literalnessn.

Brit.

/ˈlɪt(ə)rəlnəs/,

/ˈlɪt(ə)rl̩nəs/, U.S.

/ˈlɪdərəlnəs/,

/ˈlɪtrəlnəs/

Forms: see literal adj. and n. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: literal adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < literal adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality, attribute, or fact of being literal (in various senses); literality; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > meaning of linguistic unit > literal meaning > [noun] > quality

literalnessa1631

literality1643

unsymbolicalness1681

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > plainness > [noun] > literalness

literalnessa1631

literality1643

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1958) IX. 214 Origen..doth never pretend much literalnesse in his expositions.

a1641 J. Everard Some Gospel-treasures Opened (1653) 553 There is so much Litteralness, even among great Professors,..that they are always but at the very beginning of the Principles of the Doctrine of Christ.

1793 H. Marsh tr. J. D. Michaelis Introd. New Test. II. ii. vii. 40 The name is not derived from the literalness of the version, as many have supposed.

1824 New Monthly Mag. 10 246 The same literalness of perception and absence of passion.

1881 B. F. Westcott & F. J. A. Hort New Test. in Orig. Greek II. Introd. i. 8 The greater literalness of later transcription.

1959 G. E. Ladd Gospel of Kingdom vi. 88 Our Lord sometimes uses radical metaphors which were not intended to be taken with rigid literalness.

1996 J. Lanchester Debt to Pleasure (1997) 101 There was a certain literalness to him, a lack of sensitivity to nuance.

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

单词	literalness
释义	literalnessn. Brit. /ˈlɪt(ə)rəlnəs/, /ˈlɪt(ə)rl̩nəs/, U.S. /ˈlɪdərəlnəs/, /ˈlɪtrəlnəs/ Forms: see literal adj. and n. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: literal adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < literal adj. + -ness suffix. The quality, attribute, or fact of being literal (in various senses); literality; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > meaning of linguistic unit > literal meaning > [noun] > quality literalnessa1631 literality1643 unsymbolicalness1681 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > plainness > [noun] > literalness literalnessa1631 literality1643 a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1958) IX. 214 Origen..doth never pretend much literalnesse in his expositions. a1641 J. Everard Some Gospel-treasures Opened (1653) 553 There is so much Litteralness, even among great Professors,..that they are always but at the very beginning of the Principles of the Doctrine of Christ. 1793 H. Marsh tr. J. D. Michaelis Introd. New Test. II. ii. vii. 40 The name is not derived from the literalness of the version, as many have supposed. 1824 New Monthly Mag. 10 246 The same literalness of perception and absence of passion. 1881 B. F. Westcott & F. J. A. Hort New Test. in Orig. Greek II. Introd. i. 8 The greater literalness of later transcription. 1959 G. E. Ladd Gospel of Kingdom vi. 88 Our Lord sometimes uses radical metaphors which were not intended to be taken with rigid literalness. 1996 J. Lanchester Debt to Pleasure (1997) 101 There was a certain literalness to him, a lack of sensitivity to nuance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1631
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