| 释义 |
lovingness|ˈlʌvɪŋnɪs|
[f. loving ppl. a. + -ness.]
The quality or habit of being loving.
1574tr. Marlorat's Apocalips 25 Be thou a patterne to the faithful, in word, in conuersation, in louingnesse,..and in chastitie. a1586Sidney Arcadia ii. (1590) 115 b, Carying thus in one person the only two bands of good will, loue⁓lines & louingnes. 1621Lady M. Wroth Urania 348 Such were her allurements, her sweetnesses, louingnesses [etc.]. 1799W. Taylor in Robberds Mem. I. 297 There is a lovingness of heart about Parr..which would endear him even without his Greek. a1859L. Hunt Bk. Sonnet (1867) I. 66 The very lovingness of his nature. 1865J. Grote Moral Ideas viii. (1876) 108 That ϕιλία or lovingness which creates, so to speak, a kindred and brotherhood.
b. Used as a mock title of honour.
a1636Lynde Case for Spectacles (1638) 91 Instead of the Emperours name, he assumes the Popes person, saying, Your lovingnesse wrote to me. |