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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mo•dal•i•ty (mō dal′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. - the quality or state of being modal.
- an attribute or circumstance that denotes mode or manner.
- PhilosophyAlso called mode. [Logic.]the classification of propositions according to whether they are contingently true or false, possible, impossible, or necessary.
- Medicinethe application of a therapeutic agent, usually a physical therapeutic agent.
- one of the primary forms of sensation, as vision or touch.
- Medieval Latin modālitās. See modal, -ity
- 1610–20
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: moˈdality /məʊˈdælɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)- the condition of being modal
- a quality, attribute, or circumstance that denotes mode, mood, or manner
- the property of a statement of being classified under one of the concepts studied by modal logic, esp necessity or possibility
- any physical or electrical therapeutic method or agency
- any of the five senses
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