ladyfyv.

Brit.

/ˈleɪdɪfʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈleɪdiˌfaɪ/

Forms: 1600s– ladify, 1600s– ladyfy.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lady n., -fy suffix.

Etymology: < lady n. + -fy suffix.

transitive. To make a lady of; to raise to the rank of a lady; to address as ‘lady’; (also) to render genteel or ladylike. Frequently in passive. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > give a name to [verb (transitive)] > address by name > specific

ladyfy1602

lady1607

lord1633

lordship1740

ladyship1814

good man1846

first-name1913

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > lord or lady > raise to rank [verb (transitive)] > of lady

ladyfy1602

lady1607

1602 T. Dekker Satiro-mastix sig. F3^v Ile enter into bond to be dub'd by what day thou wilt, when the next action is layde vpon me, thou shalt be Ladified.

1622 S. Rowlands Good Newes & Bad Newes 7 She..would be Madam'd, Worship'd, Ladifide.

a1640 P. Massinger City-Madam (1658) iv. iv. 73 He made a Knight, And your sweet mistris-ship Ladyfi'd.

1682 A. Behn City-heiress v. i. 61 How, Mrs. Dy Ladyfi'd! This is an excellent way of disposing an old cast-off Mistriss.

1859 Knickerbocker June 584 The art of dress..possesses preeminently the gift of ladyfying the coarse, of softening into a species of beauty the plain.

1885 T. Mozley Reminisc. Towns (ed. 2) II. 222 They could hardly be restrained from ladifying every plain Mrs. who came near them.

1989 Guardian (Nexis) 5 May The area doesn't take kindly to being ladyfied and gentrified.

2002 Independent (Nexis) 26 Dec. (Features section) 13 The vain, silly daughter who wants to be ‘ladyfied’.

Derivatives

ˈladyfied adj. that has been made a lady; ladylike; (in later use chiefly depreciative) having the airs of a fine lady; excessively genteel.Recorded earliest in young-ladyfied adj.

ΚΠ

1616 J. Deacon Tobacco Tortured 147 Loombe-works and laces for young ladified lasses.

?1750 Characterism i. 79 Her parents are so ostentacious of their new ladified Daughter, that they talk of nothing, for a Twelve-month after, but the Nuptial Solemnity.

1881 Oxfordsh. Gloss. Ladyfied, lady-like.

1940 E. C. Ross Ordeal Bridget Elia x. 181 The lines should be moral enough to suit a clergyman's family, but not too courtly and ladyfied.

1999 Atlanta Jrnl. & Constit. (Nexis) 4 Jan. 1 b There are worse words to ruffle my ladyfied senses.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ladyfy
释义	ladyfyv. Brit. /ˈleɪdɪfʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈleɪdiˌfaɪ/ Forms: 1600s– ladify, 1600s– ladyfy. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lady n., -fy suffix. Etymology: < lady n. + -fy suffix. transitive. To make a lady of; to raise to the rank of a lady; to address as ‘lady’; (also) to render genteel or ladylike. Frequently in passive. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > give a name to [verb (transitive)] > address by name > specific ladyfy1602 lady1607 lord1633 lordship1740 ladyship1814 good man1846 first-name1913 society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > lord or lady > raise to rank [verb (transitive)] > of lady ladyfy1602 lady1607 1602 T. Dekker Satiro-mastix sig. F3^v Ile enter into bond to be dub'd by what day thou wilt, when the next action is layde vpon me, thou shalt be Ladified. 1622 S. Rowlands Good Newes & Bad Newes 7 She..would be Madam'd, Worship'd, Ladifide. a1640 P. Massinger City-Madam (1658) iv. iv. 73 He made a Knight, And your sweet mistris-ship Ladyfi'd. 1682 A. Behn City-heiress v. i. 61 How, Mrs. Dy Ladyfi'd! This is an excellent way of disposing an old cast-off Mistriss. 1859 Knickerbocker June 584 The art of dress..possesses preeminently the gift of ladyfying the coarse, of softening into a species of beauty the plain. 1885 T. Mozley Reminisc. Towns (ed. 2) II. 222 They could hardly be restrained from ladifying every plain Mrs. who came near them. 1989 Guardian (Nexis) 5 May The area doesn't take kindly to being ladyfied and gentrified. 2002 Independent (Nexis) 26 Dec. (Features section) 13 The vain, silly daughter who wants to be ‘ladyfied’. Derivatives ˈladyfied adj. that has been made a lady; ladylike; (in later use chiefly depreciative) having the airs of a fine lady; excessively genteel.Recorded earliest in young-ladyfied adj. ΚΠ 1616 J. Deacon Tobacco Tortured 147 Loombe-works and laces for young ladified lasses. ?1750 Characterism i. 79 Her parents are so ostentacious of their new ladified Daughter, that they talk of nothing, for a Twelve-month after, but the Nuptial Solemnity. 1881 Oxfordsh. Gloss. Ladyfied, lady-like. 1940 E. C. Ross Ordeal Bridget Elia x. 181 The lines should be moral enough to suit a clergyman's family, but not too courtly and ladyfied. 1999 Atlanta Jrnl. & Constit. (Nexis) 4 Jan. 1 b There are worse words to ruffle my ladyfied senses. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1602
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