heteronomous en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌhɛtəˈɹɒnəməs/
Etymology
Etymology tree English heteronomy Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English heteronomous From heteronomy + -ous.
Meanings
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Arising from an external influence, force, or agency; not autonomous.
The competitive necessity of economies of action mean that surveillance capitalists must use all means available to supplant autonomous action with heteronomous action.
2018, Shoshana Zuboff, chapter 10, in The Age of Surveillance Capitalism:
- (of parts of an organism) Differing in development or in specialization.
- (of a language) Being a dialect of an autonomous language.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most heteronomous | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more heteronomous | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |