earlinessn.

Brit.

/ˈəːlɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈərlinᵻs/

Forms: see early adj. and n. and -ness suffix.

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

Etymology: < early adj. + -ness suffix.

1. The fact or condition of being early. Formerly also: †an early time (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > [noun] > quickness or promptness

speedOE

speediness1530

earliness1575

soonness1668

the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [noun]

priority?a1475

prevention1544

earliness1575

foregoinga1586

foreness1587

formerness1587

antecedency1598

anteriority1599

precedence1605

pregression1623

antecedencea1626

antecession1629

precedency1634

beforeness1635

earlierness1674

previousness1677

precursorship1856

anteriornessa1866

precession1898

1575 W. Patten Cal. Script. f. 178 The Lords mornyng or earlyness.

1597 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet ii. ii. 40 Thy earlines doth me assure, Thou art vprows'd by some distemperature.

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §404 The Remening Herbs and Flowers into new Earth, once in two yeares..doth greatly further the Prospering, and Earlinesse of Plants.

1677 F. Bampfield Seventh-day-sabbath 37 The earliness of the morning of that Sabbath when Christ stood before Mary.

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Earliness,..soonness in Time.

1777 R. B. Sheridan Let. (1966) I. 116 The earliness of the hour..renders it absolutely impossible for those who..live at any distance..to reach the Theatre before the Performance is half over.

1820 W. Scott Monastery II. vi. 203 That we may strive to-morrow with the sun's earliness to wake a stag from his lair.

a1865 E. C. Gaskell Wives & Daughters (1866) I. xxix. 328 No one objected to the earliness of his call.

1910 A. M. Allen Hist. Verona v. 118 The variety of crops and vegetables mentioned in the rural statutes is remarkable, considering the earliness of the period.

1960 H. E. Jones in I. Iscoe & H. W. Stevenson Personality Devel. Children 24 Earliness of physical maturing, as measured by skeletal X-rays, is important in determining the social prestige of boys during adolescence.

2013 Bristol Evening Post (Nexis) 16 Feb. 14 Despite the earliness of the season, there are many plants which will give you a lively and colourful show in your garden at this time of year.

†2. Promptitude, alacrity, zeal. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [noun] > (untimely) earliness

earliness1617

prematurity1706

prematureness1711

the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [noun] > promptness or alacrity

readinessa1382

alacritya1460

promptitudea1460

thro1488

promptness1506

officiousness1596

earliness1617

alacriousness1657

slippiness1974

1617 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Faire Quarrell iii. sig. E3^v Iu'e heard sir, ya'ue bin guilty of much boasting For your braue earlines at such a meeting.

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1958) IX. 196 There is a youth in our age, and an earlinesse acceptable to God, in every action.

1640 Bp. J. Hall Episcopacie i. xii. 52 Our owne Authours are..alledged for the earlinesse of this Apostasie.

1682 Addr. from Worcester in London Gaz. No. 1707/5 Our former Earliness and Stability in Duty, had given us the Character of the Loyal City of Worcester.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	earliness
释义	earlinessn. Brit. /ˈəːlɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈərlinᵻs/ Forms: see early adj. and n. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: early adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < early adj. + -ness suffix. 1. The fact or condition of being early. Formerly also: †an early time (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > [noun] > quickness or promptness speedOE speediness1530 earliness1575 soonness1668 the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [noun] priority?a1475 prevention1544 earliness1575 foregoinga1586 foreness1587 formerness1587 antecedency1598 anteriority1599 precedence1605 pregression1623 antecedencea1626 antecession1629 precedency1634 beforeness1635 earlierness1674 previousness1677 precursorship1856 anteriornessa1866 precession1898 1575 W. Patten Cal. Script. f. 178 The Lords mornyng or earlyness. 1597 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet ii. ii. 40 Thy earlines doth me assure, Thou art vprows'd by some distemperature. View more context for this quotation 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §404 The Remening Herbs and Flowers into new Earth, once in two yeares..doth greatly further the Prospering, and Earlinesse of Plants. 1677 F. Bampfield Seventh-day-sabbath 37 The earliness of the morning of that Sabbath when Christ stood before Mary. 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Earliness,..soonness in Time. 1777 R. B. Sheridan Let. (1966) I. 116 The earliness of the hour..renders it absolutely impossible for those who..live at any distance..to reach the Theatre before the Performance is half over. 1820 W. Scott Monastery II. vi. 203 That we may strive to-morrow with the sun's earliness to wake a stag from his lair. a1865 E. C. Gaskell Wives & Daughters (1866) I. xxix. 328 No one objected to the earliness of his call. 1910 A. M. Allen Hist. Verona v. 118 The variety of crops and vegetables mentioned in the rural statutes is remarkable, considering the earliness of the period. 1960 H. E. Jones in I. Iscoe & H. W. Stevenson Personality Devel. Children 24 Earliness of physical maturing, as measured by skeletal X-rays, is important in determining the social prestige of boys during adolescence. 2013 Bristol Evening Post (Nexis) 16 Feb. 14 Despite the earliness of the season, there are many plants which will give you a lively and colourful show in your garden at this time of year. †2. Promptitude, alacrity, zeal. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [noun] > (untimely) earliness earliness1617 prematurity1706 prematureness1711 the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [noun] > promptness or alacrity readinessa1382 alacritya1460 promptitudea1460 thro1488 promptness1506 officiousness1596 earliness1617 alacriousness1657 slippiness1974 1617 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Faire Quarrell iii. sig. E3^v Iu'e heard sir, ya'ue bin guilty of much boasting For your braue earlines at such a meeting. a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1958) IX. 196 There is a youth in our age, and an earlinesse acceptable to God, in every action. 1640 Bp. J. Hall Episcopacie i. xii. 52 Our owne Authours are..alledged for the earlinesse of this Apostasie. 1682 Addr. from Worcester in London Gaz. No. 1707/5 Our former Earliness and Stability in Duty, had given us the Character of the Loyal City of Worcester. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1575
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