continuity

UK: /ˌkɒntɪˈnjuːɪti/

US: /ˌkɑntənˈuɪti, -ˈju-/

US: (kon′tn o̅o̅′i tē, -tn yo̅o̅′)

Inflections of 'continuity' (n): npl: continuities

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

con•ti•nu•i•ty /ˌkɑntənˈuɪti, -ˈyu-/   n. [uncountable]

1. the state or quality of being smoothly continuous and uninterrupted:
   The U.S. has enjoyed political continuity since the Civil War.
2. Show Business the condition in a motion-picture scene in which all details of the action, speaking, effects, etc., follow one another smoothly:
   The scene had fluidity and continuity.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

con•ti•nu•i•ty  (kon′tn o̅o̅′i tē, -tn yo̅o̅′), n., pl. -ties. 

1. the state or quality of being continuous.
2. a continuous or connected whole.
3. Show Business a motion-picture scenario giving the complete action, scenes, etc., in detail and in the order in which they are to be shown on the screen.
4. Show Business the spoken part of a radio or television script that serves as introductory or transitional material on a nondramatic program.
5. Mathematics the property of a continuous function.
6. Communications, Business Usually, continuities. sets of merchandise, as dinnerware or encyclopedias, given free or sold cheaply by a store to shoppers as a sales promotion.

• Latin continuitās, equivalent. to continu(us) continuous + -itās -ity
• Anglo-French
• late Middle English continuite 1375–1425

Synonyms

• 2. flow, progression.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

continuity / ˌkɒntɪˈnjuːɪtɪ/ noun ( -ties)

1. logical sequence, cohesion, or connection
2. a continuous or connected whole
3. the comprehensive script or scenario of detail and movement in a film or broadcast
4. the continuous projection of a film, using automatic rewind