English → Latin
“generality” in Latin
commūniscommon, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more togethecommūnitāsa community; public spirit, a sense of duty and willingness to serve one's communityplūrimusmost; very manyplērumquethe greatest part, the greater part
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
generality
commune: communitas (of the general or universality of a notion; ☞ Cic., Top., 6, 29; opposed to specific distinction or definition). The generality (= most of), plurimi: pars major (the greater part of a whole): plerique (very many, without respect to a whole).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for generality?
- The usual Latin words for “generality” are commūnis, commūnitās, plūrimus; also plērumque. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.