empressementn.
/ɒmˈprɛsmɒ̃/, /ɒmˈprɛsm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌɑmprɛsˈmɑ̃/, /ɑmˈprɛsm(ə)nt/ Now archaic.
Enthusiasm, effusiveness; animated display of friendliness.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > zeal or enthusiasm > [noun]
jealoustea1382
yeverousheada1400
zeala1413
zealc1425
jealousy1436
eagernessc1450
heartinessc1475
estudy1483
fierceness1533
zealousnessc1555
zealousyc1565
edge1591
warmth1600
empressement1709
enthusiasm1717
entrain1847
impressment1854
fanaticism1855
keenness1875
the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > friendly feeling > animated display of
empressement1709
1709 D. Manley Secret Mem. (ed. 2) II. 57 The Empresment, Diligence and Warmth of a beginning Lover.
1749 Ld. Chesterfield Let. Nov. (1932) (modernized text) IV. 1437 You must do it..with alacrity and empressement.
1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto XI xlii. 124 Juan was received with much ‘empressement’ [rhymed with chessman].
1866 W. D. Howells Venetian Life v. 73 She acknowledges the compliment with life-like empressement.
1908 C. Fitch Beau Brummel i. ii. 42 (stage direct.) With great empressement.
1952 A. L. Rowse Diary 19 Oct. (2003) 155 When we arrived at the hall, we were greeted by La Trestonne, with empressement, when introduced to Lady Cynthia and Miss Bowen.
1992 B. Unsworth Sacred Hunger xxxv. 374 The freshness of his face and clothes, his philosophical empressement, the increasing eagerness of his manner.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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