gratuitousness

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gratuitousness

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  1. uncountable The characteristic or state of being gratuitous. 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 l

    Similar: needlessness, unnecessariness

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Españolgratuidad
Portuguêsgratuidade
Françaisgratuité

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@misc{gratuitousness_2026,
  title = {gratuitousness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gratuitousness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}