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gratuitousness

gratuitousness

8.5
The quality of being offered free without payment
  • noun
  • /ɡrəˈtuːɪtəsnəs/
translation icon : gratuitidad
  • The gratuitousness of their gift was evident when they donated large sums to various charities without expecting anything in return.

Examples

  • His act of kindness was marked by gratuitousness, as he offered help to strangers without wanting anything in exchange.

  • She appreciated the gratuitousness of the meal provided by the local restaurant during the community event.

  • Does Benedict, by not "individualizing" a supernatural gratuitousness distinct from the natural gift of being created common to all created reality, implicitly collapse the one into the other and deny any significance to a natural finality?

    Academic text (2010)

Antonyms

necessity
274 2.0

A thing you need to live, like food or water

How Necessary

necessity
274 2.0
gratuitousness
8.5
superfluity
1 8.7

Surface Forms

gratuitousness singular
gratuitousnesses plural

Morphology

gratuitousness = gratuitous (transparent) = gratuitous + ness

Direct nominalization of the adjective 'gratuitous' (meaning 'free') with the productive suffix '-ness'; meaning follows straightforwardly.

Etymology

Gratuitousness comes from the Latin words gratis and gratuitus, which mean 'free' or 'without payment', and is related to English gratuity ('a gift or tip'). So it can mean the state of being given or done without charge.