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fondatezza

soundness, well-foundedness

noun fon-dah-TET-tsah Rare

Usage Note

Fondatezza is an abstract noun denoting the quality of being well-founded or justified — la fondatezza di un'accusa (the validity of an accusation), verificare la fondatezza di una tesi (to verify the soundness of a thesis). It is exclusively used in formal, legal, and academic writing. The antonym is infondatezza (groundlessness).

Examples

"Il giudice ha verificato la fondatezza dell'accusa."

Natural Translation

The judge verified the soundness of the accusation.

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