down-at-heelednessn.

Brit.

/ˌdaʊnətˈhiːldnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˌdaʊnətˈhil(d)nᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: down-at-heeled adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < down-at-heeled adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality of being down at heel; shabbiness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [noun] > condition of having lost freshness > shabbiness

shabbiness1711

seediness1832

secondhandinessa1849

down-at-heeledness1916

1916 E. R. Pennell Nights 99 The dinginess and general down-at-heeledness of Venice which bored the men from Munich to extinction.

1924 J. Galsworthy On Expression 7 What an expressive variant of the word ‘dowdy’..is the word ‘daverdy’..! Dowdy suggests the flannel petticoat, the thick, the dusty appearance; daverdy a sea-green, trailing, down-at-heeledness.

2012 S. Hartnett Life in Ten Houses (Electronic ed.) I've favoured a down-at-heeledness in every neighbourhood I've lived in since.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	down-at-heeledness
释义	down-at-heelednessn. Brit. /ˌdaʊnətˈhiːldnᵻs/, U.S. /ˌdaʊnətˈhil(d)nᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: down-at-heeled adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < down-at-heeled adj. + -ness suffix. The quality of being down at heel; shabbiness. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [noun] > condition of having lost freshness > shabbiness shabbiness1711 seediness1832 secondhandinessa1849 down-at-heeledness1916 1916 E. R. Pennell Nights 99 The dinginess and general down-at-heeledness of Venice which bored the men from Munich to extinction. 1924 J. Galsworthy On Expression 7 What an expressive variant of the word ‘dowdy’..is the word ‘daverdy’..! Dowdy suggests the flannel petticoat, the thick, the dusty appearance; daverdy a sea-green, trailing, down-at-heeledness. 2012 S. Hartnett Life in Ten Houses (Electronic ed.) I've favoured a down-at-heeledness in every neighbourhood I've lived in since. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1916
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