Dividedness
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The quality of being divided. uncountable, usually
"“The intensely personal energy of this dividedness, the deep-down tension in Mitchell, Selznick and Leigh between vulgarity and refinement,” she concludes, “is what gives the archetypes in ‘Gone With the Wind’ their extraordinary human resonance,” and thanks to the way the three of them threw themselves into the project, “that historical ‘costume’ story” never feels remotely past."
Example
More examples"“The intensely personal energy of this dividedness, the deep-down tension in Mitchell, Selznick and Leigh between vulgarity and refinement,” she concludes, “is what gives the archetypes in ‘Gone With the Wind’ their extraordinary human resonance,” and thanks to the way the three of them threw themselves into the project, “that historical ‘costume’ story” never feels remotely past."
Etymology
From divided + -ness.
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