Punctuality
[,pʌŋktjʊ'ælɪtɪ] or [ˌpʌŋktʃʊˈælətɪ]
Definition
(noun.) the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time.
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Definition
(n.) The quality or state of being punctual; especially, adherence to the exact time of an engagement; exactness.
Editor: Solomon
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Nicety, scrupulosity, scrupulous exactness.[2]. Promptness.
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Examples
- Caroline, I fancy, is the soul of conscientious punctuality and nice exactitude. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Mr. Lydgate, said Mr. Casaubon, with his invariably polite air, I am exceedingly obliged to you for your punctuality. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- The way she manages this place; her punctuality, domestic knowledge, economy, and order; her cheerfulness, Copperfield! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- No sir, said Samuel Michael, fiercely, all I require of you, sir, is punctuality to-morrow morning. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Mr. van der Luyden supplied short ones on Opera nights; but they were so good that they made his guests deplore his inexorable punctuality. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- My dear child, said Mr. Turveydrop, let me, even under the present exceptional circumstances, recommend strict punctuality. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Stubbs is the soul of punctuality, honesty, and efficiency,--a thorough business hand, and as humane as the general run. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Business is business, and there is nothing like punctuality, especially in a phoenix. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Bessie would rather have stayed, but she was obliged to go, because punctuality at meals was rigidly enforced at Gateshead Hall. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
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