oughtnessn.

Brit.

/ˈɔːtnəs/, U.S.

/ˈɔtnəs/,

/ˈɑtnəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ought v., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < ought v. + -ness suffix.

The deontic quality of an action; moral necessity; duty, obligatoriness; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > [noun] > necessary duty > quality of being incumbent as a duty

incumbency1798

oughtness1853

1853 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art (ed. 3) 1314 Obligation to action and rightness to action are plainly coincident and identical. It is not plainer that figure implies something figured, than that rightness implies oughtness.

1879 J. Cook Lect. Conscience i Every motive has two sides—rightness or its opposite, and oughtness or its opposite... Conscience is that which perceives and feels rightness and oughtness in motives.

1948 A. O'Rahilly Moral Princ. iv. 21 On the occasion of experience we see the oughtness of certain acts, we have an intuitive appreciation of an objective moral order.

1967 D. von Hildebrand Trojan Horse in City of God xxv. 190 The victory of truth and value is the fulfillment of an oughtness.

1999 Amer. Jrnl. Internat. Law 93 (note) 602 According to Weber, legitimacy is a sense of duty, obligation, or oughtness towards rules, principles, or commands.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oughtness
释义	oughtnessn. Brit. /ˈɔːtnəs/, U.S. /ˈɔtnəs/, /ˈɑtnəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ought v., -ness suffix. Etymology: < ought v. + -ness suffix. The deontic quality of an action; moral necessity; duty, obligatoriness; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > [noun] > necessary duty > quality of being incumbent as a duty incumbency1798 oughtness1853 1853 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art (ed. 3) 1314 Obligation to action and rightness to action are plainly coincident and identical. It is not plainer that figure implies something figured, than that rightness implies oughtness. 1879 J. Cook Lect. Conscience i Every motive has two sides—rightness or its opposite, and oughtness or its opposite... Conscience is that which perceives and feels rightness and oughtness in motives. 1948 A. O'Rahilly Moral Princ. iv. 21 On the occasion of experience we see the oughtness of certain acts, we have an intuitive appreciation of an objective moral order. 1967 D. von Hildebrand Trojan Horse in City of God xxv. 190 The victory of truth and value is the fulfillment of an oughtness. 1999 Amer. Jrnl. Internat. Law 93 (note) 602 According to Weber, legitimacy is a sense of duty, obligation, or oughtness towards rules, principles, or commands. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1853
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