philosophicalnessn.
/ˌfɪləˈsɒfᵻklnəs/, U.S. /ˌfɪləˈsɑfək(ə)lnəs/ rare.
The quality or condition of being philosophical.
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the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > [noun] > quality of being philosophical
philosophicalness1661
1661 G. Rust Let. conc. Origen in Phœnix (1721) I. 8 According to the Philosophicalness of his excellent Spirit.
1664 H. More Apol. in Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 481 The Philosophicalness of this present Age.
1936 Jrnl. Philos. 33 405 In that future which Schlick predicts in which there will be no philosophy but only philosophicalness, much will remain unsaid that should be said.
1982 Fortune (Nexis) 15 Nov. 177 The attitude of aides faced with a bit of conciergerie seems to be a good-natured philosophicalness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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