concentrativenessn.

Brit.

/ˈkɒns(ɛ)nˌtreɪtɪvnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪdɪvnᵻs/

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

Etymology: < concentrative adj. + -ness suffix.

Originally and chiefly in phrenology: the organ or faculty of concentration; concentrative quality or ability.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > [noun] > condition of

whole-mindedness1528

intentiveness1561

intentness1642

undistractedness1660

fascination1768

concentrativeness1823

preoccupancy1830

absorbedness1833

concentratedness1835

engrossment1838

raptness1856

fixedness1863

absorbancy1909

the mind > mental capacity > psychology > faculty psychology > psychological study of the skull > [noun] > faculty of concentrating attention

concentrativeness1823

1823 Royal Cornwall Gaz. 13 Dec. Concentrativeness, the organ of which is large in authors and orators who excel in concentration of thought.

1852 N. Hawthorne Blithedale Romance xv. 161 His tremendous concentrativeness and indomitable will.

1882 Mind 7 368 Versatility is often, by a certain looseness of thought, directly opposed to concentrativeness.

1962 Delaware County (Pa.) Daily Times 7 Nov. 36/1 You have a constancy of character and a concentrativeness of mind that may well bring you fame and fortune.

2012 Hilal (Pakistan) (Nexis) 31 Dec. For intellectual virtues we want judgment, decision, and the organ of concentrativeness.

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

单词	concentrativeness
释义	concentrativenessn. Brit. /ˈkɒns(ɛ)nˌtreɪtɪvnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪdɪvnᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: concentrative adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < concentrative adj. + -ness suffix. Originally and chiefly in phrenology: the organ or faculty of concentration; concentrative quality or ability. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > [noun] > condition of whole-mindedness1528 intentiveness1561 intentness1642 undistractedness1660 fascination1768 concentrativeness1823 preoccupancy1830 absorbedness1833 concentratedness1835 engrossment1838 raptness1856 fixedness1863 absorbancy1909 the mind > mental capacity > psychology > faculty psychology > psychological study of the skull > [noun] > faculty of concentrating attention concentrativeness1823 1823 Royal Cornwall Gaz. 13 Dec. Concentrativeness, the organ of which is large in authors and orators who excel in concentration of thought. 1852 N. Hawthorne Blithedale Romance xv. 161 His tremendous concentrativeness and indomitable will. 1882 Mind 7 368 Versatility is often, by a certain looseness of thought, directly opposed to concentrativeness. 1962 Delaware County (Pa.) Daily Times 7 Nov. 36/1 You have a constancy of character and a concentrativeness of mind that may well bring you fame and fortune. 2012 Hilal (Pakistan) (Nexis) 31 Dec. For intellectual virtues we want judgment, decision, and the organ of concentrativeness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1823
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