tangentiality

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noun

The quality of being tangential.

OriginEnglish tangential ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin tangentem →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nountangentiality (usually uncountable, plural tangentialities)

plural tangentialities · alternative dated rare tangentality

  1. uncountableusuallyThe quality of being tangential.
  2. uncountableusuallymedicineA mental condition in which one tends to digress from the topic under discussion, especially by word association.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*teh₂g-
  2. Proto-Italic*tangō
  3. Latintangō
  4. Latintangēns
  5. Latintangentem
  6. Englishtangent
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Englishtangential
  10. Englishtangentiality

From tangential + -ity.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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