arbitrariness's Usage Examples:

relation as being essentially arbitrary (the principle of semiotic arbitrariness), motivated only by social convention.

of a sign (linguistic or otherwise) and its meaning, as opposed to arbitrariness (which is typically assumed in structuralist, formalist and generative.

group of 53 nobles and clergy and 19 cities in Prussia, to oppose the arbitrariness of the Teutonic Knights.

that for the autonomy of grammar), includes only for the principle of arbitrariness, while the stronger version includes the claim of self-containedness.

policy and attitude towards foreigners and a repudiation of Stalinist arbitrariness and terror tactics.

Patriarchate, according to which there is shared responsibility and the arbitrariness of the Patriarch is limited.

been critiqued as being potentially fallacious, due to individualistic arbitrariness.

Royappa (1973) provided guidance on arbitrariness of an act: "Equality is a dynamic concept with many aspects and dimensions.

του 1867) was a Greek rebellion which aimed at resisting against the arbitrariness of the local Ottoman dynasts, asserting the rights of Greek Macedonians.

rival theories addressing infinite regress, foundationalism prone to arbitrariness, and coherentism prone to circularity (problems raised by the Münchhausen.

Refugee roulette refers to arbitrariness in the process of refugee status determinations or, as it is called in the United States, asylum adjudication.

fashion although some works demonstrate [have in common] a degree of arbitrariness, such that it is improbable that two people would independently create.

fact, the one point of arbitrariness in the system, namely the phonological shape of words, and hence allows the non-arbitrariness of the rest to emerge.

proposed the following six characteristics to define petty tyranny: arbitrariness and self-aggrandizement belittling of subordinates lack of consideration.

" The appellant's argument rested on the alleged arbitrariness of the ambit of section 37(1), in that it employed citizenship as a.

nagging sense of its folly as a rational exercise and of the maddening arbitrariness of its outcome.

with whom the family often quarreled for the reason of growing Kosače arbitrariness as they tried to gain and deepen their autonomy from Bosnia royal dominion.

Saussure calls this the "arbitrariness of the sign" (l'arbitraire du signe).

Synonyms:

whimsicality; whimsy; irresponsibleness; irresponsibility; capriciousness; whimsey; flightiness;

Antonyms:

dependableness; reliability; constancy; responsibleness; responsibility;