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Gratuitousness

noun

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

    "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."

Etymology

From gratuitous + -ness.

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