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- | The term '''''gratuitous''''' in [[narratology]] means seeking | + | The term '''''gratuitous''''' means given freely; [[unearned]]. It also signifies not called for by the circumstances; uncalled-for; without [[reason]], cause, or proof; adopted or asserted without any good ground; [[unjustified]]. |
- | [[sensationalism]] or without having [[reason]]s, [[rationale]]s or [[pretext]]s to do so. The term is usually encountered in contexts of sex (see the [[pornography]]/[[erotica]] debate) or violence. The word stems from the Latin ''[[gratuitus]]'', which means [[free]]. | + | |
+ | The term '''''gratuitous''''' in [[narratology]] means seeking [[sensationalism]] or without having [[reason]]s, [[rationale]]s or [[pretext]]s to do so. The term is usually encountered in contexts of sex (see the [[pornography]]/[[erotica]] debate) or violence. The word stems from the Latin ''[[gratuitus]]'', which means [[free]]. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
From Latin ''gratuitus'' (“free”), from Latin ''gratia'' (“favor”), ''gratus'' (“showing favor”). | From Latin ''gratuitus'' (“free”), from Latin ''gratia'' (“favor”), ''gratus'' (“showing favor”). |
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The term gratuitous means given freely; unearned. It also signifies not called for by the circumstances; uncalled-for; without reason, cause, or proof; adopted or asserted without any good ground; unjustified.
The term gratuitous in narratology means seeking sensationalism or without having reasons, rationales or pretexts to do so. The term is usually encountered in contexts of sex (see the pornography/erotica debate) or violence. The word stems from the Latin gratuitus, which means free.
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Etymology
From Latin gratuitus (“free”), from Latin gratia (“favor”), gratus (“showing favor”).
See also
Antonyms
- onerous
- necessity
- purposefull
- functional (as in functional nudity)
Related terms
- unearned, given freely.
- unjustified, without reason.
- gratuitous violence
- gratuitous nudity
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