undesignednessn.
The quality of being undesigned.
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the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [noun] > unplanned quality or action
impulsion1532
autoschediastic1641
impulsiveness1659
extemporariness1671
impulse1763
extemporaneousness1764
unpremeditatedness1769
undesignednessa1774
unpremeditation1807
undeliberateness1817
spontaneity1826
improvisation1833
fortuity1860
impulsivity1891
a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. i. 228 The very essence of chance consists in undesignedness, and deviation from rule.
1795 W. Paley View Evidences Christianity (ed. 3) II. ii. vii. 195 The undesignedness of the agreements..demonstrates that [etc.].
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