regularity
noun
reg·u·lar·i·ty
| \ ˌre-gyə-ˈler-ə-tē
also ˌrā-, ˌre-gyə-ˈla-rə-tē also ˌrā-\
also ˌrā-, ˌre-gyə-ˈla-rə-tē also ˌrā-\
plural regularities
Definition of regularity
1
: the quality or state of being regular
2
: something that is regular
Examples of regularity in a Sentence
the regularity of his features
Recent Examples on the Web
Norwich did cause Liverpool a few problems last Friday, but they were torn open by the Reds' attacking players with regularity. — SI.com, "The Biggest Challenges Facing the Premier League's Newest Managers This Season," 16 Aug. 2019 Earth’s magnetic field is known to flip direction with a somewhat unnerving regularity: magnetic north switches to south, and vice versa. — Jonathan O'callaghan, Scientific American, "Earth’s Magnetic Field Reversal Took Three Times Longer Than Thought," 7 Aug. 2019 In recent years, white supremacists have been killing Americans in public places with regularity, taking advantage of easy access to military-style weapons to inflict death and terror. — NBC News, "White nationalism-fueled violence is on the rise, but FBI is slow to call it domestic terrorism," 5 Aug. 2019 Turkish jets have bombed the woods around the periphery of Iraq’s Kurdistan region with such regularity since 2015 that Abbas and his men are often too fearful to even venture near for fear of being accidentally targeted. — Peter Schwartzstein, National Geographic, "Iraq races to save last of Middle East's forests from burning," 22 July 2019 The phrase has been cropping up with an impressive regularity in recent months. — Joseph Epstein, WSJ, "‘The American People’ Have Been Spoken To," 9 June 2019 American audiences don’t encounter French music with the regularity and in the depth that it was customarily programmed in the ’20s and ’30s. — Marcus Overton, sandiegouniontribune.com, "San Diego Symphony wraps up Masterworks series with an out-of-focus concert," 26 May 2018 As for the offices that are still behind the times: If otherwise healthy workers seem to fall prey to contaminated food with shocking regularity, take note. — Sarah Todd, Quartz at Work, "Why you should never tell the boss you have food poisoning," 21 June 2019 The center-attacking mid is finding the score sheet with regularity, and Saturday was no different. — Patrick Brennan And Charlie Hatch, Cincinnati.com, "Player ratings for FC Cincinnati's 4-0 win against Richmond," 18 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'regularity.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for regularity
regularity
noun
English Language Learners Definition of regularity
: the quality of something that happens very often or with the same amount of time between each occurrence
: the quality of something that has parts which are arranged in an even or balanced way
: something that happens very often or with the same amount of time between each occurrence
See the full definition for regularity in the English Language Learners Dictionary
regularity
noun
reg·u·lar·i·ty
| \ ˌre-gyə-ˈler-ə-tē
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Kids Definition of regularity
: the quality or state of happening on or as if on a schedule
The seasons occur with regularity.
regularity
noun
reg·u·lar·i·ty
| \ ˌreg-yə-ˈlar-ət-ē
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plural regularities
Medical Definition of regularity
: the quality or state of being regular
maintain bowel regularity
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