα
- αναλογικότητα (analogikótita)the property of being proportional
Italian proporzionalità
- proporzionalitàthe property of being proportional
Portuguese proporcionalidade
- proporcionalidadethe property of being proportional
Russian пропорциона́льность
- пропорциона́льность (proporcionálʹnostʹ)the property of being proportional
Spanish proporcionalidad
- proporcionalidadthe property of being proportional
Swedish proportionalitet
- proportionalitetthe property of being proportional
Ukrainian пропорційність
- пропорційність (proporcijnistʹ)the property of being proportional
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with proportionality
realitybestialitypersonalityhospitalitysexualityconfidentialitymoralitylocalityhomosexualitymentalitypluralitydualitylegalitybrutalitymodalityfatalitygeneralitytotalitycausalitysensualityformalitynormalitydimensionalitycentrality
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
proportionality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proportionality
MLA
“proportionality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proportionality. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proportionality,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proportionality.
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