Softness; weakness, feebleness; squeamishness; †lack of courage, faint-heartedness (obsolete). In Old English also concrete: †a soft part (obsolete).
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [noun] (118) neshnesseOE Softness; weakness, feebleness; squeamishness; †lack of courage, faint-heartedness (obsolete). In Old English also concrete: †a soft part (obsolete). measurea1393 Moderation personified. Obsolete. temperateness1398 Moderateness, moderation; freedom from excess; temperance. lightness?a1425 Absence of heaviness or pressure in action or movement; lack of force, momentum, or violence; gentleness. Also figurative, esp. in lightness of touch… moderation?a1425 Originally: the quality of being moderate in harshness or intensity; mildness, clemency (obsolete). Later more generally: the quality of being… cool1562 Moderation or mildness, esp. in a person's emotions; an instance of this. Obsolete. mildness1605 Of things: the quality of being mild. Of a climate: moderate (esp. unseasonal) warmth or calm. weakness1707 The quality or condition of being weak, in any sense of the adjective; deficiency of strength, power, or force. Subcategories:— gentleness (3) — becoming less violent, vigorous, or severe (18) — weakness of immaterial things (11) — making less violent, vigorous, or severe (17) — mitigation or alleviation (21) — one who or that which mitigates or moderates (27) — making (immaterial things) weak (13) |
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