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Arbitrariness

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The quality or state of being arbitrary; the extent to which something is arbitrary.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

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Examples

“Passion, providence, and imitation are conventionally the respective ruling forces of these three processes. Yet to take⟳ them at face⟳ value, as an innocent reading of the poem might advise⟳, would be to betray Garcilaso’s own⟳ efforts, in this sonnet and elsewhere, to expose the arbitrariness of grandiose idealist concepts such as Platonic love⟳ and providential history.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Arbitrarinesses arbitrariousness arbitrarity Arbitrary arbitrary law arbitrary unit

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