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单词 accidentalness
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accidentalnessn.

Brit. /ˌaksᵻˈdɛntlnəs/, U.S. /ˌæksəˈdɛn(t)lnəs/
Forms: see accidental adj., n., and adv. and -ness suffix.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: accidental adj., -ness suffix.
Etymology: < accidental adj. + -ness suffix.
The quality or fact of being accidental (in various senses). Cf. accidentality n.
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the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [noun]
i-wonc1275
casec1300
adventurec1325
hap1340
accidencea1393
casualty1423
chefe1440
fortunityc1470
enchance?a1475
accidentc1485
chance1526
contingencec1530
lottery1570
casuality1574
chanceableness1581
contingency1623
fortuitiona1641
fortuitness1643
accidentalness1648
accidentality1651
fortuitousness1652
causelessnessa1660
temerity1678
fortuitya1747
spontaneity1751
felicity1809
accidentiality1814
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > unreliability > [noun] > unpredictability
casualty1503
contingency1635
accidentalness1648
accidentality1651
uncalculableness1831
incalculableness1864
incalculability1873
unpredictability1878
flukiness1888
impredicability1906
1648 T. Shepard Certain Select Cases Resolved 55 Take heed of..seeing no further then the bare act, and unvoluntarinesse and accidentalnesse, and suddennesse of your infirmities.
a1680 S. Charnock Several Disc. Existence of God (1682) 296 The necessity of their meeting in regard of their Masters Order, and the accidentalness of it in regard of themselves.
1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum Casualness, accidentalness.
1849 Mass. Q. Rev. Sept. 518 The desert flower that blooms unseen is no rule to Art, which is elevated above the accidentalness and waste of Nature.
1883 M. Oliphant Sheridan i. 5 This clerical humorist,..whose jovial, hand-to-mouth existence had all that accidentalness and mixture of extravagance and penury which is the natural atmosphere of such reckless souls.
1914 R. C. Lodge tr. B. Varisco Great Probl. vii. 235 Accidentalness, however alogical in itself, is..the result of an intrinsic logical requirement of Being.
1977 New Yorker 23 May 123/2 There seemed to be a bit of accidentalness about the priority that the energy program assumed.
2000 C. J. Arthur Relig. Pluralism iii. 43 His life appears insignificant when it is viewed against the backdrop of space, time, other persons' lives, and the apparent accidentalness of fate.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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