sententiosityn.
/sɛntɛnʃɪˈɒsɪti/ rare.
Sententiousness: also a sententious remark.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > serious saying, dictum > [noun]
dictate1582
dictumc1586
sententiosity1646
seriosity1728
sententiary1843
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > serious saying, dictum > [noun] > quality of
sentencec1530
sententiousness1530
sententiosity1646
gnomology1806
1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica i. vi. 23 Nosce teipsum of Thales: Nosce tempus of Pittacus: Nihil nimis of Cleobulus;..are but vulgar precepts in Morality, carrying with them nothing above the lyne, or beyond the extemporall sententiosity of common conceits with us. View more context for this quotation
1891 Pall Mall Gaz. 3 Feb. 7/1 A..dull compilation of sententiosities about the gross public and Byron and Shelley [etc.].
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