intransitivity

Definitions of intransitivity
  1. noun
    the grammatical relation created by an intransitive verb
    synonyms: intransitiveness
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    antonyms:
    transitivity
    the grammatical relation created by a transitive verb
    type of:
    grammatical relation
    a linguistic relation established by grammar
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