Etymology

arbitrariness

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Today it means: The quality or state of being arbitrary; the extent to which something is arbitrary. Full definition →

English arbitrary ← Middle English arbitrarie ← Latin arbitrārius
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  1. Latinarbiter
  2. Latinarbitrārius
  3. Middle Englisharbitrarie
  4. Englisharbitrary
  5. English todayarbitrariness

From arbitrary + -ness.

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