criticalness

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *krey-

Proto-Indo-European *krinyétider.

Proto-Hellenic *kríňňō

Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō)

Ancient Greek κρῐ- (krĭ-)

Proto-Hellenic *-tās

Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)

Ancient Greek κρῐτής (krĭtḗs)

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)

Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós)

Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós)bor.

Latin criticus

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālisbor.

Old French -albor.

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Latin -ālis

Old French -elbor.

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Latin -ālisbor.

Middle English -al

English -al

English critical

Proto-Germanic *-in-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti

Proto-Germanic *-ōną

Proto-Germanic *-inōną

Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-

Proto-Germanic *-atjaną

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Germanic *-þuz

Proto-Germanic *-assuz

Proto-Germanic *-inassuz

Proto-West Germanic *-nassī

Old English -nes

Middle English -nesse

English -ness

English criticalness

From critical + -ness.

Noun

criticalness (uncountable)

1. The state or quality of being critical.
   • 1965, Michael A. Wallach, Nathan Kogan, Modes of Thinking in Young Children, page 98:

     Acquiescence may be roughly described as a "yea-saying" tendency, criticalness as a "nay-saying" tendency.

Related terms

• critic
• critical
• criticality

Translations

criticality — see criticality