| Modality 1. (n.) The quality or state of being modal. 2. (n.) A modal relation or quality; a mode or point of view under which an object presents itself to the mind. According to Kant, the quality of propositions, as assertory, problematical, or apodeictic. Thesaurus Entries Platonic form, Platonic idea, aesthetic form, archetype, art form, bearings, build, case, cast, circumstance, condition, configuration, conformation, cut, estate, fashion, figuration, figure, fix, footing, form, format, formation, frame, genre, impression, inner form, jam, layout, location, lot, make, makeup, matrix, mode, model, mold, pass, pattern, pickle, place, plight, position, posture, predicament, prototype, rank, set, shape, significant form, situation, spot, stamp, standing, state, station, status, structure, style, turn, type |