Gĕn'er-ăl'i-ty1, n.
n. [Lat. generalitas, Fr. généralité, Pr. generalitat, Sp. generalidad, It. generalità.]
- The state of being general; the quality of including species or particulars. Hooker.
- That which is general; that which lacks specificalness, practicalness, or application; a general or vague statement or phrase.
Let us descend from generalities to particulars. Landor. 3. The main body; the bulk; the greatest part; as, the generality of a nation, or of mankind.