Dissentaneousness

/dɪsənˈteɪniəsnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being discordant, incompatible, or not belonging together.

Etymology

From dissentaneous plus the suffix -ness. An archaic noun form expressing the abstract quality of fundamental disagreement or incompatibility.

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Philosophy's most head-scratching problem—the 'dissentaneousness' of mind and body—still puzzles scientists today, even though most of us don't use the word anymore!

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