"ought-not-ness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From ought not + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ought not|ness}} ought not + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=ought-not-ness}} ought-not-ness (uncountable)
  1. (chiefly philosophy) The quality of an action being morally obligatory not to perform. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-ought-not-ness-en-noun-bSKCfdXO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

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