Meanings
nounpunctuality (usually uncountable, plural punctualities)
plural punctualities
- uncountableusuallyThe state of being punctual
You were punctual to your appointment: punctuality is the first of virtues, and a sign of pretty behaviour in a young man. I foresee that you will succeed!
1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Alteration”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 23Synonyms: timeliness, promptness
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nounThe state of being punctual
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nounthe quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time
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Afrikaans stiptelikheid
- stiptelikheidstate of being punctual
Basque puntualtasun
- puntualtasunstate of being punctual
Bulgarian акура́тност
- акура́тност (akurátnost)state of being punctual
Catalan puntualitat
- puntualitatstate of being punctual
Danish punktlighed
- punktlighedstate of being punctual
Dutch stiptheid
- stiptheidstate of being punctual
Esperanto akurateco
- akuratecostate of being punctual
Finnish täsmällisyys
- täsmällisyysstate of being punctual
French ponctualité
- ponctualitéstate of being punctual
German Pünktlichkeit
- Pünktlichkeitstate of being punctual
Hebrew דייקנות
- דייקנות (daykanút)state of being punctual
Hungarian pontosság
- pontosságstate of being punctual
Italian puntualità
- puntualitàstate of being punctual
Norwegian Bokmål punktlighet
- punktlighetstate of being punctual
Polish punktualność
- punktualnośćstate of being punctual
Portuguese pontualidade
- pontualidadestate of being punctual
Romanian punctualitate
- punctualitatestate of being punctual
Russian пунктуа́льность
- пунктуа́льность (punktuálʹnostʹ)state of being punctual
Spanish puntualidad
- puntualidadstate of being punctual
Swedish punktlighet
- punktlighetstate of being punctual
Ukrainian пунктуа́льність
- пунктуа́льність (punktuálʹnistʹ)state of being punctual
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APA
punctuality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punctuality
MLA
“punctuality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punctuality. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “punctuality,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punctuality.
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