aspiringn.

/əˈspʌɪərɪŋ/

Etymology: Formed as aspirer n. + -ing suffix¹.

1. Aspiration, steadfast upward desire, longing.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > aspiration or ambition > [noun]

folebayrie1340

ambition?a1439

ambitiousnessa1500

affectation1549

aspire1562

aspiring1584

philotimy1593

ambitiositya1600

aspirement1607

aspiration1609

votea1626

anhelation1628

breathinga1635

drivenness1902

1584 Copie of Let. conc. Erle of Leycester 46 Neither is this arte of aspiring nevv or straunge.

1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island vi. v. 66 To lackey one of these is all my prides aspiring.

1783 W. F. Martyn Geogr. Mag. 2 55 Frozen regions..might naturally be supposed to damp the aspirings of genius.

1821 R. Southey Vision of Judgem. xi. 40 Here were the gallant youths of high heroic aspiring.

†2. The upward tapering of a spire, etc. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > tower or steeple > [noun] > spire > upward tapering of

aspiring1638

1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 198 Nor those so fastidious in Pyramidall aspirings, nor curious in Architecture..as in many lesser Towns.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

aspiringadj.

Etymology: Formed as aspiring n. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: aˈspiring.

1. Ardently desirous of advancement or distinction; of lofty aim, ambitious.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > aspiration, ambition > [adjective]

ambitiousc1384

aspiring1577

heroical1581

high-flyinga1586

high-reaching1593

soaringa1616

aspirant1808

would-be1813

Diotrephic1838

Diotrephian1845

Diotrephesian1862

millennial1897

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > aspiration or ambition > [adjective] > ambitious

affectioneda1533

aspiring1577

ambitious1589

affectionate1598

emulous1609

endfulla1644

ambient1647

towering1665

towery1731

assurgent1881

1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. I. ii. v. sig. K.v^v/1 We which are not of that aspiring mynde.

1679 Established Test 5 Having little left of all their aspiring Graspings after Empire.

1756 E. Burke Vindic. Nat. Society 45 Even Virtue is dangerous, as an aspiring Quality, that claims an Esteem..independent of the Countenance of the Court.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 408 Two able and aspiring prelates.

a. Rising, tapering upward, soaring.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [adjective] > great or considerable

higheOE

steepOE

heaven-highOE

highlyOE

brentc1400

hightc1480

hichty1513

procere1542

tall1548

spiringa1552

towereda1552

tower-like1552

upstretched1563

airy1565

excelse1569

haughty1570

topless1589

lofty1590

procerous1599

kiss-sky1603

skyish1604

topful?1611

aspiringc1620

sky-high1622

hiddy1632

tiptoed1632

sublime1635

towering1638

soaring1687

mountain high1693

clamberinga1717

skied1730

towery1731

pyramidic1740

skyey1750

skyward1792

skyscraping1797

exulting1798

high-reaching1827

steepling1892

high-rise1964

hi1972

c1620 T. Robinson Mary Magdalene (1899) i. xlviii. 416 Beheld th' asp [i] ringe tower of vaine delight.

1669 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ vii. 117 It is usuall to select aspiring Trees.

1717 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad III. xii. 368 To sure Destruction dooms th' aspiring Wall.

1810 R. Southey Curse of Kehama xix. 206 Upward, to reach its head, For myriad years the aspiring Brama soar'd.

b. figurative (with some sense of 1 combined.)

ΚΠ

1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Oct. 84 Then make thee winges of thine aspyring wit.

1665 R. Boyle Disc. iv. i, in Occas. Refl. sig. E2 There is scarce any thing..whence the devout Reflector cannot take an occasion of an aspiring Meditation; as in a hopeful morning the humble Lark can..take a soaring flight towards Heaven.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aspiring
释义	aspiringn. /əˈspʌɪərɪŋ/ Etymology: Formed as aspirer n. + -ing suffix¹. 1. Aspiration, steadfast upward desire, longing. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > aspiration or ambition > [noun] folebayrie1340 ambition?a1439 ambitiousnessa1500 affectation1549 aspire1562 aspiring1584 philotimy1593 ambitiositya1600 aspirement1607 aspiration1609 votea1626 anhelation1628 breathinga1635 drivenness1902 1584 Copie of Let. conc. Erle of Leycester 46 Neither is this arte of aspiring nevv or straunge. 1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island vi. v. 66 To lackey one of these is all my prides aspiring. 1783 W. F. Martyn Geogr. Mag. 2 55 Frozen regions..might naturally be supposed to damp the aspirings of genius. 1821 R. Southey Vision of Judgem. xi. 40 Here were the gallant youths of high heroic aspiring. †2. The upward tapering of a spire, etc. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > tower or steeple > [noun] > spire > upward tapering of aspiring1638 1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 198 Nor those so fastidious in Pyramidall aspirings, nor curious in Architecture..as in many lesser Towns. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2020). aspiringadj. Etymology: Formed as aspiring n. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: aˈspiring. 1. Ardently desirous of advancement or distinction; of lofty aim, ambitious. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > aspiration, ambition > [adjective] ambitiousc1384 aspiring1577 heroical1581 high-flyinga1586 high-reaching1593 soaringa1616 aspirant1808 would-be1813 Diotrephic1838 Diotrephian1845 Diotrephesian1862 millennial1897 the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > aspiration or ambition > [adjective] > ambitious affectioneda1533 aspiring1577 ambitious1589 affectionate1598 emulous1609 endfulla1644 ambient1647 towering1665 towery1731 assurgent1881 1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. I. ii. v. sig. K.v^v/1 We which are not of that aspiring mynde. 1679 Established Test 5 Having little left of all their aspiring Graspings after Empire. 1756 E. Burke Vindic. Nat. Society 45 Even Virtue is dangerous, as an aspiring Quality, that claims an Esteem..independent of the Countenance of the Court. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 408 Two able and aspiring prelates. 2. a. Rising, tapering upward, soaring. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [adjective] > great or considerable higheOE steepOE heaven-highOE highlyOE brentc1400 hightc1480 hichty1513 procere1542 tall1548 spiringa1552 towereda1552 tower-like1552 upstretched1563 airy1565 excelse1569 haughty1570 topless1589 lofty1590 procerous1599 kiss-sky1603 skyish1604 topful?1611 aspiringc1620 sky-high1622 hiddy1632 tiptoed1632 sublime1635 towering1638 soaring1687 mountain high1693 clamberinga1717 skied1730 towery1731 pyramidic1740 skyey1750 skyward1792 skyscraping1797 exulting1798 high-reaching1827 steepling1892 high-rise1964 hi1972 c1620 T. Robinson Mary Magdalene (1899) i. xlviii. 416 Beheld th' asp [i] ringe tower of vaine delight. 1669 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ vii. 117 It is usuall to select aspiring Trees. 1717 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad III. xii. 368 To sure Destruction dooms th' aspiring Wall. 1810 R. Southey Curse of Kehama xix. 206 Upward, to reach its head, For myriad years the aspiring Brama soar'd. b. figurative (with some sense of 1 combined.) ΚΠ 1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Oct. 84 Then make thee winges of thine aspyring wit. 1665 R. Boyle Disc. iv. i, in Occas. Refl. sig. E2 There is scarce any thing..whence the devout Reflector cannot take an occasion of an aspiring Meditation; as in a hopeful morning the humble Lark can..take a soaring flight towards Heaven. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1584adj.1577
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