frontality
frontality noun: the quality or state of being frontal.
Noun
frontality (countable and uncountable, plural frontalities)
- The quality or state of being frontal.
- Whereas the accentuated linearism, the angular stylization of the folds, the rhythmical course of the outlining and the solemn frontality conjoined with an air of regality in the pose seem to recall the formal repertory of the Corbolinus Master and his group […]1993, Miklós Boskovits, The Origins of Florentine Painting, 1100-1270, volume 1, page 33
- Bold scale is the norm, as is a generally exuberant frontality.2007 June 8, Roberta Smith, “When Home Was Where the Art Was”, in New York Times
Forms of frontality
| plural | frontalities |
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Origin of frontality
From frontal + -ity.
Questions about frontality
- What does frontality mean?
- Frontality means the quality or state of being frontal.
- What part of speech is frontality?
- Frontality is a noun.
- What is the plural of frontality?
- The plural of frontality is frontalities.
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