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purpositiveness

UK/ˈpəːpəsᵻtɪvnᵻs/US/ˈpɚpəsədɪvnᵻs/

purpositiveness noun: the state or condition of being purpositive.

Noun

purpositiveness (usually uncountable, plural purpositivenesses)

  1. (usually) The state or condition of being purpositive.
    • the Occultist insists that the purpositiveness of Deity manifesting as Nature is exhibited in all Its individual parts […]1905 [1902], Richard Ingalese, “Dual Mind and Its Origin”, in The History and Power of Mind, Fourth edition, New York City: John B. Watkins Company Printers, via the Internet Archive, page 64
    • This use of a particular period and type of building to enlighten the community of architectural tradition from the Middle Ages to the most modern building here and now shows a purpositiveness very different from the passive observation of things that exist in the visual world merely because they...1959 February, Edward Carter, “The enlargement of architectural vision”, in Ruari McLean, editor, Motif: A Journal of the Visual Arts, number 2, London: Shenval Press Ltd, via the Internet Archive...

Synonyms of purpositiveness

Forms of purpositiveness

pluralpurpositivenesses

Origin of purpositiveness

From purpositive + -ness.

Questions about purpositiveness

What does purpositiveness mean?
Purpositiveness means the state or condition of being purpositive.
What part of speech is purpositiveness?
Purpositiveness is a noun.
How do you pronounce purpositiveness?
Purpositiveness is pronounced /ˈpəːpəsᵻtɪvnᵻs/ (UK).
What is the plural of purpositiveness?
The plural of purpositiveness is purpositivenesses.

Words near purpositiveness in the dictionary

  1. purposeth
  2. purposing
  3. purposings
  4. purpositive
  5. purpositively
  6. purpositiveness
  7. purpositivenesses
  8. purpositivities
  9. purpositivity
  10. purposive
  11. purposive approach

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