Prescriptivity
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pɹɪskɹɪpˈtɪvɪti/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Prescriptivity is a noun meaning The quality or state of being prescriptive.
Meaning
The quality or state of being prescriptive.
Example Sentences
He is underambitious in his characterization of morality, cashing out prescriptivity in terms of prevailing expectations rather than objective authority, settling for an account of a sense of obligations rather than obligations themselves, and for empathetic behavior rather than empathetic motivations.
Synonyms for prescriptivity
Depending on context, synonyms include prescriptiveness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include prescriptiveness, prescriptibility, proscriptiveness, presuppositionality, pretensiveness, presupposedness.
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