单词 | approbativeness |
释义 | approbativenessn. The quality of being approbative; tendency to approve; in Phrenology love of approbation. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > [noun] > disposition to approve plausibilitya1558 friendliness1558 sympathy1823 favour1827 favourableness1832 appreciativeness1849 approbativeness1860 1860 O. Fowler & L. Fowler Self-instr. Phrenol. iv. §12. 108 Approbativeness, Regard for character, appearances, etc., love of praise. 1860 All Year Round 14 Apr. 21 A morbid habit of reserve, which my approbativeness often burst through. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1860 |
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