arbitrarinessn.

Etymology: Formed as arbitrarily adv. + -ness suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈarbitrariness.

The quality of being arbitrary or uncontrolled in the exercise of will: (a) capriciousness; (b) despotism.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > [noun] > uncontrolled exercise of

arbitrationc1386

discretion1399

arbitramentc1400

arbitrariness1643

arbitrariousness1808

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > capriciousness

giddinessa1290

lightnessc1384

gerishnessa1513

fantasticnessc1550

unstaidnessa1557

fantasticalness1583

triflingnessa1586

spleen1598

capriciousness1607

skittishness1607

humorousness1611

wavinga1628

volageness1633

arbitrariness1643

garishness1649

legerity1652

mercury1653

volatility1655

caprich1656

humoursomeness1662

hoity-toity1668

jollity1670

unaccountableness1676

freak1678

whimsya1680

featheriness1689

toysomeness1697

caprice1711

whimsicalness1715

flirtation1718

whima1721

flightiness1747

whimsicality1761

giggishness1781

fancifulness1818

hoity-toityness1820

whifflery1835

crotchetiness1837

quirkiness1870

faddishness1884

faddism1885

vagarity1886

erraticism1889

whimsiness1909

1643 C. Herle Answer to Fernes Reply 16 He may..governe with the Arbitrarinesse of a Father.

1657 O. Cromwell Speech 21 Apr. (Carl.) The horridest Arbitrariness that ever was exercised in the world.

1750 T. Carte Gen. Hist. Eng. II. 843 The Arbitrariness of his prosecutions, and the severity of his punishments.

1754 J. Edwards Careful Enq. Freedom of Will iv. vii. 235 Senseless Arbitrariness, determining and acting without Reason, Design or End.

1846 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters (ed. 3) I. 331 There is, however, a strange arbitrariness about this elongation of reflection.

1860 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. VIII. lxvii. 421 The country was outraged by the arbitrariness of the military occupation.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	arbitrariness
释义	arbitrarinessn. Etymology: Formed as arbitrarily adv. + -ness suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈarbitrariness. The quality of being arbitrary or uncontrolled in the exercise of will: (a) capriciousness; (b) despotism. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > [noun] > uncontrolled exercise of arbitrationc1386 discretion1399 arbitramentc1400 arbitrariness1643 arbitrariousness1808 the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > capriciousness giddinessa1290 lightnessc1384 gerishnessa1513 fantasticnessc1550 unstaidnessa1557 fantasticalness1583 triflingnessa1586 spleen1598 capriciousness1607 skittishness1607 humorousness1611 wavinga1628 volageness1633 arbitrariness1643 garishness1649 legerity1652 mercury1653 volatility1655 caprich1656 humoursomeness1662 hoity-toity1668 jollity1670 unaccountableness1676 freak1678 whimsya1680 featheriness1689 toysomeness1697 caprice1711 whimsicalness1715 flirtation1718 whima1721 flightiness1747 whimsicality1761 giggishness1781 fancifulness1818 hoity-toityness1820 whifflery1835 crotchetiness1837 quirkiness1870 faddishness1884 faddism1885 vagarity1886 erraticism1889 whimsiness1909 1643 C. Herle Answer to Fernes Reply 16 He may..governe with the Arbitrarinesse of a Father. 1657 O. Cromwell Speech 21 Apr. (Carl.) The horridest Arbitrariness that ever was exercised in the world. 1750 T. Carte Gen. Hist. Eng. II. 843 The Arbitrariness of his prosecutions, and the severity of his punishments. 1754 J. Edwards Careful Enq. Freedom of Will iv. vii. 235 Senseless Arbitrariness, determining and acting without Reason, Design or End. 1846 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters (ed. 3) I. 331 There is, however, a strange arbitrariness about this elongation of reflection. 1860 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. VIII. lxvii. 421 The country was outraged by the arbitrariness of the military occupation. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1643
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