comelinessn.

Brit.

/ˈkʌmlɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈkəmlinᵻs/

Forms: Middle English cumlichenes, Middle English cumlynes, Middle English cumlynesse, Middle English komlynesse, Middle English–1600s comelynesse, Middle English–1600s comlynes, Middle English–1600s comlynesse, 1500s–1600s comelines, 1500s–1600s comelinesse, 1500s–1600s comelynes, 1500s–1600s comlines, 1500s–1600s comlinesse, 1500s–1700s comlyness, 1600s–1700s comelyness, 1600s–1700s comliness, 1600s– comeliness; also Scottish pre-1700 comelenes, pre-1700 comlines, pre-1700 cumlines.

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

Etymology: < comely adj. + -ness suffix.

1. Attractiveness, beauty; grace; courtesy. Occasionally also: pleasant but not strikingly beautiful appearance.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [noun]

comelinessc1350

seemlinessc1385

comeliheada1393

goodliheada1413

beseemingc1440

goodliness1449

propernessc1478

sightliness1561

handsomeness1622

speciousness1650

presentability1823

nicelookingness1865

eye appeal1916

spiffiness1981

aegyo1997

c1350 Psalter (BL Add. 17376) in K. D. Bülbring Earliest Compl. Eng. Prose Psalter (1891) xliv. 5 Regne in þy cumlichenes [L. specie] and in þy fairnes.

a1450 ( G. Chaucer Bk. Duchess (Tanner 346) (1871) l. 827 So had she Sormounted hem all of beaute Of maner and of komlynesse.

1555 R. Eden in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde Pref. sig. cij Bodies of natural bewtie and comelynesse.

1577 M. Hanmer tr. Bp. Eusebius in Aunc. Eccl. Hist. viii. xii. 152 Two doughters,..which passed all other in..youthly comlines.

1611 Bible (King James) Isa. liii. 2 Hee hath no forme nor comelinesse .

1659 Lady Alimony ii. ii. sig. B4 For fear she should dis-feature the comeliness of her body.

1704 J. Toland tr. Fables of Æsop xxx. 104 The External Comeliness of the Body, falls vastly short of the Ornaments of the Mind.

1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. ii. 7 She was always thought comely; and..comeliness having not so much to lose as beauty had, would hold, when that would evaporate.

1836 H. Smith Tin Trumpet II. 178 Moral beauty..is as superior to superficial comeliness as mind is to matter.

1838 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Ferdinand & Isabella I. i. iii. 98 Distinguished for the comeliness of his person.

1930 V. Sackville-West Edwardians (1995) iii. 149 A couple completely matched in the essentials of youth, swagger, and comeliness.

2011 J. Meyers John Huston xxiii. 339 Despite their youth and comeliness, Huston lost interest in all his wives after a few years.

2. Appropriateness; decency; propriety. Now somewhat archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [noun] > seemly behaviour or propriety

seemlihead?a1366

honestya1398

comeliness1440

seemlihoodc1440

seemlityc1440

semblessea1500

seemliness1548

decentness1561

decorum?1571

handsomeness1595

civility1612

decency1682

exactness1683

elegance1686

propriety1753

thing1791

bienseancea1797

convenances1831

decorousness1834

the becoming1842

correctnessa1859

good (also bad) form1868

properness1873

correctitude1893

the done thing1917

the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > pleasing fitness > [noun] > seemliness or propriety

seemlihead?a1366

honestya1398

comeliness1440

seemlityc1440

semblessea1500

elegance1540

seemliness1548

decency1584

handsomeness1595

civility1612

pickle1706

bienseancea1797

formality1834

Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 89 Comlynesse, or seemelynesse, decencia.

c1475 (c1399) Mum & Sothsegger (Cambr. Ll.4.14) (1936) iii. l. 184 For curtesie, for comlynesse, ne for his kynde herte.

1561 J. Daus tr. H. Bullinger Hundred Serm. vpon Apocalips xcvii. 678 Against the comlines of syncere religion.

1577 H. Peacham Garden of Eloquence sig. Hiiii^v Anaphora, when with much comelynesse one word is repeated in diuers clauses.

1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 162 How many Things are there, which a Man cannot, with any Face or Comelines, say or doe Himselfe?

1645 J. Ussher Body of Divinitie 225 What is fasting? An abstinence for a time from all the commodities and pleasures of this life, so farre as comelinesse and necessity will suffer.

1743 J. Seed Disc. Several Important Subj. II. 252 On Falshood, which has no Comeliness in itself, Men bestow the more abundant Comeliness.

1756 W. Calcott Thoughts Moral & Divine 81 To observe still the Comeliness and Decency of his Morals.

1809 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. I. iii. iv. 152 The female sex..seemed for awhile to conduct themselves with incredible sobriety and comeliness.

1878 W. Pater in Macmillan's Mag. Aug. 314/2 A kind of comeliness and dignity..in modes of life, which he connected with the pale people of towns.

1911 G. Thorne Drunkard (1912) iii. ii. 303 The decent gentleman in him became wide awake, the sense of comeliness and propriety.

1999 P. Avis God & Creative Imagination vii. 79 There is beauty..in goodness, especially in the comeliness of moral character.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	comeliness
释义	comelinessn. Brit. /ˈkʌmlɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈkəmlinᵻs/ Forms: Middle English cumlichenes, Middle English cumlynes, Middle English cumlynesse, Middle English komlynesse, Middle English–1600s comelynesse, Middle English–1600s comlynes, Middle English–1600s comlynesse, 1500s–1600s comelines, 1500s–1600s comelinesse, 1500s–1600s comelynes, 1500s–1600s comlines, 1500s–1600s comlinesse, 1500s–1700s comlyness, 1600s–1700s comelyness, 1600s–1700s comliness, 1600s– comeliness; also Scottish pre-1700 comelenes, pre-1700 comlines, pre-1700 cumlines. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: comely adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < comely adj. + -ness suffix. 1. Attractiveness, beauty; grace; courtesy. Occasionally also: pleasant but not strikingly beautiful appearance. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [noun] comelinessc1350 seemlinessc1385 comeliheada1393 goodliheada1413 beseemingc1440 goodliness1449 propernessc1478 sightliness1561 handsomeness1622 speciousness1650 presentability1823 nicelookingness1865 eye appeal1916 spiffiness1981 aegyo1997 c1350 Psalter (BL Add. 17376) in K. D. Bülbring Earliest Compl. Eng. Prose Psalter (1891) xliv. 5 Regne in þy cumlichenes [L. specie] and in þy fairnes. a1450 ( G. Chaucer Bk. Duchess (Tanner 346) (1871) l. 827 So had she Sormounted hem all of beaute Of maner and of komlynesse. 1555 R. Eden in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde Pref. sig. cij Bodies of natural bewtie and comelynesse. 1577 M. Hanmer tr. Bp. Eusebius in Aunc. Eccl. Hist. viii. xii. 152 Two doughters,..which passed all other in..youthly comlines. 1611 Bible (King James) Isa. liii. 2 Hee hath no forme nor comelinesse . View more context for this quotation 1659 Lady Alimony ii. ii. sig. B4 For fear she should dis-feature the comeliness of her body. 1704 J. Toland tr. Fables of Æsop xxx. 104 The External Comeliness of the Body, falls vastly short of the Ornaments of the Mind. 1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. ii. 7 She was always thought comely; and..comeliness having not so much to lose as beauty had, would hold, when that would evaporate. 1836 H. Smith Tin Trumpet II. 178 Moral beauty..is as superior to superficial comeliness as mind is to matter. 1838 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Ferdinand & Isabella I. i. iii. 98 Distinguished for the comeliness of his person. 1930 V. Sackville-West Edwardians (1995) iii. 149 A couple completely matched in the essentials of youth, swagger, and comeliness. 2011 J. Meyers John Huston xxiii. 339 Despite their youth and comeliness, Huston lost interest in all his wives after a few years. 2. Appropriateness; decency; propriety. Now somewhat archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [noun] > seemly behaviour or propriety seemlihead?a1366 honestya1398 comeliness1440 seemlihoodc1440 seemlityc1440 semblessea1500 seemliness1548 decentness1561 decorum?1571 handsomeness1595 civility1612 decency1682 exactness1683 elegance1686 propriety1753 thing1791 bienseancea1797 convenances1831 decorousness1834 the becoming1842 correctnessa1859 good (also bad) form1868 properness1873 correctitude1893 the done thing1917 the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > pleasing fitness > [noun] > seemliness or propriety seemlihead?a1366 honestya1398 comeliness1440 seemlityc1440 semblessea1500 elegance1540 seemliness1548 decency1584 handsomeness1595 civility1612 pickle1706 bienseancea1797 formality1834 Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 89 Comlynesse, or seemelynesse, decencia. c1475 (c1399) Mum & Sothsegger (Cambr. Ll.4.14) (1936) iii. l. 184 For curtesie, for comlynesse, ne for his kynde herte. 1561 J. Daus tr. H. Bullinger Hundred Serm. vpon Apocalips xcvii. 678 Against the comlines of syncere religion. 1577 H. Peacham Garden of Eloquence sig. Hiiii^v Anaphora, when with much comelynesse one word is repeated in diuers clauses. 1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 162 How many Things are there, which a Man cannot, with any Face or Comelines, say or doe Himselfe? 1645 J. Ussher Body of Divinitie 225 What is fasting? An abstinence for a time from all the commodities and pleasures of this life, so farre as comelinesse and necessity will suffer. 1743 J. Seed Disc. Several Important Subj. II. 252 On Falshood, which has no Comeliness in itself, Men bestow the more abundant Comeliness. 1756 W. Calcott Thoughts Moral & Divine 81 To observe still the Comeliness and Decency of his Morals. 1809 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. I. iii. iv. 152 The female sex..seemed for awhile to conduct themselves with incredible sobriety and comeliness. 1878 W. Pater in Macmillan's Mag. Aug. 314/2 A kind of comeliness and dignity..in modes of life, which he connected with the pale people of towns. 1911 G. Thorne Drunkard (1912) iii. ii. 303 The decent gentleman in him became wide awake, the sense of comeliness and propriety. 1999 P. Avis God & Creative Imagination vii. 79 There is beauty..in goodness, especially in the comeliness of moral character. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1350
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