comicalnessn.

Brit.

/ˈkɒmᵻklnəs/, U.S.

/ˈkɑməkəlnəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: comical adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < comical adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality of being comical.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > [noun] > one who or that which is comical > quality or condition of

comicalness?1691

comicality1718

vis comica1757

drollness1823

funniness1836

farcicality1849

funniosity1920

zaniness1960

?1691 Irish Rogue iv. 42 (heading) How he went to Confession, and Robbed the Popish Priest in his own Chappel, the Verses he left, and the Comicalness of the Adventure.

1694 L. Echard in tr. Plautus Comedies Remarks 69 I do not see how the comicalness of this passage can be preserv'd in our tongue.

1753 Dr. Hill Impertinent 13 Aug. in C. Smart Hilliad 3 He wears a ridiculous comicalness of aspect, that makes people smile when they see him at a distance.

1811 T. Moore M.P. or Blue-stocking iii. v.85 Without saying one word more of her flaws or her comicalness.

1841 W. Gibson Rambles in Europe iv. 109 He has not..any of that merry moisture of the eye, and comicalness of countenance, that stamp the Hibernian.

1913 Sunset Aug. 286/2 It was terrible comical, settin' around and watchin' him; but the comicalness didn't last long.

1960 W. Grohmann P. Klee Drawings v. 45 Klee could not have rendered the almost physical presence of the figures and their comicalness by means of any other instrument.

2011 A. M. Wasyl Genres Rediscovered iii. ii. 201 It is Luxorius's senex, precisely because he is..rather tragic in his comicalness, who appeals more to a modern reader.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	comicalness
释义	comicalnessn. Brit. /ˈkɒmᵻklnəs/, U.S. /ˈkɑməkəlnəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: comical adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < comical adj. + -ness suffix. The quality of being comical. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > [noun] > one who or that which is comical > quality or condition of comicalness?1691 comicality1718 vis comica1757 drollness1823 funniness1836 farcicality1849 funniosity1920 zaniness1960 ?1691 Irish Rogue iv. 42 (heading) How he went to Confession, and Robbed the Popish Priest in his own Chappel, the Verses he left, and the Comicalness of the Adventure. 1694 L. Echard in tr. Plautus Comedies Remarks 69 I do not see how the comicalness of this passage can be preserv'd in our tongue. 1753 Dr. Hill Impertinent 13 Aug. in C. Smart Hilliad 3 He wears a ridiculous comicalness of aspect, that makes people smile when they see him at a distance. 1811 T. Moore M.P. or Blue-stocking iii. v.85 Without saying one word more of her flaws or her comicalness. 1841 W. Gibson Rambles in Europe iv. 109 He has not..any of that merry moisture of the eye, and comicalness of countenance, that stamp the Hibernian. 1913 Sunset Aug. 286/2 It was terrible comical, settin' around and watchin' him; but the comicalness didn't last long. 1960 W. Grohmann P. Klee Drawings v. 45 Klee could not have rendered the almost physical presence of the figures and their comicalness by means of any other instrument. 2011 A. M. Wasyl Genres Rediscovered iii. ii. 201 It is Luxorius's senex, precisely because he is..rather tragic in his comicalness, who appeals more to a modern reader. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1691
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