negative capability
noun
(Keats's term for) the ability to accept mystery and uncertainty rather than trying to rationalize it, regarded as a quality of a creative artist; (now also, more generally) empathy.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in John Keats (1795–1821), poet.
- to no purpose
- tonsil
- tonsil hockey
- tonsillar
- tonsillectomy
- tonsillitis
- tonsorial
- tonsorially
- tonsure
- tontine
- Tonton Macoute
- ton-up
- tonus
- tony
- too
- too bad
- too besides
- too big for one's boots (or dated breeches)
- too big to fail
- too clever by half
- too close for comfort
- too cool for school
- toodle-oo
- toodle-pip
- toodles