virtualityn.

Brit.

/ˌvəːtʃʊˈalᵻti/,

/ˌvəːtjʊˈalᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌvərtʃəˈwælədi/

Forms: see virtual adj. and n. and -ity suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: virtual adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < virtual adj. + -ity suffix. Compare post-classical Latin (rare) virtualitas (14th cent. in Duns Scotus in uncertain sense, probably ‘essential nature or being, essence’), French virtualité essential nature or being, essence (1674), possibility (1801), Portuguese virtualidade (1696), Italian virtualità (1640).With sense 4 compare earlier virtual reality n.

†1.

a. Force, power. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > [noun]

speed971

mightOE

ferec1175

evenc1225

powerc1300

possibilityc1385

actualitya1398

actualnessa1398

mowing?a1425

virtuality1483

cana1500

canning1549

reach1556

capability1587

strain1593

capableness1594

ablesse1598

fathoma1616

dacity1636

factivitya1643

capacity1647

range1695

span1805

quality1856

faculty1859

octane1989

1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f. xxv^v/1 Now may we saye that Jhesus in his ascencion was right hye of iiii maners of heyght, that is to wyte of place, of remuneracion of reward, of knowleche, and of vertualyte or strengthe [L. Christus..sublimis fuit quadruplici sublimitate, scilicet locali, remuneratione praemii cognitionali et virtuali; Fr. ihesus crist..fut surhaulce de quatres surhaultemens / & ce fut par remuneracion de lieu / par cognicion de vertueux gerdon].

1698 B. Clayton in tr. I. Hiebner Mysterium Sigillorum Publisher to Rdr. sig. a2 They [sc. the stars] have an irresistible and unseen virtuality in all our Beings, and whether we will be sensible of it or no, they work their own ends upon us.

b. Something endowed with force or power. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > efficacy > [noun] > power or virtue of something > that which has

virtuality1614

1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. i. i. §6. 7 This omnipotent Spirit of God..St. Augustine sometimes taketh for the holy Ghost; sometime for a winde or breath,..or..for a created virtuality.

†2. Essential nature or being, as distinguished from external form or embodiment; essence. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > essence or intrinsic nature > [noun]

pitheOE

i-cundeeOE

roota1325

substancec1330

juicec1380

marrowa1382

formc1385

acta1398

quidditya1398

substantial forma1398

inward1398

savourc1400

inwardc1450

allaya1456

essencya1475

being1521

bottom1531

spirit?1534

summary1548

ecceity1549

core1556

flower1568

formality1570

sum and substance1572

alloy1594

soul1598

inwardness1605

quid1606

fibre1607

selfness1611

whatness1611

essentialityc1616

propera1626

the whole shot1628

substantiala1631

esse1642

entity1643

virtuality1646

ingeny1647

quoddity1647

intimacy1648

ens1649

inbeing1661

essence1667

interiority1701

intrinsic1716

stamen1758

character1761

quidditas1782

hyparxis1792

rasa1800

bone1829

what1861

isness1865

inscape1868

as-suchness1909

Wesen1959

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica vii. ii. 343 In one graine of corne..there lyeth dormant the virtuality of many other, and from thence sometimes proceed an hundred eares.

1688 R. L'Estrange Brief Hist. Times II. To Posterity sig. A4 The Two Main Pillars of the Old Cause were the Protestation (that was afterwards Emprov'd into a Covenant) and the Virtuality of the Sovereign Power in the Two Houses.

1843 tr. A. L. L. de Custine Empire of Czar II. 272 When the church abdicates its liberty, it loses its moral virtuality.

1858 H. Bushnell Nature & Supernatural xiii. 418 The government of the world is waiting on Christianity, and working in its interest, and is thus, in highest virtuality , a supernatural kingdom.

3. A virtual (as opposed to an actual) thing, quality, etc.; something which is unrealized; a potentiality, a possibility.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > reality or real existence or actuality > potentiality > [noun] > a potentiality

potential1587

potentiality1587

virtuality1700

existible1862

1700 J. Sergeant Transnatural Philos. i. v. 119 The former Individuum is..only chang'd Accidentally; that is, loses only some virtuality or potentiality of it's Matter, some part of it's Quantity, or some Qualities immediately affecting that part which is taken from it; none of which are Essential to it.

1843 T. Carlyle Past & Present iv. i. 328 A ‘Virtuality perfected into an Actuality’.

a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1859) II. xxxviii. 357 Our inclinations, dispositions, natural habitudes or virtualities.

1885 Mrs. H. Ward tr. H.-F. Amiel Jrnl. II. 263 Is not mind the universal virtuality, the universe latent?

1930 Philos. Rev. 39 353 In realizable abstract ideas..there lie hidden an immense number of virtual ideas, but these virtualities cannot be realized simultaneously.

1985 Poetics Today 6 243 Miss Bruce's dandyism remains a virtuality in her closet.

2011 B. Massumi Semblance & Event 184 Pure potentialities, or virtualities.., exert an abstract pressure on the actual.

4. Virtual reality; cyberspace.

ΘΚΠ

society > computing and information technology > software > [noun] > applications program > virtual reality

artificial reality1969

virtual reality1979

virtuality1988

VR1989

cyberworld1991

augmented reality1992

1988 Computerworld 3 Aug. 26/3 If something were broken, it might artificially rattle like a loose auto part—a ‘virtuality’ that acts physical.

1992 Toronto Star (Nexis) 1 Nov. 136 Virtuality (you called it virtual reality when you were young, but it was pretty primitive then) has become a sort of human-made fourth dimension.

2011 Observer (Nexis) 27 Nov. 22 People are not always aware that what they say and do in virtuality..is recorded and retained.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	virtuality
释义	virtualityn. Brit. /ˌvəːtʃʊˈalᵻti/, /ˌvəːtjʊˈalᵻti/, U.S. /ˌvərtʃəˈwælədi/ Forms: see virtual adj. and n. and -ity suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: virtual adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < virtual adj. + -ity suffix. Compare post-classical Latin (rare) virtualitas (14th cent. in Duns Scotus in uncertain sense, probably ‘essential nature or being, essence’), French virtualité essential nature or being, essence (1674), possibility (1801), Portuguese virtualidade (1696), Italian virtualità (1640).With sense 4 compare earlier virtual reality n. †1. a. Force, power. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > [noun] speed971 mightOE ferec1175 evenc1225 powerc1300 possibilityc1385 actualitya1398 actualnessa1398 mowing?a1425 virtuality1483 cana1500 canning1549 reach1556 capability1587 strain1593 capableness1594 ablesse1598 fathoma1616 dacity1636 factivitya1643 capacity1647 range1695 span1805 quality1856 faculty1859 octane1989 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f. xxv^v/1 Now may we saye that Jhesus in his ascencion was right hye of iiii maners of heyght, that is to wyte of place, of remuneracion of reward, of knowleche, and of vertualyte or strengthe [L. Christus..sublimis fuit quadruplici sublimitate, scilicet locali, remuneratione praemii cognitionali et virtuali; Fr. ihesus crist..fut surhaulce de quatres surhaultemens / & ce fut par remuneracion de lieu / par cognicion de vertueux gerdon]. 1698 B. Clayton in tr. I. Hiebner Mysterium Sigillorum Publisher to Rdr. sig. a2 They [sc. the stars] have an irresistible and unseen virtuality in all our Beings, and whether we will be sensible of it or no, they work their own ends upon us. b. Something endowed with force or power. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > efficacy > [noun] > power or virtue of something > that which has virtuality1614 1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. i. i. §6. 7 This omnipotent Spirit of God..St. Augustine sometimes taketh for the holy Ghost; sometime for a winde or breath,..or..for a created virtuality. †2. Essential nature or being, as distinguished from external form or embodiment; essence. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > essence or intrinsic nature > [noun] pitheOE i-cundeeOE roota1325 substancec1330 juicec1380 marrowa1382 formc1385 acta1398 quidditya1398 substantial forma1398 inward1398 savourc1400 inwardc1450 allaya1456 essencya1475 being1521 bottom1531 spirit?1534 summary1548 ecceity1549 core1556 flower1568 formality1570 sum and substance1572 alloy1594 soul1598 inwardness1605 quid1606 fibre1607 selfness1611 whatness1611 essentialityc1616 propera1626 the whole shot1628 substantiala1631 esse1642 entity1643 virtuality1646 ingeny1647 quoddity1647 intimacy1648 ens1649 inbeing1661 essence1667 interiority1701 intrinsic1716 stamen1758 character1761 quidditas1782 hyparxis1792 rasa1800 bone1829 what1861 isness1865 inscape1868 as-suchness1909 Wesen1959 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica vii. ii. 343 In one graine of corne..there lyeth dormant the virtuality of many other, and from thence sometimes proceed an hundred eares. View more context for this quotation 1688 R. L'Estrange Brief Hist. Times II. To Posterity sig. A4 The Two Main Pillars of the Old Cause were the Protestation (that was afterwards Emprov'd into a Covenant) and the Virtuality of the Sovereign Power in the Two Houses. 1843 tr. A. L. L. de Custine Empire of Czar II. 272 When the church abdicates its liberty, it loses its moral virtuality. 1858 H. Bushnell Nature & Supernatural xiii. 418 The government of the world is waiting on Christianity, and working in its interest, and is thus, in highest virtuality , a supernatural kingdom. 3. A virtual (as opposed to an actual) thing, quality, etc.; something which is unrealized; a potentiality, a possibility. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > reality or real existence or actuality > potentiality > [noun] > a potentiality potential1587 potentiality1587 virtuality1700 existible1862 1700 J. Sergeant Transnatural Philos. i. v. 119 The former Individuum is..only chang'd Accidentally; that is, loses only some virtuality or potentiality of it's Matter, some part of it's Quantity, or some Qualities immediately affecting that part which is taken from it; none of which are Essential to it. 1843 T. Carlyle Past & Present iv. i. 328 A ‘Virtuality perfected into an Actuality’. a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1859) II. xxxviii. 357 Our inclinations, dispositions, natural habitudes or virtualities. 1885 Mrs. H. Ward tr. H.-F. Amiel Jrnl. II. 263 Is not mind the universal virtuality, the universe latent? 1930 Philos. Rev. 39 353 In realizable abstract ideas..there lie hidden an immense number of virtual ideas, but these virtualities cannot be realized simultaneously. 1985 Poetics Today 6 243 Miss Bruce's dandyism remains a virtuality in her closet. 2011 B. Massumi Semblance & Event 184 Pure potentialities, or virtualities.., exert an abstract pressure on the actual. 4. Virtual reality; cyberspace. ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > software > [noun] > applications program > virtual reality artificial reality1969 virtual reality1979 virtuality1988 VR1989 cyberworld1991 augmented reality1992 1988 Computerworld 3 Aug. 26/3 If something were broken, it might artificially rattle like a loose auto part—a ‘virtuality’ that acts physical. 1992 Toronto Star (Nexis) 1 Nov. 136 Virtuality (you called it virtual reality when you were young, but it was pretty primitive then) has become a sort of human-made fourth dimension. 2011 Observer (Nexis) 27 Nov. 22 People are not always aware that what they say and do in virtuality..is recorded and retained. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1483
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