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Determinateness

State of being determinate.

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Conclusiveness 76% connected

The quality of being conclusive; decisiveness.

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Finality 76% connected

The state of being final, finished, or complete; a final or conclusive arrangement; a settlement.

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Definite 74% connected

Having certain or distinct; determinate in extent or greatness; limited; fixed; as, definite dimensions; a definite measure; a definite period or int…

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Definite 74% connected

Having certain or distinct; determinate in extent or greatness; limited; fixed; as, definite dimensions; a definite measure; a definite period or int…

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Definiteness 92% connected

The state of being definite; determinateness; precision; certainty.

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Quality noun · 85% connection

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained" - Shakespeare

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Water noun · 85% connection

a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"

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Wetland noun · 85% connection

a low area where the land is saturated with water

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Convention noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Conventionalism noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Conventionality noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Fertility noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Prolificacy noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Rankness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Richness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Ability noun · 84% connection

the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

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Accuracy noun · 84% connection

(mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much grea…

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Adequacy noun · 84% connection

the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"

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Air noun · 84% connection

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphe…

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Appearance noun · 84% connection

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

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Bad noun · 84% connection

that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"

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Believability noun · 84% connection

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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Fenland noun · 84% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

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Amorphous adjective · 78% connection

Having no determinate form; of irregular; shapeless.

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Authoritative adjective · 78% connection

Having, or proceeding from, due authority; entitled to obedience, credit, or acceptance; determinate; commanding.

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Certain adjective · 78% connection

Fixed or stated; regular; determinate.

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Cyme noun · 78% connection

A flattish or convex flower cluster, of the centrifugal or determinate type, differing from a corymb chiefly in the order of the openi…

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Definitive adjective · 78% connection

Determinate; positive; final; conclusive; unconditional; express.

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Determinately adverb · 78% connection

In a determinate manner; definitely; ascertainably.

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Diffinitive adjective · 78% connection

Definitive; determinate; final.

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Figurated adjective · 78% connection

Having a determinate form.

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Figuration noun · 78% connection

The act of giving figure or determinate form; determination to a certain form.

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Figure noun · 78% connection

To represent by a figure, as to form or mold; to make an image of, either palpable or ideal; also, to fashion into a determinate form;…

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Formless adjective · 78% connection

Shapeless; without a determinate form; wanting regularity of shape.

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Function noun · 78% connection

The natural or assigned action of any power or faculty, as of the soul, or of the intellect; the exertion of an energy of some determi…

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