regularity
re‧gu‧lar‧i‧ty /ˌreɡjəˈlærəti, ˌreɡjʊˈlærəti/
noun (plural regularities)
Climate change is disrupting the regularity of the seasons.
with alarming/increasing etc regularity
Our team kept losing with monotonous regularity (=in a way that seems boring or annoying).
2. [uncountable and countable] when something is arranged in an even way:
the regularity of his features
re‧gu‧lar‧i‧ty /ˌreɡjəˈlærəti, ˌreɡjʊˈlærəti/
noun (plural regularities) Word Family: noun: regular, regularity ≠ irregularity, regularization; verb: regularize; adverb: regularly ≠ irregularly; adjective: regular ≠ irregular
1. [uncountable] when the same thing keeps happening often, especially with the same amount of time between each occasion when it happens:
with alarming/increasing etc regularity
2. [uncountable and countable] when something is arranged in an even way: