punctuality
/ˌpʌŋktʃuːˈælɪti/puhngk-choo-A-lih-tee
/ˌpʌŋktʃuˈælɪti/puhngk-choo-A-lih-tee
Meaningthe state of being on the point
Common meaning: being on time
- punctto prick, pierceLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1491 · scan
- ualadjective ending: having to do with
- itynoun ending: being so, the quality of
Journey through time
- Latinpungō, pupugī, pūnctum‘to prick, pierce’
- Frenchponctuel
- Englishpunctual‘arriving on time’
- Englishformed in English from punctualpunctuality‘being on time’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from punctual + -ity.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), PUNCTUAL, p.477 · scan
Roots
- pungō, pupugī, pūnctum Latin “to prick, pierce”
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