locomotivenessn.

Brit.

/ˌləʊkəˈməʊtɪvnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˌloʊkəˈmoʊdɪvnᵻs/

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

Etymology: < locomotive adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier locomotivity n.

Now rare.

The quality of being locomotive; the fact of moving or having moved from one place to another; capacity for locomotion (= locomotivity n.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > [noun] > quality or fact of

locomotiveness1821

1821 T. F. Dibdin Bibliogr. Tour II. xxv. 167 Its condition is absolutely wonderful—nor is the history of its locomotiveness less surprising.

1825 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 17 335 The Minuet..is..the aristocracy of locomotiveness.

1833 New Monthly Mag. 38 308 He has the organ of locomotiveness largely developed.

1872 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 3 Feb. 137/1 With sulphate of quinine, locomotiveness was almost destroyed for a time, but returned completely after a few days.

1998 C. MacLeod Embodying Ambiguity i. 84 ‘Das Weib nähert sich auch durch s[eine] mindere Locomotivität d[er] Pflanze.’ (The woman comes closer to the plant, too, in her lesser locomotiveness.)

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	locomotiveness
释义	locomotivenessn. Brit. /ˌləʊkəˈməʊtɪvnᵻs/, U.S. /ˌloʊkəˈmoʊdɪvnᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: locomotive adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < locomotive adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier locomotivity n. Now rare. The quality of being locomotive; the fact of moving or having moved from one place to another; capacity for locomotion (= locomotivity n.). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > [noun] > quality or fact of locomotiveness1821 1821 T. F. Dibdin Bibliogr. Tour II. xxv. 167 Its condition is absolutely wonderful—nor is the history of its locomotiveness less surprising. 1825 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 17 335 The Minuet..is..the aristocracy of locomotiveness. 1833 New Monthly Mag. 38 308 He has the organ of locomotiveness largely developed. 1872 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 3 Feb. 137/1 With sulphate of quinine, locomotiveness was almost destroyed for a time, but returned completely after a few days. 1998 C. MacLeod Embodying Ambiguity i. 84 ‘Das Weib nähert sich auch durch s[eine] mindere Locomotivität d[er] Pflanze.’ (The woman comes closer to the plant, too, in her lesser locomotiveness.) This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1821
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