Categoricalness

/ˌkætɪˈɡɔːrɪkəlnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being absolute, unconditional, and admitting no exceptions or doubt.

Etymology

Formed from categorical (from Greek kategorikos) plus the English suffix -ness, which creates abstract nouns describing qualities. This modern formation treats the philosophical concept as a measurable property.

Kelly Says

The clunkiness of this word is actually honest—when philosophers talk about Kant's categorical imperative, they're discussing something almost too absolute for everyday language, which is why we rarely hear 'categoricalness' used.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ካታጎሪነት
kah-tah-GOH-ree-neh-t
ARالعربية
القطعية
al-qah-tee-ah
BNবাংলা
বিভাগীয়তা
bibhagiyata
CACatalà
categoricitat
kah-teh-goh-ree-SEE-tah-t
CSČeština
kategoričnost
kah-teh-GOH-ree-chnehst
DADansk
kategori
kah-teh-GOH-ree
DEDeutsch
Kategorizität
kah-teh-goh-ree-TSEE-tahd
ELΕλληνικά
κατηγορικότητα
kah-teh-GOH-ree-kohs-teh-tah
ESEspañol
categoricidad
kah-teh-goh-ree-SEE-dahd
FAفارسی
دسته ای بودن
dastei boodan
FISuomi
kategorisuus
kah-teh-GOH-ree-soo
FRFrançais
catégoricité
kah-teh-goh-ree-SEE-teh
GUGU
વર્ગીકૃતતા
vargīkṛtta
HAHA
kategorik
kah-teh-GOH-rick
HEעברית
קטגוריות
kah-teh-GOH-ree-yot
HIहिन्दी
श्रेणीवाचकता
shreṇīvāchakta
HUMagyar
kategórikusság
kah-teh-GOH-ree-kush-shahg
IDBahasa Indonesia
kategorisitas
kah-teh-GOH-ree-SEE-tahs
IGIG
kategorị
kah-teh-GOH-ree
ITItaliano
categoricità
kah-teh-goh-ree-SEE-tah
JA日本語
カテゴリ的性
kah-teh-goh-ruh-kah-sei
KKKK
категориялықтық
kah-teh-GOH-ree-ah-lek-teek
KMKM
ប្រភេទ
prabheat
KO한국어
범주성
beom-joo-seong
MRMR
वर्गवारीता
vargavārītā
MSBahasa Melayu
kategorik
kah-teh-GOH-rick
MYမြန်မာ
အမျိုးအစားချိန်
a-myoe-a-sar chein
NLNederlands
categoriciteit
kah-teh-GOH-ree-SEE-teh-t
NONorsk
kategori
kah-teh-GOH-ree
PAPA
ਸ਼੍ਰੇਣੀਵਾਚਕਤਾ
shreṇīvāchakta
PLPolski
kategoryczność
kah-teh-GOH-ree-chnehst
PTPortuguês
categoricidade
kah-teh-goh-ree-SEE-dahd
RORomână
categoricitate
kah-teh-goh-ree-SEE-tah-teh
RUРусский
категоричность
kah-teh-GOH-ree-chnehst
SVSvenska
kategori
kah-teh-GOH-ree
SWKiswahili
kategoria
kah-teh-GOH-ree-ah
TAதமிழ்
வகைப்பாட்டுத்தன்மை
vagai-paṭṭuttanmai
TEతెలుగు
వర్గీకరణ స్వభావం
vargīkaraṇa svabhāvaṁ
THไทย
ลักษณะโดยหมวดหมู่
lak-sa-na doy muat muu
TLTL
kategorya
kah-teh-GOH-ryah
TRTürkçe
kategoriklik
kah-teh-GOH-rick-lik
UKУкраїнська
категоричність
kah-teh-GOH-ree-chnehst
URاردو
زمرہ جاتی پن
zamrah jati pan
VITiếng Việt
tính thể loại
tinh theh loai
YOYO
kátẹ́ẹ́gọ́rì
kah-teh-GOH-ree
ZH中文
范畴性
fàn chǒu xìng
ZUZU
ikategori
ee-kah-teh-GOH-ree

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