ˈspeculativeness
[f. as prec.]
The quality of being speculative; tendency towards speculation.
| 1727 Bailey (vol. II), Speculativeness, Propenseness to Speculation, Studiousness in Observation: Speculativeness is the Opposite to Practicalness. 1828–32 Webster, Speculativeness, the state of being speculative, or of consisting in speculation only. 1855 Milman Lat. Chr. xiv. ii. VI. 402 The one man who at that period..by the congenial speculativeness of his mind..was qualified to translate into Latin the mysterious doctrines of the Areopagite. 1890 Nature 30 Oct. 633 The subject is worked out with all Mr. Seebohm's..energy and speculativeness. |