continuity
noun
Simple meaning
Lack of interruption or disconnection.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
kɑntəˈnuəti
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Lack of interruption or disconnection; the quality of being continuous in space or time.
The property of a continuous and connected period of time
uncountablemathematics
A characteristic property of a continuous function.
uncountablefilm
Consistency between multiple shots depicting the same scene but possibly filmed on different occasions.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- General and technical use
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Lack of interruption or disconnection; the quality of being continuous in space or time.
Used this way, continuity is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use continuity
- “We need to ensure continuity of service during the system upgrade next week.”
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Word Family
Related forms, grouped by how they connect.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
The act of continuing an activity without interruption.
The act of continuing an activity without interruption.
Recurring regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series.
Seemingly without interruption.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A terrorist organization formed in Ireland in 1994 as a clandestine armed wing of Sinn Fein.
A terrorist organization formed in Ireland in 1994 as a clandestine armed wing of Sinn Fein.
Related Words
Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.
- discontinuitynoun
- continuousadjective
- infiniteadjective
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Antonyms
Sense: lack of interruption or disconnection
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