First Known Use: 15th century
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fatality
noun fa·tal·i·ty \fā-ˈta-lə-tē, fə-\
: a death that results from a disaster, accident, etc.
: a tendency to result in death
plural fa·tal·i·ties
Full Definition of FATALITY
1
a : the quality or state of causing death or destruction b : the quality or condition of being destined for disaster
2
: something established by fate
4
: the agent or agency of fate
5
a : death resulting from a disaster b : one that experiences a fatal outcome
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Origin of FATALITY
Middle French fatalité, from Late Latin fatalitat-, fatalitas, from Latin fatalis
Rhymes with FATALITY
anality, banality, brutality, carnality, causality, centrality, extrality, feudality, finality, formality, frontality, frugality, legality, lethality, locality, mentality, modality, morality, mortality, nasality, natality, neutrality, nodality, orality, plurality, primality, rascality, reality, regality, rurality, sodality, tonality, totality, venality, vitality, vocality
FATALITY Defined for Kids
fatality
noun fa·tal·i·ty \fā-ˈta-lə-tē\
plural fa·tal·i·ties
Definition of FATALITY for Kids
: a death resulting from a disaster or accident
Medical Dictionary
fatality
noun fa·tal·i·ty \fā-ˈtal-ət-ē, fə-\
plural fa·tal·i·ties
Medical Definition of FATALITY
1
: the quality or state of causing death or destruction : deadliness <the degree of fatality of a disease>
2
a : death resulting from a disaster <a car crash causing several fatalities> b : one who suffers such a death <one of the fatalities was a small child>
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