accidentalnessn.

Brit.

/ˌaksᵻˈdɛntlnəs/, U.S.

/ˌæksəˈdɛn(t)lnəs/

Forms: see accidental adj., n., and adv. and -ness suffix.

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

Etymology: < accidental adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality or fact of being accidental (in various senses). Cf. accidentality n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [noun]

i-wonc1275

casec1300

adventurec1325

hap1340

accidencea1393

casualty1423

chefe1440

fortunityc1470

enchance?a1475

accidentc1485

chance1526

contingencec1530

lottery1570

casuality1574

chanceableness1581

contingency1623

fortuitiona1641

fortuitness1643

accidentalness1648

accidentality1651

fortuitousness1652

causelessnessa1660

temerity1678

fortuitya1747

spontaneity1751

felicity1809

accidentiality1814

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > unreliability > [noun] > unpredictability

casualty1503

contingency1635

accidentalness1648

accidentality1651

uncalculableness1831

incalculableness1864

incalculability1873

unpredictability1878

flukiness1888

impredicability1906

1648 T. Shepard Certain Select Cases Resolved 55 Take heed of..seeing no further then the bare act, and unvoluntarinesse and accidentalnesse, and suddennesse of your infirmities.

a1680 S. Charnock Several Disc. Existence of God (1682) 296 The necessity of their meeting in regard of their Masters Order, and the accidentalness of it in regard of themselves.

1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum Casualness, accidentalness.

1849 Mass. Q. Rev. Sept. 518 The desert flower that blooms unseen is no rule to Art, which is elevated above the accidentalness and waste of Nature.

1883 M. Oliphant Sheridan i. 5 This clerical humorist,..whose jovial, hand-to-mouth existence had all that accidentalness and mixture of extravagance and penury which is the natural atmosphere of such reckless souls.

1914 R. C. Lodge tr. B. Varisco Great Probl. vii. 235 Accidentalness, however alogical in itself, is..the result of an intrinsic logical requirement of Being.

1977 New Yorker 23 May 123/2 There seemed to be a bit of accidentalness about the priority that the energy program assumed.

2000 C. J. Arthur Relig. Pluralism iii. 43 His life appears insignificant when it is viewed against the backdrop of space, time, other persons' lives, and the apparent accidentalness of fate.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	accidentalness
释义	accidentalnessn. Brit. /ˌaksᵻˈdɛntlnəs/, U.S. /ˌæksəˈdɛn(t)lnəs/ Forms: see accidental adj., n., and adv. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: accidental adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < accidental adj. + -ness suffix. The quality or fact of being accidental (in various senses). Cf. accidentality n. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [noun] i-wonc1275 casec1300 adventurec1325 hap1340 accidencea1393 casualty1423 chefe1440 fortunityc1470 enchance?a1475 accidentc1485 chance1526 contingencec1530 lottery1570 casuality1574 chanceableness1581 contingency1623 fortuitiona1641 fortuitness1643 accidentalness1648 accidentality1651 fortuitousness1652 causelessnessa1660 temerity1678 fortuitya1747 spontaneity1751 felicity1809 accidentiality1814 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > unreliability > [noun] > unpredictability casualty1503 contingency1635 accidentalness1648 accidentality1651 uncalculableness1831 incalculableness1864 incalculability1873 unpredictability1878 flukiness1888 impredicability1906 1648 T. Shepard Certain Select Cases Resolved 55 Take heed of..seeing no further then the bare act, and unvoluntarinesse and accidentalnesse, and suddennesse of your infirmities. a1680 S. Charnock Several Disc. Existence of God (1682) 296 The necessity of their meeting in regard of their Masters Order, and the accidentalness of it in regard of themselves. 1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum Casualness, accidentalness. 1849 Mass. Q. Rev. Sept. 518 The desert flower that blooms unseen is no rule to Art, which is elevated above the accidentalness and waste of Nature. 1883 M. Oliphant Sheridan i. 5 This clerical humorist,..whose jovial, hand-to-mouth existence had all that accidentalness and mixture of extravagance and penury which is the natural atmosphere of such reckless souls. 1914 R. C. Lodge tr. B. Varisco Great Probl. vii. 235 Accidentalness, however alogical in itself, is..the result of an intrinsic logical requirement of Being. 1977 New Yorker 23 May 123/2 There seemed to be a bit of accidentalness about the priority that the energy program assumed. 2000 C. J. Arthur Relig. Pluralism iii. 43 His life appears insignificant when it is viewed against the backdrop of space, time, other persons' lives, and the apparent accidentalness of fate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1648
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