costivenessn.

Brit.

/ˈkɒstᵻvnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈkɑstᵻvnᵻs/

Forms: see costive adj. and -ness suffix.

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

Etymology: < costive adj. + -ness suffix.

1. The condition of being costive; an instance of this; = constipation n. 2b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > excretory disorders > [noun] > constipation

costivenessa1400

obstruction1533

constipationc1550

restriction?1550

obstipation1612

stypticness1617

binding1620

stypticity1620

impaction1853

a1400 Med. Recipes (Royal) in F. Heinrich Mittelengl. Medizinbuch (1896) 117 (MED) For costifnesse of a man or of a woman [c1450 BL Add. 33996 Pro constipacione ventris].

?a1425 Mandeville's Trav. (Egerton) (1889) 76 Men duse it [sc. manna] in medecines..for costyfnes.

1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni sig. B iij Hit..ofte tymes induceth stronge costiuenes.

1581 R. Mulcaster Positions xx. 83 Walking..is good for..costifnesse.

1606 J. Fage Speculum Ægrotorum sig. I2 Much exercise and labour also doth hurt the Chollericke person, for it breedeth Inflamations, adustion of humors, y^e Iaunders,..Tympanies, Costiuenesse, and Tercian agues.

1657 W. Coles Adam in Eden cl. 229 It [sc. Groundsell] is much used to be given to tame Rabbets when they are pot-bellyed through costiveness.

1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson i. x. 101 It occasioned an obstinate costiveness.

1866 A. Flint Treat. Princ. Med. 398 The terms constipation and costiveness are commonly used as synonyms.... The latter term is sometimes used to denote a less degree of insufficiency than the former.

1931 J. Gavorse Suetonius' Lives Twelve Caesars vi. 264 She was confined to her bed from costiveness.

2. The state or quality of being reticent or reserved. Cf. costive adj. 2. Now somewhat archaic.In quot. 1654 as part of an extended metaphor; cf. purse n. 1b.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > [noun]

un-i-willa1225

unlustc1230

dangerc1290

loathnessa1300

thronessa1400

grudgingc1420

nilling?a1425

unlustiness?a1425

loathinessc1449

difficulty?c1450

grudge1477

sticking1525

scruple1526

unreadiness1526

sweerness1533

dangerousness1548

untowardnessa1555

envy1557

loathsomeness1560

retractation1563

stickling1589

indisposition1593

loathfulness1596

backwardness1597

unwillingness1597

reluctation1598

offwardness1600

undisposedness1600

hinka1614

reluctancy1621

reluctancea1628

renitence1640

nolencea1651

nolencya1651

indisposedness1651

shyness1651

nolition1653

costiveness1654

sullenness1659

scrupling1665

regret1667

queerness1687

stickiness1689

disinclination1695

uneasinessa1715

tarditude1794

disclination1812

inalacrity1813

grudgingness1820

tarrowing1832

reticence1863

grudgery1889

balkiness1894

safety first1913

the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > [noun]

stillnessc1050

silencea1225

seld-speech?c1225

taciturnityc1450

retreata1533

mum1555

silentness1573

reticence1603

reticencya1617

reservation1619

parciloquy1656

reserve1659

costiveness1792

incommunicativeness1815

mutism1824

incommunicableness1835

ineloquence1843

incommunicability1855

unspeaking1860

mumchanceness1910

mumchanciness1920

1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 128 Such a costivenesse hath seised his Purse, nothing but a Tax..can loosen it.

1792 G. Wakefield Mem. 216 A reverend disputant of the same costiveness in public elocution with myself.

1852 Bizarre 13 Nov. 64/2 I rather think Peter was somewhat mortified at the exceeding brevity and costiveness of the statement over him.

1882 W. Cory Guide Mod. Eng. Hist. II. xxx. 139 Parliament..is too stupid, too frivolous, too weak, for overcoming the costiveness of the legal profession.

1924 Spectator 12 Apr. 599/1 He has now published nine books, an excellent record for a poet in these days of spiritual costiveness.

1968 M. G. Kammen Rope of Sand iii. 47 After the outbreak of the Seven Years' War, the Bay Colony's costiveness alienated a succession of agents.

2013 Kirkus Rev. (Nexis) 15 Apr. The tone and diction range from barroom bawdy to scholarly costiveness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	costiveness
释义	costivenessn. Brit. /ˈkɒstᵻvnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈkɑstᵻvnᵻs/ Forms: see costive adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: costive adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < costive adj. + -ness suffix. 1. The condition of being costive; an instance of this; = constipation n. 2b. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > excretory disorders > [noun] > constipation costivenessa1400 obstruction1533 constipationc1550 restriction?1550 obstipation1612 stypticness1617 binding1620 stypticity1620 impaction1853 a1400 Med. Recipes (Royal) in F. Heinrich Mittelengl. Medizinbuch (1896) 117 (MED) For costifnesse of a man or of a woman [c1450 BL Add. 33996 Pro constipacione ventris]. ?a1425 Mandeville's Trav. (Egerton) (1889) 76 Men duse it [sc. manna] in medecines..for costyfnes. 1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni sig. B iij Hit..ofte tymes induceth stronge costiuenes. 1581 R. Mulcaster Positions xx. 83 Walking..is good for..costifnesse. 1606 J. Fage Speculum Ægrotorum sig. I2 Much exercise and labour also doth hurt the Chollericke person, for it breedeth Inflamations, adustion of humors, y^e Iaunders,..Tympanies, Costiuenesse, and Tercian agues. 1657 W. Coles Adam in Eden cl. 229 It [sc. Groundsell] is much used to be given to tame Rabbets when they are pot-bellyed through costiveness. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson i. x. 101 It occasioned an obstinate costiveness. 1866 A. Flint Treat. Princ. Med. 398 The terms constipation and costiveness are commonly used as synonyms.... The latter term is sometimes used to denote a less degree of insufficiency than the former. 1931 J. Gavorse Suetonius' Lives Twelve Caesars vi. 264 She was confined to her bed from costiveness. 2. The state or quality of being reticent or reserved. Cf. costive adj. 2. Now somewhat archaic.In quot. 1654 as part of an extended metaphor; cf. purse n. 1b. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > [noun] un-i-willa1225 unlustc1230 dangerc1290 loathnessa1300 thronessa1400 grudgingc1420 nilling?a1425 unlustiness?a1425 loathinessc1449 difficulty?c1450 grudge1477 sticking1525 scruple1526 unreadiness1526 sweerness1533 dangerousness1548 untowardnessa1555 envy1557 loathsomeness1560 retractation1563 stickling1589 indisposition1593 loathfulness1596 backwardness1597 unwillingness1597 reluctation1598 offwardness1600 undisposedness1600 hinka1614 reluctancy1621 reluctancea1628 renitence1640 nolencea1651 nolencya1651 indisposedness1651 shyness1651 nolition1653 costiveness1654 sullenness1659 scrupling1665 regret1667 queerness1687 stickiness1689 disinclination1695 uneasinessa1715 tarditude1794 disclination1812 inalacrity1813 grudgingness1820 tarrowing1832 reticence1863 grudgery1889 balkiness1894 safety first1913 the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > [noun] stillnessc1050 silencea1225 seld-speech?c1225 taciturnityc1450 retreata1533 mum1555 silentness1573 reticence1603 reticencya1617 reservation1619 parciloquy1656 reserve1659 costiveness1792 incommunicativeness1815 mutism1824 incommunicableness1835 ineloquence1843 incommunicability1855 unspeaking1860 mumchanceness1910 mumchanciness1920 1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 128 Such a costivenesse hath seised his Purse, nothing but a Tax..can loosen it. 1792 G. Wakefield Mem. 216 A reverend disputant of the same costiveness in public elocution with myself. 1852 Bizarre 13 Nov. 64/2 I rather think Peter was somewhat mortified at the exceeding brevity and costiveness of the statement over him. 1882 W. Cory Guide Mod. Eng. Hist. II. xxx. 139 Parliament..is too stupid, too frivolous, too weak, for overcoming the costiveness of the legal profession. 1924 Spectator 12 Apr. 599/1 He has now published nine books, an excellent record for a poet in these days of spiritual costiveness. 1968 M. G. Kammen Rope of Sand iii. 47 After the outbreak of the Seven Years' War, the Bay Colony's costiveness alienated a succession of agents. 2013 Kirkus Rev. (Nexis) 15 Apr. The tone and diction range from barroom bawdy to scholarly costiveness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1400
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