Consequentialities

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The resulting effects or outcomes that arise from a particular decision or action
2. Considering the consequences of choices made in various situations
3. The significant impacts or results that follow from events, affecting future conditions or decisions

Etymology: "Consequentialities" is the plural of "consequentiality," a noun formed from the adjective "consequential" plus the suffix "-ity." The adjective comes from Latin "consequens," meaning "following after," from "consequi," "to follow closely." In English, "consequential" once meant "following as a result," and it also developed a sense of "important," which is where the older meaning of "self-important" or "pompous" comes from. Jane Austen uses it in that sense.