Meanings
- uncountableThe characteristic or state of being gratuitous.
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Whether the utilitarian or the intuitive theory of the moral sense be upheld, it is beyond question that there are a few subtle-souled persons with whom the absolute gratuitousness of an act of reparation is an inducement to perform it; while exhortation as to its necessity would breed excuses for leaving it undone.
1894, Thomas Hardy, “For Conscience’ Sake”, in Life’s Little Ironies […], London: Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., […], →OCLC, page 27Synonyms: needlessness, unnecessariness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe characteristic or state of being gratuitous.
Origin
Translations
Catalan gratuïtat
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French gratuité
- gratuitéTranslations
Portuguese gratuidade
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Spanish gratuidad
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