instrumentality
instrumentality is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The quality or condition of being instrumental; that which is instrumental; anything used as a means; medium; agency. The instrumentality of faith in justification. Bp. Burnet. The discovery of gunpowder developed the science of attack and defense in a new instrumentality. J. H. Newman.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- accoucheur
- accoucheuse
- act
- acting
- action
- affect
- agency
- aid
- all
- along
- anchor
- and
- any
- applicability
- aptitude
- aptness
- assistance
- bear
- bend
- bent
- bias
- bid
- bow
- bring
- calculated
- capital
- carry
- cast
- causation
- come
- conatus
- conduce
- conducive
- conduciveness
- contribute
- crook
- despair
- dint
- direction
- dispose
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
- Canonical URL: https://worddirectanswers.com/word/instrumentality
- Steward: Jason Burns