double-mindedadj.

Forms: see double adj.¹ and adv. and minded adj.²

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: double adj.¹, minded adj.²

Etymology: < double adj.¹ + minded adj.²Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdouble-minded.

Having two ‘minds’; undecided or wavering in mind. †Also, formerly, having two meanings, an overt and a concealed.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [adjective]

twiredec888

orrathc1175

twofoldc1175

twifoldc1200

waveringc1315

uncertain1382

suspensec1440

mammeringa1450

flowing?1504

floghtering1521

vacillant1521

in a mammering1532

double-minded1552

unstaid1561

unresolute1570

unresolved?1571

staggeringa1577

frittle1579

irresolute1579

cheverel1583

off and on1583

halting1585

unsettleda1593

unresolving1599

demurring1607

waving1611

suspensive1614

hoveringa1616

startling1619

irresolved1621

hesitating1622

indetermined1628

variousa1643

branling1645

hesitant1647

non-sincere1656

hesitatious1657

humdrum1660

shuttlecock1660

yea-and-nay1672

swaying1688

interpendent1708

undetermined1718

Squadronec1720

hesitatorya1734

volanta1734

shilly-shally1734

dilly-dally1749

niffy-naffy1765

wiggle-waggle1778

undecided1779

undecisive1780

indecisive1787

conflicted1789

hesitative1795

undeciding1802

vacillating1814

yea-nay1827

demurrant1836

willy-nilly1839

shilly-shallying1842

oscillative1852

Hamletish1854

vacillatory1854

dilly-dallying1879

thistledown1897

weak-principled1913

not-quite1920

off-again on-again1923

dithery1931

havering1975

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > hypocrisy > [adjective]

whiteda1225

hypocritec1380

papelarda1500

dissimuling?1518

dissembling1526

Pharisaical1527

hypocritish1531

masking1538

hypocritic1540

hypocritely1541

hypocritical1553

mimic1591

transom-eyed1601

tonguey1612

sanctimoniousa1616

Pharisaica1618

crocodilian1632

hypocrital1658

canting1663

double-minded1727

Tartufish1768

dissimulating1794

dissimulative1802

sawneying1808

sham-Abra(ha)m1828

Tartuffian1872

Pecksniffian1874

mawwormish1883

Chadbandian1908

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Dowble mynded, or of many wyttes, altriplex.

1611 Bible (King James) James i. 8 A double minded man is vnstable in all his wayes.

1727 H. Herbert tr. C. Fleury Eccl. Hist. I. 161 Thou shalt not be either double-tongued or double-minded.

1834 J. H. Newman Parochial Serm. (1837) I. iii. 42 It is the double-minded who find difficulties.

1961 Bible (New Eng.) James i. 8 A man of that kind must not expect the Lord to give him anything; he is double-minded, and never can keep a steady course.

1961 Bible (New Eng.) James iv. 8 You who are double-minded, see that your motives are pure.

Derivatives

double-ˈmindedness n. the state of being double-minded (in either sense).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > hypocrisy > [noun]

hypocrisis?c1225

hypocrisy?c1225

pope-holya1425

Pharisaism?1573

Phariseeism1585

hypocriteness1602

hypocrism1605

double-mindednessa1627

Pharisaicalness1679

sanctimoniousness1679

Tartufism1688

Pecksniffery1848

mawwormism1850

Tartufferie1851

Pecksniffianism1860

Pecksniffism1867

snide1902

Chadbandism1923

snideness1942

snidery1953

snidiness1976

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [noun]

yea-and-nayc1384

vacillationc1400

titteringa1413

stackeringc1440

wondingc1440

fluctuationc1450

waver1519

mammering1532

uncertainty1548

wavering1548

to and fro1553

suspense1560

staggering1565

suspension1568

mammery1578

demur1581

branle1591

dilly-dally1592

hesitance1601

irresolution1601

uncertainness1601

undecision1611

waveringness1614

hesitancy1617

unsettledness1619

hesitation1622

unresolvednessa1626

doubleness of minda1628

wavinga1628

swagging1636

poise1637

mambling1640

stickagea1647

vacillancy1668

whifflinga1677

hovering1679

unresolve1679

irresoluteness1686

shilly-shally1755

indecisiona1763

undecisiveness1779

indecisiveness1793

oscillation1798

flexility1815

shilly-shallying1842

swaying1850

Hamletism1852

teeter1855

havering1866

off and on1875

dilly-dallying1879

double-mindedness1881

hesitatingness1890

dither1958

a1627 W. Sclater Brief Comm. Malachy (1650) 29 Lameness Is hypocrisie, double-mindedness.

1646 H. Lawrence Of Communion & Warre with Angels 121 Insincerity and double-mindednesse.

1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 71 The Amphibology, the double-mindednesse of the word ‘dux’.

1881 W. E. Gladstone Speech at Leeds 7 Oct. Feeble double-mindedness that does not see its own intention.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	double-minded
释义	double-mindedadj. Forms: see double adj.¹ and adv. and minded adj.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: double adj.¹, minded adj.² Etymology: < double adj.¹ + minded adj.²Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdouble-minded. Having two ‘minds’; undecided or wavering in mind. †Also, formerly, having two meanings, an overt and a concealed. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [adjective] twiredec888 orrathc1175 twofoldc1175 twifoldc1200 waveringc1315 uncertain1382 suspensec1440 mammeringa1450 flowing?1504 floghtering1521 vacillant1521 in a mammering1532 double-minded1552 unstaid1561 unresolute1570 unresolved?1571 staggeringa1577 frittle1579 irresolute1579 cheverel1583 off and on1583 halting1585 unsettleda1593 unresolving1599 demurring1607 waving1611 suspensive1614 hoveringa1616 startling1619 irresolved1621 hesitating1622 indetermined1628 variousa1643 branling1645 hesitant1647 non-sincere1656 hesitatious1657 humdrum1660 shuttlecock1660 yea-and-nay1672 swaying1688 interpendent1708 undetermined1718 Squadronec1720 hesitatorya1734 volanta1734 shilly-shally1734 dilly-dally1749 niffy-naffy1765 wiggle-waggle1778 undecided1779 undecisive1780 indecisive1787 conflicted1789 hesitative1795 undeciding1802 vacillating1814 yea-nay1827 demurrant1836 willy-nilly1839 shilly-shallying1842 oscillative1852 Hamletish1854 vacillatory1854 dilly-dallying1879 thistledown1897 weak-principled1913 not-quite1920 off-again on-again1923 dithery1931 havering1975 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > hypocrisy > [adjective] whiteda1225 hypocritec1380 papelarda1500 dissimuling?1518 dissembling1526 Pharisaical1527 hypocritish1531 masking1538 hypocritic1540 hypocritely1541 hypocritical1553 mimic1591 transom-eyed1601 tonguey1612 sanctimoniousa1616 Pharisaica1618 crocodilian1632 hypocrital1658 canting1663 double-minded1727 Tartufish1768 dissimulating1794 dissimulative1802 sawneying1808 sham-Abra(ha)m1828 Tartuffian1872 Pecksniffian1874 mawwormish1883 Chadbandian1908 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Dowble mynded, or of many wyttes, altriplex. 1611 Bible (King James) James i. 8 A double minded man is vnstable in all his wayes. View more context for this quotation 1727 H. Herbert tr. C. Fleury Eccl. Hist. I. 161 Thou shalt not be either double-tongued or double-minded. 1834 J. H. Newman Parochial Serm. (1837) I. iii. 42 It is the double-minded who find difficulties. 1961 Bible (New Eng.) James i. 8 A man of that kind must not expect the Lord to give him anything; he is double-minded, and never can keep a steady course. 1961 Bible (New Eng.) James iv. 8 You who are double-minded, see that your motives are pure. Derivatives double-ˈmindedness n. the state of being double-minded (in either sense). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > hypocrisy > [noun] hypocrisis?c1225 hypocrisy?c1225 pope-holya1425 Pharisaism?1573 Phariseeism1585 hypocriteness1602 hypocrism1605 double-mindednessa1627 Pharisaicalness1679 sanctimoniousness1679 Tartufism1688 Pecksniffery1848 mawwormism1850 Tartufferie1851 Pecksniffianism1860 Pecksniffism1867 snide1902 Chadbandism1923 snideness1942 snidery1953 snidiness1976 the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [noun] yea-and-nayc1384 vacillationc1400 titteringa1413 stackeringc1440 wondingc1440 fluctuationc1450 waver1519 mammering1532 uncertainty1548 wavering1548 to and fro1553 suspense1560 staggering1565 suspension1568 mammery1578 demur1581 branle1591 dilly-dally1592 hesitance1601 irresolution1601 uncertainness1601 undecision1611 waveringness1614 hesitancy1617 unsettledness1619 hesitation1622 unresolvednessa1626 doubleness of minda1628 wavinga1628 swagging1636 poise1637 mambling1640 stickagea1647 vacillancy1668 whifflinga1677 hovering1679 unresolve1679 irresoluteness1686 shilly-shally1755 indecisiona1763 undecisiveness1779 indecisiveness1793 oscillation1798 flexility1815 shilly-shallying1842 swaying1850 Hamletism1852 teeter1855 havering1866 off and on1875 dilly-dallying1879 double-mindedness1881 hesitatingness1890 dither1958 a1627 W. Sclater Brief Comm. Malachy (1650) 29 Lameness Is hypocrisie, double-mindedness. 1646 H. Lawrence Of Communion & Warre with Angels 121 Insincerity and double-mindednesse. 1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 71 The Amphibology, the double-mindednesse of the word ‘dux’. 1881 W. E. Gladstone Speech at Leeds 7 Oct. Feeble double-mindedness that does not see its own intention. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1552
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