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单词 unobligingness
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unobligingnessn.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnəˈblʌɪdʒɪŋnᵻs/, U.S. /ˌənəˈblaɪdʒɪŋnᵻs/
Forms: see unobliging adj. and -ness suffix.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: unobliging adj., -ness suffix.
Etymology: < unobliging adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier obligingness n.
1. The quality of not being obligatory or binding. Obsolete.
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the mind > will > free will > [noun] > non-obligation
unobligingness1646
optionality1817
1646 H. Hammond Severall Tracts 63 You see the unobligingnesse of that interdict.
1694 H. Dodwell Doctr. Church of Eng. 38 The unobligingness of grants made with the solemnities of a Religion which he judges false.
2. The quality of being uncooperative.
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1872 W. Denton Grace of Ministry iv. 258 What might have been said to show the unobligingness of canons.
1918 Bankers' Mag. Oct. 350 To refuse a request merely from unobligingness is obviously folly, but a refusal based on the merits needs strength.
1986 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 5 Dec. (Destinations Mag.) 50 There had been other moments of unobligingness, both at the hotel and in Papeete.
2003 I. Frazier in R. Dawkins Best Amer. Sci. & Nature Writing 58 Usually he has the stoic patience you get from being around the unobligingness of nature.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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