organicalnessn.
/ɔːˈɡanᵻklnəs/, U.S. /ɔrˈɡænək(ə)lnəs/ rare.
The quality of being organic (in various senses).
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organization?a1425
organity1642
organicalness1675
autonomy1849
1675 T. Brooks Golden Key 240 Christ's body had all the essential properties of a true body; such as are organicalness, extension, local presence,..&c.
1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum Organicalness, a being or consisting of Organs.
1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Organicalness, state of being organical.
1997 Philos. East & West 47 574 It seems to me that the statement about organicalness..could, but finally does not, suggest such a ‘naturalist’ strategy with regard to an aestheticization of the world.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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