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analogicalness

|a-na-log-i-cal-ness|

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/əˌnæl.əˈdʒɪ.kəl.nəs/

quality of being based on analogy

Etymology
Etymology Information

'analogicalness' originates from English, specifically from the adjective 'analogical' with the suffix '-ness' added to form a noun, where 'analogical' is derived from 'analogy', which comes from Greek 'analogia' meaning 'proportion' or 'correspondence'.

Historical Evolution

'analogia' in Greek became 'analogia' in Latin, which entered Middle French as 'analogie', and then Middle English as 'analogy'. The adjective 'analogical' was formed from 'analogy', and the noun 'analogicalness' was later created by adding '-ness'.

Meaning Changes

Initially, 'analogia' meant 'proportion' or 'correspondence', but in English, 'analogicalness' came to mean the quality of being analogical, or based on analogy.

Meanings by Part of Speech

Noun 1

the quality or state of being analogical; the characteristic of being based on or involving analogy.

The analogicalness of her reasoning made her argument persuasive.

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