punctuality

English

Etymology

From punctual +‎ -ity.

Pronunciation

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Noun

punctuality (usually uncountable, plural punctualities)

1. The state of being punctual
   • 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Alteration”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 23:

     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!

Synonyms

• timeliness, promptness; see also Thesaurus:punctuality

Related terms

• point
• punctilious
• punctual
• punctuate
• punctuation

Translations

state of being punctual

• Basque: puntualtasun
• Belarusian: пунктуа́льнасць f (punktuálʹnascʹ)
• Bulgarian: акура́тност (bg) f (akurátnost)
• Catalan: puntualitat (ca) f
• Danish: punktlighed (da) c
• Dutch: stiptheid (nl) f
• Esperanto: akurateco
• Finnish: täsmällisyys (fi)
• French: ponctualité (fr) f
• Galician: puntualidade (gl) f
• Georgian: პუნქტუალურობა (ṗunkṭualuroba)
• German: Pünktlichkeit (de) f
• Hungarian: pontosság (hu)
• Italian: puntualità (it) f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: punktlighet m or f

  Nynorsk: punktlegskap m

• Polish: punktualność (pl) f
• Portuguese: pontualidade (pt) f
• Romanian: punctualitate (ro) f
• Russian: пунктуа́льность (ru) f (punktuálʹnostʹ)
• Spanish: puntualidad (es) f
• Swedish: punktlighet (sv) c
• Ukrainian: пунктуа́льність f (punktuálʹnistʹ)

Further reading

• “punctuality”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “punctuality”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.