discursivenessn.

Brit.

/dɪˈskəːsᵻvnᵻs/, U.S.

/dᵻˈskərsɪvnᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: discursive adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < discursive adj. + -ness suffix.

1. The quality of reasoning by a series of logical steps; reasoned argument or thought. Cf. discursive adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > process of reasoning, ratiocination > [noun]

reasonc1330

skillingc1374

discourse?c1400

discursec1443

argumentationa1492

ratiocination1532

ration1548

discursion1603

discursiveness1647

discoursiveness1661

movement1869

1647 N. Holmes Gods Gracious Thoughts 8 To the intuitivenesse of Gods thoughts, stands opposit the discursiveness of our thoughts.

a1677 I. Barrow Wks. (1686) III. 252 The exercise of our mind in rational discursiveness, about things, in quest of truth.

1887 B. P. Bowne Philos. of Theism ii. 77 Theism has always maintained that the Supreme Reason must be intuitive, in distinction from the discursiveness of human reason.

1936 Philosophy 11 297 It is not the process character, the discursiveness, of reason which is now in question.

1998 M. Montgomery Conc. Intellect. Philandering iii. 20 To establish empirically the reality of modes of knowing other than rational or analytical discursiveness.

2. The quality of passing from one subject to another; digressiveness; expansiveness; discursive character or tendency. Cf. discursive adj. 2a.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > discursiveness or digression

digressionc1374

adigression1483

divagation1560

discursion1561

digress1598

discursation1618

excursiveness1753

discursativeness1819

discursiveness1819

digressiveness1877

1819 J. Bentley Reply to Apeleutherus xiv. 234 The author's discursiveness in bringing forward points, under different heads, that had undergone previous discussion in their proper place.

1857 C. J. Lever Fortunes of Glencore II. iii. 32 Discursiveness is the mother of failure.

1885 Manch. Examiner 12 Aug. 5/1 There was nothing to limit the discursiveness of anyone who had a taste for original research.

1918 Bookseller 15 Nov. 552/1 Connecting, with delightful discursiveness, on education, politics, home life, climate, trade, and dozens of other subjects.

1975 H. Bloom Map of Misreading iii. x. 186 A gnomic poet calls for a gnomic commentary; the seer of The Auroras of Autumn demands considerable discursiveness.

2000 South Atlantic Rev. 65 116 It is also this discursiveness that doubtless irritated the French editors.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	discursiveness
释义	discursivenessn. Brit. /dɪˈskəːsᵻvnᵻs/, U.S. /dᵻˈskərsɪvnᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: discursive adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < discursive adj. + -ness suffix. 1. The quality of reasoning by a series of logical steps; reasoned argument or thought. Cf. discursive adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > process of reasoning, ratiocination > [noun] reasonc1330 skillingc1374 discourse?c1400 discursec1443 argumentationa1492 ratiocination1532 ration1548 discursion1603 discursiveness1647 discoursiveness1661 movement1869 1647 N. Holmes Gods Gracious Thoughts 8 To the intuitivenesse of Gods thoughts, stands opposit the discursiveness of our thoughts. a1677 I. Barrow Wks. (1686) III. 252 The exercise of our mind in rational discursiveness, about things, in quest of truth. 1887 B. P. Bowne Philos. of Theism ii. 77 Theism has always maintained that the Supreme Reason must be intuitive, in distinction from the discursiveness of human reason. 1936 Philosophy 11 297 It is not the process character, the discursiveness, of reason which is now in question. 1998 M. Montgomery Conc. Intellect. Philandering iii. 20 To establish empirically the reality of modes of knowing other than rational or analytical discursiveness. 2. The quality of passing from one subject to another; digressiveness; expansiveness; discursive character or tendency. Cf. discursive adj. 2a. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > discursiveness or digression digressionc1374 adigression1483 divagation1560 discursion1561 digress1598 discursation1618 excursiveness1753 discursativeness1819 discursiveness1819 digressiveness1877 1819 J. Bentley Reply to Apeleutherus xiv. 234 The author's discursiveness in bringing forward points, under different heads, that had undergone previous discussion in their proper place. 1857 C. J. Lever Fortunes of Glencore II. iii. 32 Discursiveness is the mother of failure. 1885 Manch. Examiner 12 Aug. 5/1 There was nothing to limit the discursiveness of anyone who had a taste for original research. 1918 Bookseller 15 Nov. 552/1 Connecting, with delightful discursiveness, on education, politics, home life, climate, trade, and dozens of other subjects. 1975 H. Bloom Map of Misreading iii. x. 186 A gnomic poet calls for a gnomic commentary; the seer of The Auroras of Autumn demands considerable discursiveness. 2000 South Atlantic Rev. 65 116 It is also this discursiveness that doubtless irritated the French editors. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1647
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