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optimity|ɒpˈtɪmɪtɪ|
[ad. late L. optimitās (Mart. Capella 6th c.), f. optim-us best: see -ity.]
1. The quality or fact of being the best or very good; excellence.
1656Blount Glossogr., Optimitie, utility, great profit, excellency. 1866Guide Elgin Cathedral Introd. 8 Originality necessarily implies optimity.
2. The fact of being for the best.
1885Faith of the Unlearned 103 No necessity other than the Creator's can order his creation;..it follows that the bugbear Necessity must either become optimity or, within the scope of finite freedom, must disappear. |