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Punctual vs Regularity - What's the difference?

punctual | regularity |

As an adjective punctual

is prompt or on time.

As a noun regularity is

(uncountable) the condition or quality of being regular; as, regularity of outline.

punctual

English

Alternative forms

* punctuall (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • prompt or on time
  • # (of an event ) Happening at the appointed time
  • # (of a person ) Acting at the appointed time
  • Luis is never late; he's the most punctual person I know.
  • (mathematics) Existing as a point or series of points
  • (linguistics) Expressing momentary action that has no duration
  • regularity

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The condition or quality of being regular; as, regularity of outline
  • I have been watching that show with regularity .
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=October 29 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Chelsea 3 - 5 Arsenal , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=For Chelsea coach Andre Villas-Boas, this was his most sobering moment in the Premier League and he looked stunned on the sidelines at the regularity with which Chelsea's defence was exposed.}}
  • (countable) A particular regular occurrence
  • Antonyms

    * irregularity