unpremeditationn.
/ˌʌnprᵻˌmɛdᵻˈteɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌənpriˌmɛdəˈteɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌənprəˌmɛdəˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ The quality of being unpremeditated; absence of premeditation.
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the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [noun] > unplanned quality or action
impulsion1532
autoschediastic1641
impulsiveness1659
extemporariness1671
impulse1763
extemporaneousness1764
unpremeditatedness1769
undesignednessa1774
unpremeditation1807
undeliberateness1817
spontaneity1826
improvisation1833
fortuity1860
impulsivity1891
1807 Ann. Rev. 5 237 It has the vivacity of unpremeditation.
1867 Round Table 21 Dec. 411/2 Those who fancy that Mr. Dickens reads as he does..with careless unpremeditation are greatly mistaken.
1920 Catholic World Mar. 830 A graceful turn of expression, a witticism, the play of bright humor over every page, have the air of complete unpremeditation.
2001 Spectator (Hamilton, Ont.) (Nexis) 29 June n5 As if to stress these qualities of unpremeditation and spontaneity, Shimizu's..drawings are displayed unframed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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