criticalness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English critical 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.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state or quality of being critical.
Acquiescence may be roughly described as a "yea-saying" tendency, criticalness as a "nay-saying" tendency.
1965, Michael A. Wallach, Nathan Kogan, Modes of Thinking in Young Children, page 98: