Negative capability

Noun

Definitions

1.NounThe capacity of artists to pursue ideals of beauty, perfection and sublimity even when it leads them into intellectual confusion and uncertainty, as opposed to a preference for philosophical certainty over artistic beauty.

Synonyms

ideality perfectionism inartisticness nonperfection artisticness nonrealism idealism qualitylessness elegance perfectibility atelophobia unperfectedness

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