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Arbitrariness   /ˈɑrbətrˌɛrinəs/   Listen
Arbitrariness

noun
1.
The trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment.  Synonyms: capriciousness, flightiness, whimsey, whimsicality, whimsy.





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"Arbitrariness" Quotes from Famous Books



... The arbitrariness and illegality of the proceeding were so evident that the 'Senatus-consulte' contained no mention of the transactions of the 3d Nivose, which was very remarkable. It was, however, declared that the measure of the previous day had ...
— Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete • Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne
... characterized by the sentiment that the best that can be said of a woman is that there is nothing to say about her.... When, in due time, the claim for political rights is made here in Denmark, then will women from all classes unite in their efforts to secure the palladium which alone can protect them from arbitrariness ...
— History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III) • Various


Words linked to "Arbitrariness" :   arbitrary, whimsy, irresponsibleness, flightiness, irresponsibility, capriciousness, whimsicality


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