discursiveness
1discursiveness — discursive ► ADJECTIVE 1) digressing from subject to subject. 2) relating to discourse or modes of discourse. DERIVATIVES discursively adverb discursiveness noun. ORIGIN Latin discursivus, from discurrere (see DISCOURSE(Cf. ↑d …
2Discursiveness — Discursive Dis*cur sive, a. [Cf. F. discursif. See {Discourse}, and cf. {Discoursive}.] 1. Passing from one thing to another; ranging over a wide field; roving; digressive; desultory. Discursive notices. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] The power he… …
3discursiveness — noun see discursive …
4discursiveness — See discursively. * * * …
5discursiveness — noun The state or quality of being discursive …
6discursiveness — n. tendency to switch from subject to subject …
7discursiveness — dis·cur·sive·ness …
8discursiveness — noun the quality of being discursive • Derivationally related forms: ↑discursive • Hypernyms: ↑indirectness …
9philosophy, Western — Introduction history of Western philosophy from its development among the ancient Greeks to the present. This article has three basic purposes: (1) to provide an overview of the history of philosophy in the West, (2) to relate… …
10discursive — adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin discursivus, from Latin discursus, past participle of discurrere to run about more at discourse Date: 1598 1. a. moving from topic to topic without order ; rambling b. proceeding coherently …