instrumentalnessn.

Brit.

/ˌɪnstrᵿˈmɛntlnəs/, U.S.

/ˌɪnstrəˈmɛn(t)lnəs/

Forms: see instrumental adj. and n. and -ness suffix.

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

Etymology: < instrumental adj. + -ness suffix.Apparently re-formed in the mid 20th cent.; with this re-formation, compare earlier instrumentalism n. 2.

rare from 18th to early 20th cent.

The quality or condition of being instrumental (in various senses); esp. the fact or function of serving to bring about a result or accomplish a purpose; = instrumentality n. 1.Since 20th cent. chiefly in the context of philosophical concepts of instrumentalism (see instrumentalism n. 2).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun]

ministration1495

moyena1578

ministry1581

agency1625

instrumentalness1632

instrumentality1646

instrumency1652

canal1722

instrumentation1841

1632 D. Rogers Pract. Catech. i. 4 That which I spake of his bodily excellency (for the instrumentalnes,) is much truer of his whole Person, that it was an expresse image of God.

1654 H. Hammond Of Fund. in Notion xi. 107 The instrumentalness of riches to works of charity.

1655 H. Vane Retired Mans Medit. xxi. 360 For their greater instrumentalnesse unto Satan, in rage, fiercenesse and cruelty.

1948 G. J. Larson Some Aspects of Probl. of Fact & Value in Philos. R. B. Perry, J. Dewey, & W. M. Urban (M.A. thesis, Univ. of S. Calif.) i. 34 The intrinsicness and instrumentalness of value.

2001 M. R. Tool in J. E. Biddle et al. Econ. broadly Considered xv. 332 Foster's instrumental value theory addresses degrees and/or levels of instrumentalness in appraising institutional structure.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	instrumentalness
释义	instrumentalnessn. Brit. /ˌɪnstrᵿˈmɛntlnəs/, U.S. /ˌɪnstrəˈmɛn(t)lnəs/ Forms: see instrumental adj. and n. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: instrumental adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < instrumental adj. + -ness suffix.Apparently re-formed in the mid 20th cent.; with this re-formation, compare earlier instrumentalism n. 2. rare from 18th to early 20th cent. The quality or condition of being instrumental (in various senses); esp. the fact or function of serving to bring about a result or accomplish a purpose; = instrumentality n. 1.Since 20th cent. chiefly in the context of philosophical concepts of instrumentalism (see instrumentalism n. 2). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] ministration1495 moyena1578 ministry1581 agency1625 instrumentalness1632 instrumentality1646 instrumency1652 canal1722 instrumentation1841 1632 D. Rogers Pract. Catech. i. 4 That which I spake of his bodily excellency (for the instrumentalnes,) is much truer of his whole Person, that it was an expresse image of God. 1654 H. Hammond Of Fund. in Notion xi. 107 The instrumentalness of riches to works of charity. 1655 H. Vane Retired Mans Medit. xxi. 360 For their greater instrumentalnesse unto Satan, in rage, fiercenesse and cruelty. 1948 G. J. Larson Some Aspects of Probl. of Fact & Value in Philos. R. B. Perry, J. Dewey, & W. M. Urban (M.A. thesis, Univ. of S. Calif.) i. 34 The intrinsicness and instrumentalness of value. 2001 M. R. Tool in J. E. Biddle et al. Econ. broadly Considered xv. 332 Foster's instrumental value theory addresses degrees and/or levels of instrumentalness in appraising institutional structure. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1632
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