mechanicalityn.

Brit.

/mᵻˌkanᵻˈkalᵻti/, U.S.

/məˌkænəˈkælədi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mechanical adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < mechanical adj. + -ity suffix.

The quality of being mechanical or like a machine (chiefly figurative).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [noun] > unintentional or involuntary quality > automatic or mechanical quality

mechanicalness1693

mechanicality1779

automatonism1820

automacy1847

automatism1857

automaticity1873

robotism1923

robotry1924

1779 W. Marshall Exper. & Observ. conc. Agric. & Weather 117 This construction was adopted on account of its Simplicity, and, at the same time, its Mechanicality.

1871 Contemp. Rev. 19 86 Sermons..exhibit a sameness and mechanicality.

1890 E. W. Benson Diary 23 May in A. C. Benson Life of E. W. Benson (1899) II. 307 By much conversation I do believe I have prevailed on Wyon to depart much from mechanicality of touch.

1975 Jrnl. Politics 37 950 Machinisme..threatened to fragment society and to replace intimacy, spontaneity, flexibility, and variety with impersonality, mechanicality and uniformity.

1985 Times 30 Mar. 14/8 He created with a fluency and zest which gave no hint of mechanicality or waning powers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mechanicality
释义	mechanicalityn. Brit. /mᵻˌkanᵻˈkalᵻti/, U.S. /məˌkænəˈkælədi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mechanical adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < mechanical adj. + -ity suffix. The quality of being mechanical or like a machine (chiefly figurative). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [noun] > unintentional or involuntary quality > automatic or mechanical quality mechanicalness1693 mechanicality1779 automatonism1820 automacy1847 automatism1857 automaticity1873 robotism1923 robotry1924 1779 W. Marshall Exper. & Observ. conc. Agric. & Weather 117 This construction was adopted on account of its Simplicity, and, at the same time, its Mechanicality. 1871 Contemp. Rev. 19 86 Sermons..exhibit a sameness and mechanicality. 1890 E. W. Benson Diary 23 May in A. C. Benson Life of E. W. Benson (1899) II. 307 By much conversation I do believe I have prevailed on Wyon to depart much from mechanicality of touch. 1975 Jrnl. Politics 37 950 Machinisme..threatened to fragment society and to replace intimacy, spontaneity, flexibility, and variety with impersonality, mechanicality and uniformity. 1985 Times 30 Mar. 14/8 He created with a fluency and zest which gave no hint of mechanicality or waning powers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1779
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