sine qua nonn.

/ˈsʌɪni kweɪ nɒn/

/ˌsɪneɪ kwɑː ˈnəʊn/

Forms: Also 1700s– quâ.

Etymology: Latin, sine without + quā, ablative singular feminine of quī which (agreeing with causa) + nōn not. The Latin phrase, which is common in scholastic use, occurs in Boëthius, and had its source in Aristotelian expressions. The corresponding plural sine quibus non has occasionally been employed.

1. With adjectival force: Indispensable, absolutely necessary or essential.

a. Following upon a noun (originally cause).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > [adjective]

needfulOE

necessaryc1376

needfulc1390

necessairea1393

needfula1402

necessariousc1410

requisite1442

unlackablec1443

unsparablec1449

necessc1475

requise1477

needy1487

exigentc1508

of necessityc1515

essential1526

insacrificablea1603

peremptory1607

unspared1614

sine qua non1615

real1620

necessitous1637

needsomec1650

undispensable1658

vital1659

wanting1671

implemental1676

sine quo non1693

indispensable1696

indispensible1792

vital1822

unmissable1823

of the essence (of)1843

1588 R. Greene Perimedes sig. Diii They proceede not of necessitie, as causa sine qua non, but as infections that flowe from the abuse.]

1615 in R. F. Williams Birch's Court & Times James I (1848) (modernized text) I. 378 He..was in some sort as a cause sine qua non of their blood that were dead for the fact before him.

1678 R. Cudworth tr. Plato in True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 382 Which kind of Philosophers..do not seem to me, to distinguish betwixt the True and Proper Cause of things, and the Cause Sine qua non.

a1734 R. North Examen (1740) iii. vii. §64 550 The Preliminary Article sine quâ non, was that..he should surrender his Place of Recorder.

1811 J. Adams Wks. (1856) I. 673 They would not insist upon the fisheries or western lands as conditions sine quibus non of peace.]

b. Used attributively.

ΚΠ

1798 M. G. Lewis in J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Sir W. Scott (1837) I. ix. 291 A ghost or a witch is a sine qua non ingredient in all the dishes of which I mean to compose my hobgoblin repast.

1841 T. De Quincey Style: No. IV in Blackwood's Mag. Feb. 222/1 Publication..is a sine qua non condition for the generation of literature.

1870 J. H. Newman Ess. Gram. Assent i. iv. 39 Though acts of assent require previous acts of inference, they require them, not as adequate causes, but as sine quâ non conditions.

a. Somebody or something indispensable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > [noun] > that which is necessary

needc1230

necessityc1390

necessary?a1425

exigence1446

requisitec1487

exigency1588

exigents1588

sine qua non1602

essentiala1620

implement1632

indispensable1681

needful1681

simple1858

1602 R. Cecil Let. in F. Moryson Itinerary (1617) ii. iii. i. 221 You are not the efficient cause, or Sine qua non.

1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue i. i. ii My mother agreed with her marriage-maker, her Sine qua, non,..to come one day thither to make merry.

1774 H. Walpole Lett. (1857) VI. 111 Remember, a brother is the sine quâ non of my reconciliation.

1786 Ld. Kenyon in Brown's Chanc. Cases II. 46 Certainty of the property, though one of the sine quâ nons, was wanting.

1814 Amer. St. Papers, For. Relat. (1832) III. 709 It was a sine qua non that the Indians should be included in the pacification.

1819 W. Scott Let. 20 Dec. (1934) VI. 66 Harper is a sine qua non.

1854 ‘C. Bede’ Further Adventures Mr. Verdant Green (ed. 2) vi. 54 It seemed a sine quâ non with the gentlemen who superintended the training.

1885 Law Rep.: Chancery Div. 29 285 Every finding of fact that was a sine quâ non of the judgment.

b. plural. Breeches. (Cf. indispensable n. c.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [noun] > trousers > types of > breeches

breecha1100

breeka1300

femoralc1450

hosec1460

breecha1500

overstocks1543

strossers1598

strouses1600

breeching1604

brogues1615

trousies1652

small clothes1770

knee-breeches1829

smalls1836

breekums1839

culotte1842

sine qua nons1850

terminations1863

trouserettes1875

strides1889

knee-breech1904

1850 F. E. Smedley Frank Fairlegh xvii Your..negotiation with that raw-boned giant in the blue plush sine qua nons.

Derivatives

sine-qua-ˈnonical adj. indispensable.

ΚΠ

1816 T. Moore Mem. (1853) II. 95 The shabbiness with which they are daily surrendering so many wise, indispensable, and sine-quâ-nonical measures to the bullies of Opposition.

sine-qua-ˈnonniness n. indispensability.

ΚΠ

1834 R. Southey Doctor I. 20 Nature herself shows us the utility, the importance,..the sinequanonniness of pockets.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	sine qua non
释义	sine qua nonn. /ˈsʌɪni kweɪ nɒn//ˌsɪneɪ kwɑː ˈnəʊn/ Forms: Also 1700s– quâ. Etymology: Latin, sine without + quā, ablative singular feminine of quī which (agreeing with causa) + nōn not. The Latin phrase, which is common in scholastic use, occurs in Boëthius, and had its source in Aristotelian expressions. The corresponding plural sine quibus non has occasionally been employed. 1. With adjectival force: Indispensable, absolutely necessary or essential. a. Following upon a noun (originally cause). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > [adjective] needfulOE necessaryc1376 needfulc1390 necessairea1393 needfula1402 necessariousc1410 requisite1442 unlackablec1443 unsparablec1449 necessc1475 requise1477 needy1487 exigentc1508 of necessityc1515 essential1526 insacrificablea1603 peremptory1607 unspared1614 sine qua non1615 real1620 necessitous1637 needsomec1650 undispensable1658 vital1659 wanting1671 implemental1676 sine quo non1693 indispensable1696 indispensible1792 vital1822 unmissable1823 of the essence (of)1843 1588 R. Greene Perimedes sig. Diii They proceede not of necessitie, as causa sine qua non, but as infections that flowe from the abuse.] 1615 in R. F. Williams Birch's Court & Times James I (1848) (modernized text) I. 378 He..was in some sort as a cause sine qua non of their blood that were dead for the fact before him. 1678 R. Cudworth tr. Plato in True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 382 Which kind of Philosophers..do not seem to me, to distinguish betwixt the True and Proper Cause of things, and the Cause Sine qua non. a1734 R. North Examen (1740) iii. vii. §64 550 The Preliminary Article sine quâ non, was that..he should surrender his Place of Recorder. 1811 J. Adams Wks. (1856) I. 673 They would not insist upon the fisheries or western lands as conditions sine quibus non of peace.] b. Used attributively. ΚΠ 1798 M. G. Lewis in J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Sir W. Scott (1837) I. ix. 291 A ghost or a witch is a sine qua non ingredient in all the dishes of which I mean to compose my hobgoblin repast. 1841 T. De Quincey Style: No. IV in Blackwood's Mag. Feb. 222/1 Publication..is a sine qua non condition for the generation of literature. 1870 J. H. Newman Ess. Gram. Assent i. iv. 39 Though acts of assent require previous acts of inference, they require them, not as adequate causes, but as sine quâ non conditions. 2. a. Somebody or something indispensable. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > [noun] > that which is necessary needc1230 necessityc1390 necessary?a1425 exigence1446 requisitec1487 exigency1588 exigents1588 sine qua non1602 essentiala1620 implement1632 indispensable1681 needful1681 simple1858 1602 R. Cecil Let. in F. Moryson Itinerary (1617) ii. iii. i. 221 You are not the efficient cause, or Sine qua non. 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue i. i. ii My mother agreed with her marriage-maker, her Sine qua, non,..to come one day thither to make merry. 1774 H. Walpole Lett. (1857) VI. 111 Remember, a brother is the sine quâ non of my reconciliation. 1786 Ld. Kenyon in Brown's Chanc. Cases II. 46 Certainty of the property, though one of the sine quâ nons, was wanting. 1814 Amer. St. Papers, For. Relat. (1832) III. 709 It was a sine qua non that the Indians should be included in the pacification. 1819 W. Scott Let. 20 Dec. (1934) VI. 66 Harper is a sine qua non. 1854 ‘C. Bede’ Further Adventures Mr. Verdant Green (ed. 2) vi. 54 It seemed a sine quâ non with the gentlemen who superintended the training. 1885 Law Rep.: Chancery Div. 29 285 Every finding of fact that was a sine quâ non of the judgment. b. plural. Breeches. (Cf. indispensable n. c.) ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [noun] > trousers > types of > breeches breecha1100 breeka1300 femoralc1450 hosec1460 breecha1500 overstocks1543 strossers1598 strouses1600 breeching1604 brogues1615 trousies1652 small clothes1770 knee-breeches1829 smalls1836 breekums1839 culotte1842 sine qua nons1850 terminations1863 trouserettes1875 strides1889 knee-breech1904 1850 F. E. Smedley Frank Fairlegh xvii Your..negotiation with that raw-boned giant in the blue plush sine qua nons. Derivatives sine-qua-ˈnonical adj. indispensable. ΚΠ 1816 T. Moore Mem. (1853) II. 95 The shabbiness with which they are daily surrendering so many wise, indispensable, and sine-quâ-nonical measures to the bullies of Opposition. sine-qua-ˈnonniness n. indispensability. ΚΠ 1834 R. Southey Doctor I. 20 Nature herself shows us the utility, the importance,..the sinequanonniness of pockets. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1602
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