amorousnessn.

Brit.

/ˈam(ə)rəsnəs/, U.S.

/ˈæm(ə)rəsnəs/

Forms: see amorous adj. and n. and -ness suffix.

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

Etymology: < amorous adj. + -ness suffix. Compare slightly earlier amorosity n.

The state or quality of being amorous (in various senses); amorous character or behaviour.

ΘΚΠ

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

amorosityc1450

amorousness?c1500

amatoriousnessa1843

?c1500 Mary Magdalene (Digby) l. 353 I am ful of ardent lowe, with sparkylles ful of amerowsnesse.

1573 tr. M. Luther Expos. Salomons Bk. (Eccles. xii.) f. 177^v These quaffinges, surfetting, and amourousnes, are not the myrth of the mynde that Salomon here speaketh of.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. xvi. sig. Z4^v Iealousie of his amorosnesse.

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1954) VII. 390 What doth thy holy amorousnesse, thy holy covetousnesse..most carry thy desire upon?

1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. v. ix. sig. Mm2 Lindamor has Wit and Amorousness enough..to defend fair Ladies.

1751 Diss. Song of Solomon 37 There is a manifest Levity and Amorousness.

1798 S. H. Wilcocke tr. J. S. Stavorinus Voy. E. Indies II. xiv. 498 The amorousness of constitution, which is so much the characteristic of all the oriental women.

1817 Examiner 5 Jan. 7/2 Her name signifies the little dove: and such she is in..her elegance, and her amorousness.

1869 Daily News 20 Oct. 4/6 A good deal of the amorousness of poets, as expressed in their songs, may of course merely be an exercise of the fancy.

1963 F. H. Moore Nobler Pleasure vii. 208 The high comedy of The Assignation is founded on extravagantly sprightly amorousness and repartee.

2002 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 29 June 15 They can indulge their uxorious amorousness with their faithful spouses.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	amorousness
释义	amorousnessn. Brit. /ˈam(ə)rəsnəs/, U.S. /ˈæm(ə)rəsnəs/ Forms: see amorous adj. and n. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: amorous adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < amorous adj. + -ness suffix. Compare slightly earlier amorosity n. The state or quality of being amorous (in various senses); amorous character or behaviour. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > [noun] > quality of being amorous amorosityc1450 amorousness?c1500 amatoriousnessa1843 ?c1500 Mary Magdalene (Digby) l. 353 I am ful of ardent lowe, with sparkylles ful of amerowsnesse. 1573 tr. M. Luther Expos. Salomons Bk. (Eccles. xii.) f. 177^v These quaffinges, surfetting, and amourousnes, are not the myrth of the mynde that Salomon here speaketh of. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. xvi. sig. Z4^v Iealousie of his amorosnesse. a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1954) VII. 390 What doth thy holy amorousnesse, thy holy covetousnesse..most carry thy desire upon? 1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. v. ix. sig. Mm2 Lindamor has Wit and Amorousness enough..to defend fair Ladies. 1751 Diss. Song of Solomon 37 There is a manifest Levity and Amorousness. 1798 S. H. Wilcocke tr. J. S. Stavorinus Voy. E. Indies II. xiv. 498 The amorousness of constitution, which is so much the characteristic of all the oriental women. 1817 Examiner 5 Jan. 7/2 Her name signifies the little dove: and such she is in..her elegance, and her amorousness. 1869 Daily News 20 Oct. 4/6 A good deal of the amorousness of poets, as expressed in their songs, may of course merely be an exercise of the fancy. 1963 F. H. Moore Nobler Pleasure vii. 208 The high comedy of The Assignation is founded on extravagantly sprightly amorousness and repartee. 2002 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 29 June 15 They can indulge their uxorious amorousness with their faithful spouses. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.?c1500
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