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单词 unnecessariness
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unnecessarinessn.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈnɛsᵻs(ə)rɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˌənˈnɛsəˌsɛrinᵻs/
Forms: see un- prefix1 and necessariness n.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, necessariness n.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + necessariness n., after unnecessary adj.
The fact, quality, or condition of being unnecessary.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > [noun] > condition of being unnecessary
non-necessity1593
unnecessity1606
needlessness1607
unnecessariness1628
1628 Bp. J. Hall Olde Relig. xii. iii. 123 An opinion of the vnnecessarinesse of deuotion in these holy businesses.
1686 R. Boyle Free Enq. Notion Nature v. 124 The unnecessariness of such a nature as is pretended.
1723 S. Mather Vindic. Holy Bible iii. iv. 207 Our adversaries object the unnecessariness of genealogies recorded in the Bible.
1776 Coll. Most Remarkable & Interesting Trials II. 614/1 Lord Mansfield rose and explained the matter, shewing the impropriety and unnecessariness of such a measure.
1811–26 S. T. Coleridge Marginalia (2000) V. 542 I should confine my grounds of opposition to the article thus stated to its unnecessariness.
1845 R. Balmer Lect. & Disc. II. 307 To demonstrate the unnecessariness of the miraculous gifts of the Spirit.
1883 Nineteenth Cent. July 5 The unnecessariness and enormous cost of the Indian army.
1956 J. Lang Rebuilding St. Paul's 12 He was appalled by what seemed to him..the sheer unnecessariness of such a scheme.
2009 Financial Times 23 May 19 This is thrilling stuff; the only drawback is the stupendous self-imposed unnecessariness of it all.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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