emulousadj.

/ˈɛmjʊləs/

Forms: Also 1500s Scottish ymulis, 1600s–1700s æmulous.

Etymology: < Latin aemulus of same meaning + -ous suffix.

a. Desirous of rivalling, imitating, obtaining. Const. of.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > imitation > [adjective]

imitative1573

imitating1591

mimeticala1617

emulous1667

eicastic1669

mimetic1669

imitative1700

imitational1833

the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [adjective] > rival > desirous of rivalling or emulating

emulous1667

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > aspiration or ambition > [adjective] > aspiring to be or imitating

emulousa1721

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vi. 822 By strength They measure all, of other excellence Not emulous .

a1721 M. Prior Ep. Mr. Howard 59 Good Howard, emulous of the Grecian art.

1796 E. Burke Two Lett. Peace Regicide Directory France in Wks. (1808) VIII. 291 Emulous of the glory of the youthful hero.

1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke I. x. 147 Emulous of Messrs. Aaron, Levi, and the rest of the class.

1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits xviii. 303 Kingdoms emulous of free institutions.

†b. Of things: closely resembling, imitative of. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [adjective] > closely resembling

emulous1398

close1719

near-resembling1739

lookalike1904

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) vii. lxiv. 280 In theym that haue the Lepra that hyghte Elephancia the colour and hewe is emulous.

2. Filled with emulation; actuated by the spirit of rivalry. †Formerly also in weaker sense: = rival adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > [adjective] > competing

rival1592

emulative1593

emulating1610

corrivinga1618

emulous1617

corrival1646

comparative1654

rivalling1668

contesting1697

rivalrous1831

co-rival1832

competing1862

1617 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. I. 147 The fire issuing from God upon their [Moses' and Aaron's] emulous opposites.

1625 K. Long tr. J. Barclay Argenis iii. v. 164 The two æmulous Suiters.

1649 Bp. J. Hall Resol. & Decisions iv. ii. 394 The emulous schooles of Sammai, and Hillel.

1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey II. vi. 105 Æmulous the royal robes they lave.

1851 H. W. Longfellow Golden Legend vi. 269 Where every emulous scholar hears..The rustling of another's laurels!

1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda III. vi. xlv. 293 The stream of emulous admirers.

†3.

Thesaurus »

a. Greedy of praise or power.

b. Envious.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > jealousy or envy > [adjective] > envious

sickOE

envious1340

envyinga1382

emulous1609

invious1622

invidious1668

1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida ii. iii. 228 He is not emulous as Achilles is.

1633 Bp. J. Hall Plaine Explic. Hard Texts ii. 206 I am censured by some emulous accusers.

1655 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. I. iii. 86 What a Son thou hast, now may All my æmulous neighbours say.

4. Of actions, feelings, etc.: Proceeding from, or of the nature of, emulation or rivalry. †Also, zealous, earnest (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > request > [adjective] > pressing or urgent (of request)

busyc1400

effectual1418

effectuous1489

emulous1535

pressinga1626

society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > [adjective]

enviousa1300

emulate1604

emulatory1615

emulous1693

competitory1742

emulative1747

rivalrous1812

competitive1829

agonal1896

1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) III. 431 Turne all your mad murning In ymulis prayer and [in] grit louing.

1693 G. Smallridge in J. Dryden tr. Plutarch Lives (rev. ed.) IV. 466 This Passion was a kind of æmulous struggle with himself.

1782 V. Knox Ess. (1819) II. cxvi. 288 The profusion of emulous extravagance.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 408 Poets sang with emulous fervour the approach of the golden age.

1871 Rossetti Poems, Sonn. iv. Kiss Till love's emulous ardours ran, Fire within fire, desire in deity.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	emulous
释义	emulousadj. /ˈɛmjʊləs/ Forms: Also 1500s Scottish ymulis, 1600s–1700s æmulous. Etymology: < Latin aemulus of same meaning + -ous suffix. 1. a. Desirous of rivalling, imitating, obtaining. Const. of. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > imitation > [adjective] imitative1573 imitating1591 mimeticala1617 emulous1667 eicastic1669 mimetic1669 imitative1700 imitational1833 the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [adjective] > rival > desirous of rivalling or emulating emulous1667 the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > aspiration or ambition > [adjective] > aspiring to be or imitating emulousa1721 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vi. 822 By strength They measure all, of other excellence Not emulous . View more context for this quotation a1721 M. Prior Ep. Mr. Howard 59 Good Howard, emulous of the Grecian art. 1796 E. Burke Two Lett. Peace Regicide Directory France in Wks. (1808) VIII. 291 Emulous of the glory of the youthful hero. 1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke I. x. 147 Emulous of Messrs. Aaron, Levi, and the rest of the class. 1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits xviii. 303 Kingdoms emulous of free institutions. †b. Of things: closely resembling, imitative of. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [adjective] > closely resembling emulous1398 close1719 near-resembling1739 lookalike1904 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) vii. lxiv. 280 In theym that haue the Lepra that hyghte Elephancia the colour and hewe is emulous. 2. Filled with emulation; actuated by the spirit of rivalry. †Formerly also in weaker sense: = rival adj. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > [adjective] > competing rival1592 emulative1593 emulating1610 corrivinga1618 emulous1617 corrival1646 comparative1654 rivalling1668 contesting1697 rivalrous1831 co-rival1832 competing1862 1617 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. I. 147 The fire issuing from God upon their [Moses' and Aaron's] emulous opposites. 1625 K. Long tr. J. Barclay Argenis iii. v. 164 The two æmulous Suiters. 1649 Bp. J. Hall Resol. & Decisions iv. ii. 394 The emulous schooles of Sammai, and Hillel. 1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey II. vi. 105 Æmulous the royal robes they lave. 1851 H. W. Longfellow Golden Legend vi. 269 Where every emulous scholar hears..The rustling of another's laurels! 1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda III. vi. xlv. 293 The stream of emulous admirers. †3. Thesaurus » a. Greedy of praise or power. b. Envious. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > jealousy or envy > [adjective] > envious sickOE envious1340 envyinga1382 emulous1609 invious1622 invidious1668 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida ii. iii. 228 He is not emulous as Achilles is. View more context for this quotation 1633 Bp. J. Hall Plaine Explic. Hard Texts ii. 206 I am censured by some emulous accusers. 1655 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. I. iii. 86 What a Son thou hast, now may All my æmulous neighbours say. 4. Of actions, feelings, etc.: Proceeding from, or of the nature of, emulation or rivalry. †Also, zealous, earnest (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > [adjective] > pressing or urgent (of request) busyc1400 effectual1418 effectuous1489 emulous1535 pressinga1626 society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > [adjective] enviousa1300 emulate1604 emulatory1615 emulous1693 competitory1742 emulative1747 rivalrous1812 competitive1829 agonal1896 1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) III. 431 Turne all your mad murning In ymulis prayer and [in] grit louing. 1693 G. Smallridge in J. Dryden tr. Plutarch Lives (rev. ed.) IV. 466 This Passion was a kind of æmulous struggle with himself. 1782 V. Knox Ess. (1819) II. cxvi. 288 The profusion of emulous extravagance. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 408 Poets sang with emulous fervour the approach of the golden age. 1871 Rossetti Poems, Sonn. iv. Kiss Till love's emulous ardours ran, Fire within fire, desire in deity. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1398
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