fīˈnaləd.ē, fə̇ˈ-, -lətē, -i noun
( -es )
1.
a. : the character or condition of being final, finished, conclusive, irrevocable, or complete : conclusion
there is a finality to a diplomatic defeat that cannot be overcome — New Republic
has not been able to bring to finality many of the interesting ideas … generated by his fertile mind — W.E.L.Clark
there appears to be a disposition not to accept the finality of the revolution in China — Aneurin Bevan
b. : the quality, manner, or air of being final or decisive
walked across the court with a kind of finality in his stride — R.P.Warren
spoke with curt finality
certitude and finality mark their assertions — Paul Radin
2. : the condition of being so perfect or finished as to be incapable of improvement : the condition of being the ultimate authority or the last word : perfection , inevitability
in the work of the great classical writers a finality of effect which places certain of their scenes beyond the reach of change — Virginia Woolf
we cannot claim finality of judgment — Herbert Reade
the authentic finality of his autobiography — W.T.Scott
3. : the categorial or causal relation of end or purpose to its means : teleology 1
4. : something that is final : a final, ultimate, or fundamental fact, action, detail, condition, or belief
a code of finalities is a necessary condition of profitable talk between two persons — O.W.Holmes †1935
5. : closure I 11