Automaticity

//ˌɔːtəʊməˈtɪsɪti// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The ability to do things without occupying the mind with the low level details required. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    The ability of the heart muscles to contract independently of each other when separated or in unison when reattached in whole or in groups. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    The process of one thing automatically following another. countable, uncountable

    "No, donations and loans absolutely are not a means, with any automaticity, of getting a peerage, but they are not a bar to getting a peerage, and to some extent that is what we exist for."

Synonyms

All synonyms
perfunctorinessperfunctoriness

Example

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"No, donations and loans absolutely are not a means, with any automaticity, of getting a peerage, but they are not a bar to getting a peerage, and to some extent that is what we exist for."

Etymology

From automatic + -ity.

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