amentaladj.¹n.

Brit.

/əˈmɛntl/, U.S.

/əˈmɛn(t)l/,

/ˈæmən(t)l/,

/ˈeɪmən(t)l/

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

Etymology: < scientific Latin amentalis bearing catkins (1833 implied in amentales , plural noun, denoting a group of plants having catkins: J. Lindley Nixus plantarum 15) < classical Latin āmentum (see amentum n.) + -ālis -al suffix¹.The scientific Latin adjective was used earlier (in a semantically unrelated use) as a specific name for a fungus found on fallen catkins of white poplar, in scientific Latin Peziza amentalis ( C. F. Schumacher Enumeratio plantarum in partibus Saellandiae septentrionalis et orientalis (1803) II. 418).

Botany.

A. adj.¹

Chiefly in the terminology of J. Lindley: designating plants, or a group of plants, bearing catkins; of or relating to such plants. Cf. amentaceous adj. 2, amentiferous adj. Now historical and rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > inflorescence or collective flower > [adjective] > having particular shape, type, or arrangement > of or bearing catkins

juliferous1668

amentaceous1754

amentiform1835

amental1846

amentiferous1847

catkined1866

1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 272 The simple carpel of the Planes refers it rather to the Urtical than the Amental Alliance.

1887 Amer. Naturalist 21 801 Among the amental apetalous groups it [sc. tannin] is one of the most conspicuous compounds.

1930 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 17 688 Lindley..first suggested this alliance as preferable to the older idea of amental relationship.

†B. n.

A plant that bears catkins. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 248 Natural Orders of Amentals.

1849 J. H. Wilson tr. A. de Jussieu Elements Bot. 602 Amentaceæ (Amentacées) (Amentals).—Under this name, several families were confounded.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

amentaladj.²

Brit.

/(ˌ)eɪˈmɛntl/,

/aˈmɛntl/,

/əˈmɛntl/, U.S.

/eɪˈmɛn(t)l/,

/æˈmɛn(t)l/,

/əˈmɛn(t)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix⁶, mental adj.¹

Etymology: < a- prefix⁶ + mental adj.¹ In sense 1 after amentia n.; compare later ament n.²

†1. Having impaired intellectual faculties; intellectually disabled. Obsolete. rare.Cf. amentia n. 2, ament n.²

ΚΠ

1871 Med. Times & Gaz. 12 Aug. 183/2 A brother of the mother was insane, and a maternal uncle of the mother was an amental epileptic.

1874 J. T. Dickson Sci. & Pract. Med. xi. 361 I know a family in which an amental epileptic appeared in one generation, and indefinite, yet fatal nervous disease was recorded in the next.

2. Non-mental; unconnected to or not influenced by the mind or intelligence. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intellect > want of intellect > [adjective]

mindlessOE

brute1540

unintelligent1664

unintellectuala1676

numb1854

amental1877

1877 E. R. Conder Basis of Faith vii. 293 The strict parallel to the atheistic theory of creation would be an amental theory of any art,—say painting; showing how the art and its products were evolved by slow historic gradations from the scratches made by passing boulders on the rocks..without any intervention of human intellect.

1938 S. Beckett Murphy xi. 247 An amental pattern as precise as any of those that governed his chess.

2001 M. O'Sullivan Judge who Sentenced You 91 We don't blame you, not totally, The seagull circles, so do we, In quest of an amental sea Where everything's not what it is.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	amental
释义	amentaladj.¹n. Brit. /əˈmɛntl/, U.S. /əˈmɛn(t)l/, /ˈæmən(t)l/, /ˈeɪmən(t)l/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin amentalis. Etymology: < scientific Latin amentalis bearing catkins (1833 implied in amentales , plural noun, denoting a group of plants having catkins: J. Lindley Nixus plantarum 15) < classical Latin āmentum (see amentum n.) + -ālis -al suffix¹.The scientific Latin adjective was used earlier (in a semantically unrelated use) as a specific name for a fungus found on fallen catkins of white poplar, in scientific Latin Peziza amentalis ( C. F. Schumacher Enumeratio plantarum in partibus Saellandiae septentrionalis et orientalis (1803) II. 418). Botany. A. adj.¹ Chiefly in the terminology of J. Lindley: designating plants, or a group of plants, bearing catkins; of or relating to such plants. Cf. amentaceous adj. 2, amentiferous adj. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > inflorescence or collective flower > [adjective] > having particular shape, type, or arrangement > of or bearing catkins juliferous1668 amentaceous1754 amentiform1835 amental1846 amentiferous1847 catkined1866 1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 272 The simple carpel of the Planes refers it rather to the Urtical than the Amental Alliance. 1887 Amer. Naturalist 21 801 Among the amental apetalous groups it [sc. tannin] is one of the most conspicuous compounds. 1930 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 17 688 Lindley..first suggested this alliance as preferable to the older idea of amental relationship. †B. n. A plant that bears catkins. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 248 Natural Orders of Amentals. 1849 J. H. Wilson tr. A. de Jussieu Elements Bot. 602 Amentaceæ (Amentacées) (Amentals).—Under this name, several families were confounded. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). amentaladj.² Brit. /(ˌ)eɪˈmɛntl/, /aˈmɛntl/, /əˈmɛntl/, U.S. /eɪˈmɛn(t)l/, /æˈmɛn(t)l/, /əˈmɛn(t)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix⁶, mental adj.¹ Etymology: < a- prefix⁶ + mental adj.¹ In sense 1 after amentia n.; compare later ament n.² †1. Having impaired intellectual faculties; intellectually disabled. Obsolete. rare.Cf. amentia n. 2, ament n.² ΚΠ 1871 Med. Times & Gaz. 12 Aug. 183/2 A brother of the mother was insane, and a maternal uncle of the mother was an amental epileptic. 1874 J. T. Dickson Sci. & Pract. Med. xi. 361 I know a family in which an amental epileptic appeared in one generation, and indefinite, yet fatal nervous disease was recorded in the next. 2. Non-mental; unconnected to or not influenced by the mind or intelligence. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intellect > want of intellect > [adjective] mindlessOE brute1540 unintelligent1664 unintellectuala1676 numb1854 amental1877 1877 E. R. Conder Basis of Faith vii. 293 The strict parallel to the atheistic theory of creation would be an amental theory of any art,—say painting; showing how the art and its products were evolved by slow historic gradations from the scratches made by passing boulders on the rocks..without any intervention of human intellect. 1938 S. Beckett Murphy xi. 247 An amental pattern as precise as any of those that governed his chess. 2001 M. O'Sullivan Judge who Sentenced You 91 We don't blame you, not totally, The seagull circles, so do we, In quest of an amental sea Where everything's not what it is. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.¹n.1846adj.²1871
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