amabilityn.

Brit.

/ˌaməˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌæməˈbɪlᵻdi/

Forms: 1500s–1600s amabilitie, 1600s amabilitee, 1600s– amability.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin amābilitās.

Etymology: < classical Latin amābilitās lovableness < amābilis amable adj. + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). Compare Middle French amableté (1389, rare) and French amabilité (1683). Compare earlier amable adj.In some instances in later use perhaps a typographical error for amiability n.

Now rare.

1. The quality of being friendly or pleasant; likeableness. In early use: †the quality of being lovable; loveliness (obsolete). See amiability n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > quality of being lovable > [noun]

lovesomenessOE

lovesomeheada1400

amiableness1528

amability1572

amiability1582

loveliness1657

lovableness1824

lovability1834

1572 J. Higgins Huloets Dict. (rev. ed.) Amabilitie.

1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) v. 209 A sweete grace and motive to amabilitie.

1739 G. Booth Considerations upon Inst. Marriage 107 Our Affection is naturally incapable of any Efflux, but as incited by the Amability of an exterior Object.

1785 T. Jefferson Let. 21 June in Papers (1953) VIII. 239 I would not give the..people of this country and their amability..for ten such races of squibbing carnivorous animals as those among whom you are.

1891 Middlesex Courier 17 Apr. 2/1 His unfailing courtesy and amability.

1949 Statesville (N. Carolina) Daily Record 2 Sept. Coach Charley Jamerson, short on everything but sophomores and amability.

1984 P. von Kotzebue Hist. & Geneal. Kotzebue Family iv. i. 233 She..had the amability to give me the upper pictures, which are reproductions of the portraits.

2. A lovable or pleasing quality or attribute; (also) a loving or caring act.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > act of kindness

goodOE

loveOE

estdedea1325

bounty1330

benefice1340

benefit1377

while1382

whileness1382

officec1384

excellencec1385

goodshipa1393

kindnessc1400

benevolencec1425

benignityc1534

obligement1611

obligation1618

friendlinessa1633

benevolenta1639

beneficence1654

amability1655

benefactiona1662

knight-service1675

kindliness1883

humanity1985

1655 Bp. J. Taylor Vnum Necessarium vii. 478 In an unregenerate man there is a double appetite, and there may be the apprehension of two amabilities.

1681 J. Scott Christian Life: Pt. I iii. 144 It discovers more and more of his infinite Beauties and Amabilities.

a1726 W. Reeves 14 Serm. (1729) ii. 43 God hath created Amabilities in several Objects.

1850 J. McCosh Method Divine Govt. iii. ii. 378 Are there not amabilities, and sympathies, and tendernesses, constantly shown by mankind towards each other?

1964 D. Restout tr. C. F. Zelter in Landowska on Music ix. 101 Fortunately the removal of these ‘amabilities’, of these layers of light gilding, will uncover instantly their true value.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	amability
释义	amabilityn. Brit. /ˌaməˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌæməˈbɪlᵻdi/ Forms: 1500s–1600s amabilitie, 1600s amabilitee, 1600s– amability. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin amābilitās. Etymology: < classical Latin amābilitās lovableness < amābilis amable adj. + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). Compare Middle French amableté (1389, rare) and French amabilité (1683). Compare earlier amable adj.In some instances in later use perhaps a typographical error for amiability n. Now rare. 1. The quality of being friendly or pleasant; likeableness. In early use: †the quality of being lovable; loveliness (obsolete). See amiability n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > quality of being lovable > [noun] lovesomenessOE lovesomeheada1400 amiableness1528 amability1572 amiability1582 loveliness1657 lovableness1824 lovability1834 1572 J. Higgins Huloets Dict. (rev. ed.) Amabilitie. 1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) v. 209 A sweete grace and motive to amabilitie. 1739 G. Booth Considerations upon Inst. Marriage 107 Our Affection is naturally incapable of any Efflux, but as incited by the Amability of an exterior Object. 1785 T. Jefferson Let. 21 June in Papers (1953) VIII. 239 I would not give the..people of this country and their amability..for ten such races of squibbing carnivorous animals as those among whom you are. 1891 Middlesex Courier 17 Apr. 2/1 His unfailing courtesy and amability. 1949 Statesville (N. Carolina) Daily Record 2 Sept. Coach Charley Jamerson, short on everything but sophomores and amability. 1984 P. von Kotzebue Hist. & Geneal. Kotzebue Family iv. i. 233 She..had the amability to give me the upper pictures, which are reproductions of the portraits. 2. A lovable or pleasing quality or attribute; (also) a loving or caring act. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > act of kindness goodOE loveOE estdedea1325 bounty1330 benefice1340 benefit1377 while1382 whileness1382 officec1384 excellencec1385 goodshipa1393 kindnessc1400 benevolencec1425 benignityc1534 obligement1611 obligation1618 friendlinessa1633 benevolenta1639 beneficence1654 amability1655 benefactiona1662 knight-service1675 kindliness1883 humanity1985 1655 Bp. J. Taylor Vnum Necessarium vii. 478 In an unregenerate man there is a double appetite, and there may be the apprehension of two amabilities. 1681 J. Scott Christian Life: Pt. I iii. 144 It discovers more and more of his infinite Beauties and Amabilities. a1726 W. Reeves 14 Serm. (1729) ii. 43 God hath created Amabilities in several Objects. 1850 J. McCosh Method Divine Govt. iii. ii. 378 Are there not amabilities, and sympathies, and tendernesses, constantly shown by mankind towards each other? 1964 D. Restout tr. C. F. Zelter in Landowska on Music ix. 101 Fortunately the removal of these ‘amabilities’, of these layers of light gilding, will uncover instantly their true value. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1572
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