immaneadj.

Brit.

/ɪˈmeɪn/, U.S.

/ᵻˈmeɪn/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin immānis.

Etymology: < classical Latin immānis savage, brutal, vast, huge, immense, tremendous < im- im- prefix² + early Latin mānis , mānus good (see mane adv.). Compare Spanish imane (a1550), Italian immane brutal (a1472), huge, vast (a1566).

Now rare (archaic and literary in later use).

1. Inhumanly cruel or savage; brutal.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > savagery > [adjective]

grimlyc893

retheeOE

grim971

bitterOE

bremec1175

grillc1175

grimfula1240

cruel1297

sturdy1297

fiercea1300

fellc1300

boistousa1387

felonousc1386

savagea1393

bestiala1398

bremelya1400

felona1400

hetera1400

cursedc1400

wicked14..

vengeablec1430

wolvishc1430

unnatural?1473

inhuman1481

brutisha1513

cruent1524

felonish1530

mannish1530

abominate1531

lionish1549

boarish?1550

truculent?c1550

unhumanc1550

lion-like1556

beastly1558

orped1567

raw?1573

tigerish?1573

unmanlike1579

boisterous1581

savaged1583

tiger-like1587

yond1590

truculental1593

savage wild1595

tigerous1597

inhumane1598

Neronian1598

immane1599

Phalarical1602

ungentle1603

feral1604

savagious1605

fierceful1607

Dionysian1608

wolvy1611

Hunnish1625

lionly1631

tigerly1633

savage-hearted1639

brutal1641

feroce1641

ferocious1646

asperous1650

ferousa1652

wolfish1674

tiger1763

savage-fierce1770

Tartar1809

Tartarly1821

Neroic1851

tigery1859

Neronic1864

unmannish1867

inhumanitarian1947

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > ill-treatment > cruelty > [adjective] > inhumanly

inhuman1481

unhumanc1550

beastly1558

unmanlike1579

inhumane1598

immane1599

Phalarical1602

unhuman1611

brutal1641

unmannish1867

brutalitarian1904

inhumanitarian1947

1599 tr. Historia de Donne Famose sig. D4^v This immane disturber of the Germaine Empire [sc. Hildebrand].

1602 W. Fulbecke Parallele or Conf. Law ii. 38 To cutte his bodie in peeces..is a thing verie immane.

1644 J. Bulwer Chirologia 12 The immane cruelty of Hieron, the Tyrant of that City.

1730 Daily Courant 28 Aug. The barbarous Treatment of the Lord Seton..is a full Confirmation of his immane Disposition.

1774 Descr. Spanish Islands W. Indies (ed. 2) Introd. p. xx Their immane and unparallelled inhumanity to the unhappy Indian nations they conquered.

1804 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1956) II. 1069 Curly-tail'd Gruntlets accus'd thee, O false & immane to thy Guest-friend!

1864 O. W. Holmes Soundings from Atlantic 69 That immane and nefandous Burke-and-Hare business.

1918 C. J. Brennan Chant of Doom & Other Verses 41 Hell might harbour not such grudge, Deep, inexpiable, immane.

2009 P. Kumar Indian Police 384 The immane approach of the stronger world to its weaker counterparts has to be countered with strong-arm methods.

2. Of immense size or strength; huge, vast, enormous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > huge

unmeeteOE

unmeetlyOE

hugea1275

hideousc1330

infinitec1385

unmeasureda1398

unmeasurablec1405

hugyc1420

immeasurable1440

ingentc1450

unmeetlyc1450

giant1480

immense1490

monstrous?a1513

unmeasurely1513

hugeousa1529

unportable1537

enormous1544

enormc1560

giantly1561

immensible1579

rouncival1582

dismeasured1584

vast1585

immeasured1590

gargantuan1596

omnipotent1596

colossian1601

immane1601

prodigious1601

Polyphemian1602

Titanian1603

titanical1603

gigantical1604

immensive1604

gigantine1605

colossic1607

gigantean1611

Gogmagotical1612

gigantal?1614

Babylonian1617

leviathan1625

titanic1628

elephantine1631

gigantive1638

colossean1644

decumanal1652

immensurate1654

gigant1658

decuman1659

colossal1664

abnormous1710

Brobdingnagian1728

Brobdingnag1731

Pantagruelian1737

heroic1785

Patagonian1786

seven-league1787

Titan1793

gigantic1797

seven-leagued1799

mammoth1801

dimensionless1813

tremendous1813

gigantesque1821

monster1837

titanesque1838

monstre1840

giantlike1847

leviathanic1848

pythonic1851

Babylonic1853

supercolossal1871

giantesque1909

behemothian1910

supergiant1919

ginormous1942

big-ass1945

Ozymandian1961

fuck-off1962

mega1968

humongous1970

monstro1970

big-assed1972

big-arsed1996

1601 R. Johnson Essaies iv. sig. C3 The terrible aspect, and immane bodies of those Sauages.

1679 J. Evelyn Sylva (ed. 3) xvi. 71 What immane difference then is there between the twenty fourth of Feb. and commencement of March?

1742 R. North & M. North Life F. North 54 An immane Conceit of himself and of his own Worth.

1755 Monthly Rev. July 44 These immane dimensions..will not argue conclusively against the existence of the animal.

1796 W. Amphlett Triumphs of War 15 Temples immane, and amphitheatres vast.

1835 Fraser's Mag. May 516 So wild, unearthly, and immane.

1853 Leicester Chron. 25 June It ought to be a matter of surprise how even the force is made to suffice for the order of that immane Empire [sc. Russia].

1908 C. M. Doughty Adam Cast Forth iv. 74 Come forth, from this immane high desolate Waste.

1994 Jerusalem Rep. (Nexis) 17 Nov. 46 One vast and immane, interwoven, interacting, multi-variate, multi-national dominion of dollars!

Derivatives

iˈmmanely adv. [compare classical Latin immāniter] rare after 17th cent. cruelly, brutally.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > savagery > [adverb]

grimc893

sternlyc897

bremeOE

bitterlyc1000

etelichec1175

heterlya1225

felonly1303

asperlyc1314

fellc1330

fellyc1330

cruentlyc1380

beastlyc1390

unmanlyc1454

felonmentc1470

cruelly1487

inhumanly1490

unkindfully?1534

boarishlya1563

savagely1563

tiger-like1576

unhumanly1586

inhumanlike1595

inhumanely1598

immanely1612

savagiously1625

wolvishly1628

beastlilya1631

brutisha1645

truculently1654

tigerously1698

brutally1749

tigerishly1878

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > ill-treatment > cruelty > [adverb] > inhumanly

unmanlyc1454

inhumanly1490

unhumanly1586

inhumanlike1595

inhumanely1598

immanely1612

beastly1652

brutally1749

brutishly1807

1612 R. Sheldon 1st Serm. after Conversion 27 Christ..mercilesly hoysed vp, immanely pitched down with the crosse.

1670 J. Milton Hist. Brit. i. 25 A man..Valiant, Liberal, and fair of Aspect, but immanely Cruell.

1908 J. Davidson Testament 137 His bulk contorted and immanely trussed On giant prongs that dug through either thigh.

† immaneness n. Obsolete rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Immaneness, Cruelty, Outrageousness, Fierceness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	immane
释义	immaneadj. Brit. /ɪˈmeɪn/, U.S. /ᵻˈmeɪn/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin immānis. Etymology: < classical Latin immānis savage, brutal, vast, huge, immense, tremendous < im- im- prefix² + early Latin mānis , mānus good (see mane adv.). Compare Spanish imane (a1550), Italian immane brutal (a1472), huge, vast (a1566). Now rare (archaic and literary in later use). 1. Inhumanly cruel or savage; brutal. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > savagery > [adjective] grimlyc893 retheeOE grim971 bitterOE bremec1175 grillc1175 grimfula1240 cruel1297 sturdy1297 fiercea1300 fellc1300 boistousa1387 felonousc1386 savagea1393 bestiala1398 bremelya1400 felona1400 hetera1400 cursedc1400 wicked14.. vengeablec1430 wolvishc1430 unnatural?1473 inhuman1481 brutisha1513 cruent1524 felonish1530 mannish1530 abominate1531 lionish1549 boarish?1550 truculent?c1550 unhumanc1550 lion-like1556 beastly1558 orped1567 raw?1573 tigerish?1573 unmanlike1579 boisterous1581 savaged1583 tiger-like1587 yond1590 truculental1593 savage wild1595 tigerous1597 inhumane1598 Neronian1598 immane1599 Phalarical1602 ungentle1603 feral1604 savagious1605 fierceful1607 Dionysian1608 wolvy1611 Hunnish1625 lionly1631 tigerly1633 savage-hearted1639 brutal1641 feroce1641 ferocious1646 asperous1650 ferousa1652 wolfish1674 tiger1763 savage-fierce1770 Tartar1809 Tartarly1821 Neroic1851 tigery1859 Neronic1864 unmannish1867 inhumanitarian1947 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > ill-treatment > cruelty > [adjective] > inhumanly inhuman1481 unhumanc1550 beastly1558 unmanlike1579 inhumane1598 immane1599 Phalarical1602 unhuman1611 brutal1641 unmannish1867 brutalitarian1904 inhumanitarian1947 1599 tr. Historia de Donne Famose sig. D4^v This immane disturber of the Germaine Empire [sc. Hildebrand]. 1602 W. Fulbecke Parallele or Conf. Law ii. 38 To cutte his bodie in peeces..is a thing verie immane. 1644 J. Bulwer Chirologia 12 The immane cruelty of Hieron, the Tyrant of that City. 1730 Daily Courant 28 Aug. The barbarous Treatment of the Lord Seton..is a full Confirmation of his immane Disposition. 1774 Descr. Spanish Islands W. Indies (ed. 2) Introd. p. xx Their immane and unparallelled inhumanity to the unhappy Indian nations they conquered. 1804 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1956) II. 1069 Curly-tail'd Gruntlets accus'd thee, O false & immane to thy Guest-friend! 1864 O. W. Holmes Soundings from Atlantic 69 That immane and nefandous Burke-and-Hare business. 1918 C. J. Brennan Chant of Doom & Other Verses 41 Hell might harbour not such grudge, Deep, inexpiable, immane. 2009 P. Kumar Indian Police 384 The immane approach of the stronger world to its weaker counterparts has to be countered with strong-arm methods. 2. Of immense size or strength; huge, vast, enormous. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > huge unmeeteOE unmeetlyOE hugea1275 hideousc1330 infinitec1385 unmeasureda1398 unmeasurablec1405 hugyc1420 immeasurable1440 ingentc1450 unmeetlyc1450 giant1480 immense1490 monstrous?a1513 unmeasurely1513 hugeousa1529 unportable1537 enormous1544 enormc1560 giantly1561 immensible1579 rouncival1582 dismeasured1584 vast1585 immeasured1590 gargantuan1596 omnipotent1596 colossian1601 immane1601 prodigious1601 Polyphemian1602 Titanian1603 titanical1603 gigantical1604 immensive1604 gigantine1605 colossic1607 gigantean1611 Gogmagotical1612 gigantal?1614 Babylonian1617 leviathan1625 titanic1628 elephantine1631 gigantive1638 colossean1644 decumanal1652 immensurate1654 gigant1658 decuman1659 colossal1664 abnormous1710 Brobdingnagian1728 Brobdingnag1731 Pantagruelian1737 heroic1785 Patagonian1786 seven-league1787 Titan1793 gigantic1797 seven-leagued1799 mammoth1801 dimensionless1813 tremendous1813 gigantesque1821 monster1837 titanesque1838 monstre1840 giantlike1847 leviathanic1848 pythonic1851 Babylonic1853 supercolossal1871 giantesque1909 behemothian1910 supergiant1919 ginormous1942 big-ass1945 Ozymandian1961 fuck-off1962 mega1968 humongous1970 monstro1970 big-assed1972 big-arsed1996 1601 R. Johnson Essaies iv. sig. C3 The terrible aspect, and immane bodies of those Sauages. 1679 J. Evelyn Sylva (ed. 3) xvi. 71 What immane difference then is there between the twenty fourth of Feb. and commencement of March? 1742 R. North & M. North Life F. North 54 An immane Conceit of himself and of his own Worth. 1755 Monthly Rev. July 44 These immane dimensions..will not argue conclusively against the existence of the animal. 1796 W. Amphlett Triumphs of War 15 Temples immane, and amphitheatres vast. 1835 Fraser's Mag. May 516 So wild, unearthly, and immane. 1853 Leicester Chron. 25 June It ought to be a matter of surprise how even the force is made to suffice for the order of that immane Empire [sc. Russia]. 1908 C. M. Doughty Adam Cast Forth iv. 74 Come forth, from this immane high desolate Waste. 1994 Jerusalem Rep. (Nexis) 17 Nov. 46 One vast and immane, interwoven, interacting, multi-variate, multi-national dominion of dollars! Derivatives iˈmmanely adv. [compare classical Latin immāniter] rare after 17th cent. cruelly, brutally. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > savagery > [adverb] grimc893 sternlyc897 bremeOE bitterlyc1000 etelichec1175 heterlya1225 felonly1303 asperlyc1314 fellc1330 fellyc1330 cruentlyc1380 beastlyc1390 unmanlyc1454 felonmentc1470 cruelly1487 inhumanly1490 unkindfully?1534 boarishlya1563 savagely1563 tiger-like1576 unhumanly1586 inhumanlike1595 inhumanely1598 immanely1612 savagiously1625 wolvishly1628 beastlilya1631 brutisha1645 truculently1654 tigerously1698 brutally1749 tigerishly1878 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > ill-treatment > cruelty > [adverb] > inhumanly unmanlyc1454 inhumanly1490 unhumanly1586 inhumanlike1595 inhumanely1598 immanely1612 beastly1652 brutally1749 brutishly1807 1612 R. Sheldon 1st Serm. after Conversion 27 Christ..mercilesly hoysed vp, immanely pitched down with the crosse. 1670 J. Milton Hist. Brit. i. 25 A man..Valiant, Liberal, and fair of Aspect, but immanely Cruell. 1908 J. Davidson Testament 137 His bulk contorted and immanely trussed On giant prongs that dug through either thigh. † immaneness n. Obsolete rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Immaneness, Cruelty, Outrageousness, Fierceness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1599
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