individuativeadj.

Brit.

/ˌɪndᵻˈvɪdʒʊətɪv/,

/ˌɪndᵻˈvɪdjʊətɪv/, U.S.

/ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒəwədɪv/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin individuat- , individuare , -ive suffix.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin individuat-, past participial stem of individuare individuate v. + -ive suffix. Compare earlier individuating adj.

Relating to or characterized by individuation; tending to individuate; individualizing.Rare before 20th cent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > [adjective] > individualizing

individuating1614

singularizing1657

individuativea1726

individualizing1814

a1726 G. Gilbert Hist. & Pract. Court Common Pleas (1737) xvii. 181 The Names of Corporations are not arbitrary Sounds meerly so individuative, but have a certain and significant Meaning.

1862 J. H. Burton Book-hunter 224 The eighteenth century having been an age of individuative, the nineteenth necessarily became an age of associative..development.

1935 Social Forces 14 267/1 Most Anglo-Indians tend to be of a distinctly individuative type of personality.

1959 Jrnl. Symbolic Logic 24 268 A differentiation is made between bulk-terms (e.g. ‘water’ for stuff scattered around), individuative terms (e.g. ‘apple’ for separate physical objects) and terms for abstract entities (e.g. ‘redness’).

2009 A. Raftopoulos Cognition & Perception vi. 240 One's individuative capacity does exceed..the capacity to identify objects and/or properties as being such and such.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	individuative
释义	individuativeadj. Brit. /ˌɪndᵻˈvɪdʒʊətɪv/, /ˌɪndᵻˈvɪdjʊətɪv/, U.S. /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒəwədɪv/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin individuat- , individuare , -ive suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin individuat-, past participial stem of individuare individuate v. + -ive suffix. Compare earlier individuating adj. Relating to or characterized by individuation; tending to individuate; individualizing.Rare before 20th cent. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > [adjective] > individualizing individuating1614 singularizing1657 individuativea1726 individualizing1814 a1726 G. Gilbert Hist. & Pract. Court Common Pleas (1737) xvii. 181 The Names of Corporations are not arbitrary Sounds meerly so individuative, but have a certain and significant Meaning. 1862 J. H. Burton Book-hunter 224 The eighteenth century having been an age of individuative, the nineteenth necessarily became an age of associative..development. 1935 Social Forces 14 267/1 Most Anglo-Indians tend to be of a distinctly individuative type of personality. 1959 Jrnl. Symbolic Logic 24 268 A differentiation is made between bulk-terms (e.g. ‘water’ for stuff scattered around), individuative terms (e.g. ‘apple’ for separate physical objects) and terms for abstract entities (e.g. ‘redness’). 2009 A. Raftopoulos Cognition & Perception vi. 240 One's individuative capacity does exceed..the capacity to identify objects and/or properties as being such and such. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1726
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