arbitrariness
Noun: 1. The quality of being based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system: The state of being determined by individual discretion, chance, or impulse, not by logic, law, or objective standards. 2. The trait of being dictatorial or using power without constraint: The exercise of power or authority without justification or consideration for others.
The noun "arbitrariness" describes a characteristic or quality. It is typically used in formal or academic contexts to critique decisions, rules, or actions that lack a rational, fair, or consistent basis. - It often functions as the subject or object in a sentence. - It is commonly modified by adjectives (e.g., sheer, complete, apparent) or used with prepositions like of.
- The court ruled against the law due to the arbitrariness of its application.
- Citizens protested the arbitrariness of the government's new decrees.
- A good scientific theory should minimize arbitrariness in its assumptions.
- She was frustrated by the arbitrariness of the selection process.
- "Arbitrariness of": Used to specify what is arbitrary.
- Philosophers have long debated the arbitrariness of linguistic signs.
- "Sheer arbitrariness": Emphasizes the complete lack of rationale.
- The decision was made with sheer arbitrariness, stunning everyone involved.
- Arbitrary (adj): Based on random choice or personal whim, not reason.
- an arbitrary decision
- Arbitrarily (adv): In a manner based on random choice or personal whim.
- He was arbitrarily dismissed from his post.
- Capriciousness: The quality of being given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.
- Whimsicality: Playfully quaint or fanciful behavior or humor, often implying a lack of seriousness.
- Unpredictability: Inability to be predicted; lack of regularity.
- Despotism: The exercise of absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way. (Specifically relates to the power aspect.)
- Rationality: The quality of being based on or in accordance with reason or logic.
- Consistency: Conformity in the application of something, typically that which is necessary for the sake of logic, accuracy, or fairness.
- Fairness: Impartial and just treatment or behavior without favoritism or discrimination.
- Methodicalness: The quality of being performed or acting in an orderly, systematic way.
- A reign of arbitrariness: A period characterized by unpredictable and unjust rule.
- The country suffered under a reign of arbitrariness for a decade.
- The arbitrariness of fate: The concept that life's events can seem random and without reason.
- The novel explores the arbitrariness of fate and human suffering.
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the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment
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I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory
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