dottinessn.¹

Brit.

/ˈdɒtɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈdɑdinᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dotty adj.¹, -ness suffix.

Etymology: < dotty adj.¹ + -ness suffix.

The fact of appearing to be covered with dots; the condition or quality of having or being marked with dots.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > variegation > spot of colour > [noun] > small spot or speckle > speckled condition

speckledness1611

speckedness1617

nevosity1656

dottiness1795

punctulation1801

speckiness1857

bespecklement1883

troutiness1895

skitteriness1952

1795 W. Marshall Rev. Ess. i. viii, in Rev. Landscape 132 We may expect to see the venerable hawthorn..hewn down..lest it should offend, by its spottiness, or dottiness, the eye of the picturesk traveller.

1867 Manch. Guardian 29 Oct. 6/5 The rendering of his artistic feeling was by a sort of stipple, a dottiness which somehow produced an effect without satisfying.

1997 PC Mag. 4 Nov. 147 The photograph should show smooth gradations in the flesh tones, with no visible dottiness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

dottinessn.²

Brit.

/ˈdɒtɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈdɑdinᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dotty adj.², -ness suffix.

Etymology: < dotty adj.² + -ness suffix.

colloquial (originally and chiefly British).

1. Esp. with reference to a horse: unsteadiness or unevenness of gait. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [noun] > manner of walking > unsteady

staggering1530

(to have) the staggers1599

stammering1607

lurch1819

lurching1852

dottiness1875

1875 S. Sidney Bk. Horse iii. 65 There are degrees in lameness, from the grogginess and dottiness of the old hunter..to positive disease of the feet or the joints.

1912 Cavalry Jrnl. July 354 That often mysterious lameness or dottiness after a hard day's work, sometimes diagnosed laminitis, sometimes unexplained.

2. Mental confusion; craziness, eccentricity.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > [noun]

frailtyc1384

doting1440

barrenness1552

dottry1576

dotishness1598

feeble-mindedness1619

unfurniture1640

ungiftedness1647

flaccidity1778

weak-mindedness1854

flabbiness1883

touchedness1883

dottiness1885

barminess1896

dodderingness1915

moronism1922

1885 Punch 26 Aug. 107/1 A hypochondriac, long treated for insanity by the luminaries of the College of Physicians for organic disease of the brain and general dottiness.

1934 P. G. Wodehouse Thank you, Jeeves xii. 162 Dotty, beyond a question. And who knew but what that dottiness might not run in the family?

1959 P. Bull I know Face viii. 135 I was in the witness-box or court throughout and was drugged to the point of dottiness.

2009 Hudson Rev. 62 154 She plays up the dottiness of her persona, describing how she uses tea-bags to dye her hair.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dottiness
释义	dottinessn.¹ Brit. /ˈdɒtɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈdɑdinᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dotty adj.¹, -ness suffix. Etymology: < dotty adj.¹ + -ness suffix. The fact of appearing to be covered with dots; the condition or quality of having or being marked with dots. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > variegation > spot of colour > [noun] > small spot or speckle > speckled condition speckledness1611 speckedness1617 nevosity1656 dottiness1795 punctulation1801 speckiness1857 bespecklement1883 troutiness1895 skitteriness1952 1795 W. Marshall Rev. Ess. i. viii, in Rev. Landscape 132 We may expect to see the venerable hawthorn..hewn down..lest it should offend, by its spottiness, or dottiness, the eye of the picturesk traveller. 1867 Manch. Guardian 29 Oct. 6/5 The rendering of his artistic feeling was by a sort of stipple, a dottiness which somehow produced an effect without satisfying. 1997 PC Mag. 4 Nov. 147 The photograph should show smooth gradations in the flesh tones, with no visible dottiness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). dottinessn.² Brit. /ˈdɒtɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈdɑdinᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dotty adj.², -ness suffix. Etymology: < dotty adj.² + -ness suffix. colloquial (originally and chiefly British). 1. Esp. with reference to a horse: unsteadiness or unevenness of gait. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [noun] > manner of walking > unsteady staggering1530 (to have) the staggers1599 stammering1607 lurch1819 lurching1852 dottiness1875 1875 S. Sidney Bk. Horse iii. 65 There are degrees in lameness, from the grogginess and dottiness of the old hunter..to positive disease of the feet or the joints. 1912 Cavalry Jrnl. July 354 That often mysterious lameness or dottiness after a hard day's work, sometimes diagnosed laminitis, sometimes unexplained. 2. Mental confusion; craziness, eccentricity. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > [noun] frailtyc1384 doting1440 barrenness1552 dottry1576 dotishness1598 feeble-mindedness1619 unfurniture1640 ungiftedness1647 flaccidity1778 weak-mindedness1854 flabbiness1883 touchedness1883 dottiness1885 barminess1896 dodderingness1915 moronism1922 1885 Punch 26 Aug. 107/1 A hypochondriac, long treated for insanity by the luminaries of the College of Physicians for organic disease of the brain and general dottiness. 1934 P. G. Wodehouse Thank you, Jeeves xii. 162 Dotty, beyond a question. And who knew but what that dottiness might not run in the family? 1959 P. Bull I know Face viii. 135 I was in the witness-box or court throughout and was drugged to the point of dottiness. 2009 Hudson Rev. 62 154 She plays up the dottiness of her persona, describing how she uses tea-bags to dye her hair. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1795n.²1875
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