单词 | friendsome |
释义 | friendsomeadj. In later use chiefly U.S. regional and rare. Friendly, kindly, benign. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [adjective] mildeOE blitheOE goodOE well-willingOE beina1200 goodfulc1275 blithefula1300 faira1300 benignc1320 gainc1330 sweetc1330 kinda1333 propicec1350 well-willeda1382 well-disposeda1393 well-hearteda1393 well-willinga1393 friendsomea1400 well-willya1400 charitablec1405 well-willed1417 good-heartedc1425 kindlyc1425 honeyed1435 propitious1440 affectuousc1441 willya1449 homelyc1450 benevolous1470 benigned1470 benevolent1482 favourousc1485 well-meaned1488 well-meaning1498 humanec1500 favourablec1503 affectionatea1516 well-mindedc1522 beneficial1526 propiciant1531 benignate1533 well-intendeda1535 beneficious1535 kind-hearted1535 well-given1535 affectioned1539 well-wishing1548 figgy?1549 good-meaning1549 affectedc1553 affectionated1561 well-natured1561 well-affected?1563 officious1565 well-inclined1569 good-natured1582 partial1587 graceful?1593 well-intentioned1598 beneficent1616 candid1633 kindlike1637 benefic1641 kindly-hearted1762 well-meant1765 benignanta1782 sweet-hearted1850 a1400 Psalter (Vesp.) lxviii. 20 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1896) II. 200 (MED) Here me, lauerd, witterli, For frendsome [v.rr. frensom, winsom; L. benigna] es þi merci. 1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) i. 88 Yai trowyt yat he..as freyndsome compositur Wald hawe iugyt in lawte. 1851 Knickerbocker June 495 ‘Mr. Swivle!’ he quickly interrupted. ‘Oh, none of that. Call me Tim, or Colonel Tim; 't is more friendsome like.’ 1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby Friendsome, friendly. 1901 ‘Zack’ White Cottage iv. 43 Let 'em fight it out alone, happen they'll be the sooner friendsome. 1931 M. L. Davis We are Alaskans 80 It gives to him a streak that is wickit and wilful, and will ne'er make him leal and friendsome to a human body. 2002 P. A. Karr Gallows in Greenwood xii. 115 I haven't had sports to watch like we gave you, nor big, friendsome feasts. DerivativesΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] friendshipOE friendliheada1393 fellowshipa1400 friendsomenessa1400 study?c1400 friendlinessc1475 stomach1476 friendlihood1481 towardliness1566 friending1596 amicability1643 amicableness1646 amicality1836 palliness1904 mateyness1915 matehood1924 palsy-walsiness1942 a1400 Psalter (Vesp.) lxxxiv. 13 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1896) II. 218 (MED) Sothlike frendsomnes [L. benignitatem] lauerd giue sal. a1400 Psalter (Vesp.) lxiv. 12 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1896) II. 194 (MED) Blisse saltou þe croune þat es Of yhere of his frendsomnes [Egerton fremsomnes; Harl. frensomnes; L. benignitatis]. 1909 W. Rice & F. Rice Wealth of Friendship 33 Nor are friendsome and friendsomeness words that we can afford to be without, any more than we can afford to be without the ideas they represent. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1400 |
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