amorosityn.

Brit.

/aməˈrɒsᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌæməˈrɑsədi/

Forms:

α. late Middle English amorositie, 1600s amourosity, 1600s– amorosity.

β. late Middle English amerouste, late Middle English amorouste.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: amorous adj., -ity suffix; amorous adj., -ty suffix¹.

Etymology: Partly < amorous adj. + -ity suffix (compare -osity suffix), and partly (in β. forms) < amorous adj. + -ty suffix¹. Compare amorousness n.Compare Middle French (Picardy) amoureuseté abundance of love (a1440 in an apparently isolated attestation), Italian amorosità amorousness (a1306, now rare).

The state or quality of being amorous; amorousness. Also without implication of romantic or sexual desire: †affection, fondness (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > [noun] > quality of being amorous

amorosityc1450

amorousness?c1500

amatoriousnessa1843

c1450 Alphabet of Tales (1904) I. 219 (MED) Sho trustid at he had bene a man, & fell in ane amorositie vnto hym.

1485 W. Caxton tr. Paris & Vienne (1957) 3 Parys as yet knewe nought of amorouste.

a1500 Alexander-Cassamus (Ph.D. thesis, Univ. of Munich) (1911) 451 With swete lokys amerous..With many broke syȝes ful of amerouste.

1611 G. Chapman May-day iv. 60 Come away, you'll be whipt anone for your amourosity.

1677 J. Webster Displaying Supposed Witchcraft xvi. 309 The soul may have a far greater amorosity to stay in some body that is lively, sweet and young.

1830 J. Galt Lawrie Todd III. vii. viii. 82 He whispered to me the warmth of his amorosity.

1889 Pick-me-up 7 Dec. 154/2 But their kitten-like amorosity is more fondling than steadfast.

1925 V. Woolf Diary 21 Dec. (1980) III. 51 These Sapphists love women; friendship is never untinged with amorosity.

2008 T. Castle in M. Hutchins Victorine p. xxv Sibling amorosity finds its most unabashed literary champion since Byron.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	amorosity
释义	amorosityn. Brit. /aməˈrɒsᵻti/, U.S. /ˌæməˈrɑsədi/ Forms: α. late Middle English amorositie, 1600s amourosity, 1600s– amorosity. β. late Middle English amerouste, late Middle English amorouste. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: amorous adj., -ity suffix; amorous adj., -ty suffix¹. Etymology: Partly < amorous adj. + -ity suffix (compare -osity suffix), and partly (in β. forms) < amorous adj. + -ty suffix¹. Compare amorousness n.Compare Middle French (Picardy) amoureuseté abundance of love (a1440 in an apparently isolated attestation), Italian amorosità amorousness (a1306, now rare). The state or quality of being amorous; amorousness. Also without implication of romantic or sexual desire: †affection, fondness (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > [noun] > quality of being amorous amorosityc1450 amorousness?c1500 amatoriousnessa1843 c1450 Alphabet of Tales (1904) I. 219 (MED) Sho trustid at he had bene a man, & fell in ane amorositie vnto hym. 1485 W. Caxton tr. Paris & Vienne (1957) 3 Parys as yet knewe nought of amorouste. a1500 Alexander-Cassamus (Ph.D. thesis, Univ. of Munich) (1911) 451 With swete lokys amerous..With many broke syȝes ful of amerouste. 1611 G. Chapman May-day iv. 60 Come away, you'll be whipt anone for your amourosity. 1677 J. Webster Displaying Supposed Witchcraft xvi. 309 The soul may have a far greater amorosity to stay in some body that is lively, sweet and young. 1830 J. Galt Lawrie Todd III. vii. viii. 82 He whispered to me the warmth of his amorosity. 1889 Pick-me-up 7 Dec. 154/2 But their kitten-like amorosity is more fondling than steadfast. 1925 V. Woolf Diary 21 Dec. (1980) III. 51 These Sapphists love women; friendship is never untinged with amorosity. 2008 T. Castle in M. Hutchins Victorine p. xxv Sibling amorosity finds its most unabashed literary champion since Byron. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.c1450
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