agenticity

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noun

The tendency to ascribe agency to an event where none exists.

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Meanings

nounagenticity (countable and uncountable, plural agenticities)

plural agenticities

  1. countableuncountableThe tendency to ascribe agency to an event where none exists.

Origin

From agent + -icity; coined by Michael Shermer.

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Cite this entry
APA

agenticity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agenticity

MLA

“agenticity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agenticity. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “agenticity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agenticity.

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