copiousnessn.

Etymology: formed as copious adj. + -ness suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcopiousness.

1. Plentifulness; abundance.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [noun]

speedOE

fulsomenesslOE

wonea1300

fulsomeheada1325

cheapc1325

largitya1382

plenteousnessa1382

plenteoustea1382

plentya1382

abundancec1384

affluencec1390

largenessc1400

uberty?a1412

aboundingc1425

fullness1440

copiousness1447

rifenessc1450

copy1484

abundancy?1526

copiosity1543

plentifulness1555

ampleness1566

umberty?1578

acquire1592

amplitude1605

plentitude1609

plenitude1614

fertility1615

profluence1623

fluency1624

flushness1662

rowtha1689

sonsea1689

affluentness1727

raff1801

richness1814

1447 O. Bokenham Lyvys Seyntys (1835) 280 The grett wepyng Wych she dede usyn in copyousnesse.

a1549 A. Borde Fyrst Bk. Introd. Knowl. (1870) 118 There is plenty of fisshe..and copiousnes of woll and cloth.

1699 R. Bentley Diss. Epist. Phalaris (new ed.) Introd. 9 The Kings..rivalling one another in the Magnificence and Copiousness of their Libraries.

1752 S. Johnson Rambler No. 194. ⁋8 This copiousness of ideas, and felicity of language.

1867 Tristram in C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David (1886) VII. Ps. cxxxiii. 3 We had sensible proof..of the copiousness of the ‘dew of Hermon.’

2. Abundance of words; fullness of vocabulary.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > abundance of vocabulary

copy1531

copiousness1642

copia verborum1713

the mind > language > linguistics > linguistic unit > word > [noun] > abundance of words

copiousness1827

1642 J. Howell Instr. Forreine Travell xi. 141 In Cæsar and Cicero's times (whereof the one for purity, the other for copiousnesse, were the best that ever writ).

1741 C. Middleton Hist. Life Cicero II. viii. 227 That force and copiousness which is required in a consummate Orator.

1827 R. Whately Elem. Logic v. §10 The copiousness and consequent precision of the Greek language.

1850 H. Rogers Ess. II. iv. 217 The principal excellences of a language consist in copiousness, meaning by that word distinct expressions for distinct things, etc.

3. Fullness of treatment; diffuseness of style in speech or writing.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun]

ampleness1509

copiousness1699

exuberance1717

floridness1830

1699 Bp. G. Burnet Expos. 39 Articles (1700) xxii. 253 It seemed necessary to explain these with a due Copiousness.

1764 T. Harmer Observ. Passages Script. i. 2 I do not know that this has been done with anything of copiousness and particularity.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 234 He harangued on his favourite theme with a copiousness which tired his hearers out.

1873 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. 2nd Ser. 276 We are inclined rather to regret his copiousness for his own sake than for ours.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	copiousness
释义	copiousnessn. Etymology: formed as copious adj. + -ness suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcopiousness. 1. Plentifulness; abundance. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [noun] speedOE fulsomenesslOE wonea1300 fulsomeheada1325 cheapc1325 largitya1382 plenteousnessa1382 plenteoustea1382 plentya1382 abundancec1384 affluencec1390 largenessc1400 uberty?a1412 aboundingc1425 fullness1440 copiousness1447 rifenessc1450 copy1484 abundancy?1526 copiosity1543 plentifulness1555 ampleness1566 umberty?1578 acquire1592 amplitude1605 plentitude1609 plenitude1614 fertility1615 profluence1623 fluency1624 flushness1662 rowtha1689 sonsea1689 affluentness1727 raff1801 richness1814 1447 O. Bokenham Lyvys Seyntys (1835) 280 The grett wepyng Wych she dede usyn in copyousnesse. a1549 A. Borde Fyrst Bk. Introd. Knowl. (1870) 118 There is plenty of fisshe..and copiousnes of woll and cloth. 1699 R. Bentley Diss. Epist. Phalaris (new ed.) Introd. 9 The Kings..rivalling one another in the Magnificence and Copiousness of their Libraries. 1752 S. Johnson Rambler No. 194. ⁋8 This copiousness of ideas, and felicity of language. 1867 Tristram in C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David (1886) VII. Ps. cxxxiii. 3 We had sensible proof..of the copiousness of the ‘dew of Hermon.’ 2. Abundance of words; fullness of vocabulary. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > abundance of vocabulary copy1531 copiousness1642 copia verborum1713 the mind > language > linguistics > linguistic unit > word > [noun] > abundance of words copiousness1827 1642 J. Howell Instr. Forreine Travell xi. 141 In Cæsar and Cicero's times (whereof the one for purity, the other for copiousnesse, were the best that ever writ). 1741 C. Middleton Hist. Life Cicero II. viii. 227 That force and copiousness which is required in a consummate Orator. 1827 R. Whately Elem. Logic v. §10 The copiousness and consequent precision of the Greek language. 1850 H. Rogers Ess. II. iv. 217 The principal excellences of a language consist in copiousness, meaning by that word distinct expressions for distinct things, etc. 3. Fullness of treatment; diffuseness of style in speech or writing. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] ampleness1509 copiousness1699 exuberance1717 floridness1830 1699 Bp. G. Burnet Expos. 39 Articles (1700) xxii. 253 It seemed necessary to explain these with a due Copiousness. 1764 T. Harmer Observ. Passages Script. i. 2 I do not know that this has been done with anything of copiousness and particularity. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 234 He harangued on his favourite theme with a copiousness which tired his hearers out. 1873 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. 2nd Ser. 276 We are inclined rather to regret his copiousness for his own sake than for ours. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1447
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