longsomenessn.

Brit.

/ˈlɒŋs(ə)mnəs/, U.S.

/ˈlɔŋsəmnəs/,

/ˈlɑŋsəmnəs/

Forms: see longsome adj. and -ness suffix.

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

Etymology: < longsome adj. + -ness suffix.

Now rare.

Length, duration, esp. the quality of being tediously lengthy or prolonged. Formerly also (Scottish): †tardiness, slowness (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [noun] > state or quality of being wearisome or tedious > tedious lengthiness

longsomenessOE

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > prolixity

prolixityc1395

tediouste?a1412

diffusiona1413

diffuseness1474

tediousness?a1475

largeness1547

longness1587

prolixness?1590

length1597

longanimity1607

tediositya1625

wire-drawing1640

longinquity1641

long-windedness1648

diffusivenessa1719

sprawling1822

longsomeness1834

ramblingness1835

lengthsomeness1849

bagginess1860

lengthiness1863

governmentese1907

OE Ælfric De Temporibus Anni (Cambr. Gg.3.28) (2009) vi. 86 Witodlice se emnihtes dæg is eallum middanearde an & gelice lang, & ealle oðre dagas on twelf monðum habbað mislice langsumnysse.

OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 2nd Ser. (Cambr. Gg.3.28) xxx. 260 Man sceal læwedum mannum secgan be heora andgites mæðe, swa þæt hi ne beon..ðurh ða langsumnysse geæðrytte.

c1175 ( Homily in A. O. Belfour 12th Cent. Homilies in MS Bodl. 343 (1909) 52 God ne sceawæð þa loncsumnesse þare tide, ac he ȝesmeað þa wilnunge..þæs modes.

a1500 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Nero) vi. Prol. l. 2 Clerkys sayis þat prolixite, Þat langsumnes may callit be, Genderis leth mar þan delyte.

1579 in D. Masson Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1880) 1st Ser. III. 220 Seing the langsumnes of proces, and slender executioun of decreittis.

1597 King James VI & I Daemonologie i. v. 18 Considering the long-somenesse of the labour [etc.].

1601 J. Wheeler Treat. Commerce 57 Such was the longsomenes of Returne, and the badness of the time at that instant.

a1699 M. Shields in J. Howie Faithful Contendings Displayed (1780) 289 We..must intreat your favour..for our longsomeness in sending.

1715 R. R. MacGregor Let. 14 Oct. in J. Hogg Jacobite Relics (1821) 2nd Ser. 248 He is rather to be pitied than quarrelled for his longsomeness.

1743 G. Reynolds Hist. Ess. Govt. Church of Eng. v. 235 The millenary Petition complained of the longsomeness of Causes in ecclesiastical Courts.

1834 Q. Rev. Jan. 527 The first..of these objections is the length of the Sunday morning service—the ‘longsomeness’, as Archdeacon Berens terms it.

1887 Sat. Rev. 1 Jan. 19 A pretty scene, but superfluous, and producing no other effect than that of longsomeness.

1943 Church Hist. 12 225 The longsomeness was incidental to the Assembly's freedom of debate.

1975 S. G. Smith in R. Garioch et al. For Sydney Goodsir Smith 31 Maybe we'll can reive A wheen brief maments mair Frae the awfae langsomeness atween Ae meetin and the neist, my dear.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	longsomeness
释义	longsomenessn. Brit. /ˈlɒŋs(ə)mnəs/, U.S. /ˈlɔŋsəmnəs/, /ˈlɑŋsəmnəs/ Forms: see longsome adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: longsome adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < longsome adj. + -ness suffix. Now rare. Length, duration, esp. the quality of being tediously lengthy or prolonged. Formerly also (Scottish): †tardiness, slowness (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [noun] > state or quality of being wearisome or tedious > tedious lengthiness longsomenessOE society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > prolixity prolixityc1395 tediouste?a1412 diffusiona1413 diffuseness1474 tediousness?a1475 largeness1547 longness1587 prolixness?1590 length1597 longanimity1607 tediositya1625 wire-drawing1640 longinquity1641 long-windedness1648 diffusivenessa1719 sprawling1822 longsomeness1834 ramblingness1835 lengthsomeness1849 bagginess1860 lengthiness1863 governmentese1907 OE Ælfric De Temporibus Anni (Cambr. Gg.3.28) (2009) vi. 86 Witodlice se emnihtes dæg is eallum middanearde an & gelice lang, & ealle oðre dagas on twelf monðum habbað mislice langsumnysse. OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 2nd Ser. (Cambr. Gg.3.28) xxx. 260 Man sceal læwedum mannum secgan be heora andgites mæðe, swa þæt hi ne beon..ðurh ða langsumnysse geæðrytte. c1175 ( Homily in A. O. Belfour 12th Cent. Homilies in MS Bodl. 343 (1909) 52 God ne sceawæð þa loncsumnesse þare tide, ac he ȝesmeað þa wilnunge..þæs modes. a1500 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Nero) vi. Prol. l. 2 Clerkys sayis þat prolixite, Þat langsumnes may callit be, Genderis leth mar þan delyte. 1579 in D. Masson Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1880) 1st Ser. III. 220 Seing the langsumnes of proces, and slender executioun of decreittis. 1597 King James VI & I Daemonologie i. v. 18 Considering the long-somenesse of the labour [etc.]. 1601 J. Wheeler Treat. Commerce 57 Such was the longsomenes of Returne, and the badness of the time at that instant. a1699 M. Shields in J. Howie Faithful Contendings Displayed (1780) 289 We..must intreat your favour..for our longsomeness in sending. 1715 R. R. MacGregor Let. 14 Oct. in J. Hogg Jacobite Relics (1821) 2nd Ser. 248 He is rather to be pitied than quarrelled for his longsomeness. 1743 G. Reynolds Hist. Ess. Govt. Church of Eng. v. 235 The millenary Petition complained of the longsomeness of Causes in ecclesiastical Courts. 1834 Q. Rev. Jan. 527 The first..of these objections is the length of the Sunday morning service—the ‘longsomeness’, as Archdeacon Berens terms it. 1887 Sat. Rev. 1 Jan. 19 A pretty scene, but superfluous, and producing no other effect than that of longsomeness. 1943 Church Hist. 12 225 The longsomeness was incidental to the Assembly's freedom of debate. 1975 S. G. Smith in R. Garioch et al. For Sydney Goodsir Smith 31 Maybe we'll can reive A wheen brief maments mair Frae the awfae langsomeness atween Ae meetin and the neist, my dear. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.OE
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