secondariness
State of supporting
Secondariness is the quality of being secondary—of holding a lesser rank, importance, or priority relative to something else.
The word describes subordinate status rather than inferiority: The secondariness of his role didn't diminish his contribution.
It appears mostly in formal or academic contexts.
Of lesser importance
- ancillaryProviding additional support
- auxiliaryGiving additional support
- subordinateOne lower in rank
- subservienceExcessive willingness to obey
junior · minor · subaltern · lesser · lower · underling · deputy · assistant
Mutually supplying lacks
- supplementaryServing to complete
- accessorySupplementary addition
- adjunctSubordinate addition to something
- additiveSubstance mixed in
add-on · extra · spare · supporting · contributory · appurtenant · enhancing · augmenting
Facilitated dispute resolution
- vicariousExperienced through another
- proxyAuthorized substitute
- removedTaken from position
- tangentialBarely connected to main point
oblique · circumstantial · secondhand · indirect · reflected · displaced · transferred · filtered
Quality of being average
- low-gradeOf poor quality
- inferiorOf lower rank
- substandardBelow required quality
- runner-upCompetition's silver finisher
also-ran · B-list · knockoff · imitation · derivative · unoriginal · hand-me-down · secondhand
State of needing support
- contingencyUncertain possible event
- derivativeFunction's rate of change
- conditionalDependent on prerequisites
- dependentRequiring outside support
interdependence · co-dependence · neediness · attachment · vulnerability · subordination · parasitic · symbiotic
subsidiary
Of lesser importance
- ancillaryProviding additional support
- auxiliaryGiving additional support
- subordinateOne lower in rank
subservience · junior · minor · subaltern · lesser · lower · underling · deputy · assistant · helper
complementary
Mutually supplying lacks
- supplementaryServing to complete
- accessorySupplementary addition
- adjunctSubordinate addition to something
additive · add-on · extra · spare · supporting · contributory · appurtenant · enhancing · augmenting · additional
mediated
Facilitated dispute resolution
tangential · oblique · circumstantial · secondhand · indirect · reflected · displaced · transferred · filtered · intermediary
mediocrity
Quality of being average
- low-gradeOf poor quality
- inferiorOf lower rank
- substandardBelow required quality
runner-up · also-ran · B-list · knockoff · imitation · derivative · unoriginal · hand-me-down · secondhand · borrowed
reliance
State of needing support
- contingencyUncertain possible event
- derivativeFunction's rate of change
- conditionalDependent on prerequisites
dependent · interdependence · co-dependence · neediness · attachment · vulnerability · subordination · parasitic · symbiotic · reliant
secondarinessprimacy
Condition of being foremost
priority · precedence · preeminence · supremacy · dominance
second, secondary, secondarily, secondary school, secondaries, secondary education, secondary source