homesickadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈhəʊmsɪk/, U.S.

/ˈhoʊmˌsɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: home n.¹, sick adj.

Etymology: < home n.¹ + sick adj. Compare slightly later homesickness n.

A. adj.

Sad as a result of longing for one's home or family during a period of absence.Recorded earliest in homesick-feelingly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > melancholy > [adjective] > nostalgic > homesick

homesick1748

nostalgic1869

1748 Coll. Hymns from Hymn-bk. Moravian Brethren: Pt. III 72/2 So Side-ward looking constantly, So Side-Hole Homesick-feelingly [Ger. seiten-heimweh-fühlerlich; 1754 homesick inwardly], Lamb's Heart to creep thro' so intent.

1773 P. V. Fithian Jrnl. 21 Nov. in Jrnl. & Lett. (1900) 53 Feel very home-sick.

1829 Amer. Monthly Mag. (Boston) Dec. 654 Sweet odors in the sea-air, sweet and strange, Shall tell the home-sick mariner of the shore.

1867 A. Trollope Last Chron. Barset II. lix. 168 I am homesick. I'm not accustomed to be away from mamma for so long.

a1930 N. Coward Compl. Lyrics (1998) 41/1 I'm weary and I'm homesick and I'm drunk So I'm packing my crocodile trunk.

1968 D. Moraes My Son's Father ix. 160 I had put tentative roots down in London, and their tug made me homesick, though I had come home.

2008 Ebony June 124 Don't let the occasional fistfight put you off, these homesick exiles are more interested in dancing than duelling.

B. n.

With the and plural agreement. Homesick people collectively.

ΚΠ

1759 J. Amherst Jrnl. 8 Nov. (1931) 189 All the sick set out in the morning & in the Afternoon I sent above 200 Provincials over the Lake... As soon as the homesick were getting in the boats they were immediately half recovered.

1919 Methodist Year Bk. i. 30 The homesick have been cheered.

1989 S. Fisher Homesickness, Cognition & Health vii. 90 The homesick were faster than the non-homesick to produce a verbal utterance of either a home thought or a university thought.

2009 S. Singh et al. India (Lonely Planet) (ed. 13) 199/2 Breakfast includes lassis and masala chai, while for the homesick there are hash browns.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	homesick
释义	homesickadj.n. Brit. /ˈhəʊmsɪk/, U.S. /ˈhoʊmˌsɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: home n.¹, sick adj. Etymology: < home n.¹ + sick adj. Compare slightly later homesickness n. A. adj. Sad as a result of longing for one's home or family during a period of absence.Recorded earliest in homesick-feelingly. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > melancholy > [adjective] > nostalgic > homesick homesick1748 nostalgic1869 1748 Coll. Hymns from Hymn-bk. Moravian Brethren: Pt. III 72/2 So Side-ward looking constantly, So Side-Hole Homesick-feelingly [Ger. seiten-heimweh-fühlerlich; 1754 homesick inwardly], Lamb's Heart to creep thro' so intent. 1773 P. V. Fithian Jrnl. 21 Nov. in Jrnl. & Lett. (1900) 53 Feel very home-sick. 1829 Amer. Monthly Mag. (Boston) Dec. 654 Sweet odors in the sea-air, sweet and strange, Shall tell the home-sick mariner of the shore. 1867 A. Trollope Last Chron. Barset II. lix. 168 I am homesick. I'm not accustomed to be away from mamma for so long. a1930 N. Coward Compl. Lyrics (1998) 41/1 I'm weary and I'm homesick and I'm drunk So I'm packing my crocodile trunk. 1968 D. Moraes My Son's Father ix. 160 I had put tentative roots down in London, and their tug made me homesick, though I had come home. 2008 Ebony June 124 Don't let the occasional fistfight put you off, these homesick exiles are more interested in dancing than duelling. B. n. With the and plural agreement. Homesick people collectively. ΚΠ 1759 J. Amherst Jrnl. 8 Nov. (1931) 189 All the sick set out in the morning & in the Afternoon I sent above 200 Provincials over the Lake... As soon as the homesick were getting in the boats they were immediately half recovered. 1919 Methodist Year Bk. i. 30 The homesick have been cheered. 1989 S. Fisher Homesickness, Cognition & Health vii. 90 The homesick were faster than the non-homesick to produce a verbal utterance of either a home thought or a university thought. 2009 S. Singh et al. India (Lonely Planet) (ed. 13) 199/2 Breakfast includes lassis and masala chai, while for the homesick there are hash browns. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1748
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