lovingnessn.

Brit.

/ˈlʌvɪŋnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈləvɪŋnᵻs/

Forms: see loving adj. and -ness suffix.

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

Etymology: < loving adj. + -ness suffix Compare earlier loveness n.In sense 2 after post-classical Latin tua dilectio, vestra dilectio (from 4th or 5th cent. in e.g. Jerome, Augustine); in quots. 1585 and a1636 at sense 2 translating a particular example in Gregory the Great ( Epistles 11. 29).

1. The quality of being loving; loving character; an example of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > affection > [noun] > state or quality of being affectionate

lovingness1521

fondness1615

affectiveness1870

flirtatiousness1886

1521 tr. C. de Pisan Body of Polycye iii. liii. sig. O.i^v The courteysy and the louyngnesse of the people of the same nacyon.

1574 A. Golding tr. A. Marlorat Catholike Expos. Reuelation 25 Be thou a patterne to the faithful, in word, in conuersation, in louingnesse,..and in chastitie.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. iv. sig. Q3^v Carying thus in one person the only two bands of good will, loue lines & louingnes.

1621 M. Wroth Countesse of Mountgomeries Urania 348 Such were her allurements, her sweetnesses, louingnesses [etc.].

1671 S. Slater Treat. Growth in Grace xiii. 214 The loveliness of his Person, and the lovingness of his Person.

1728 Expos. Bk. Solomon's Song xii. 265 Christ's eyes may be said to be as doves, because of the lovingness of them.

1799 W. Taylor in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) I. 297 There is a lovingness of heart about Parr..which would endear him even without his Greek.

a1859 L. Hunt Bk. Sonn. (1867) I. 66 The very lovingness of his nature.

1865 J. Grote Treat. Moral Ideals (1876) viii. 108 That ϕιλία or lovingness which creates, so to speak, a kindred and brotherhood.

1897 Catholic World Apr. 33 The lovingness of John,..or the benign helpfulness of the Blessed Mother, make their impress on his heart.

1921 G. Stratton-Porter Her Father's Daughter xxx. 422 She could test the lovingness of the welcome that awaited her by becoming intimately acquainted with it.

1995 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 30 July 5/1 The household was a loving one... Jan Marsh's biography ‘Christina Rossetti’ brings out this lovingness very fully.

†2. With possessive adjective: as a title or form of address. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] > title

lovingness1585

1585 T. Bilson True Difference Christian Subiection i. 243 Your Louingnes wrate vnto mee that our most religious Lord commaundeth an other to be chosen in the place of our reuerende brother.

1631 G. Adolphus Let. in J. L. Stevens Hist. G. Adolphus (1884) xiv. 316 (modernized text) I beg your lovingness will do me the sisterly kindness to take the child with you.

a1636 H. Lynde Case for Spectacles (1638) 91 Instead of the Emperours name, he assumes the Popes person, saying, Your lovingnesse wrote to me.

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

单词	lovingness
释义	lovingnessn. Brit. /ˈlʌvɪŋnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈləvɪŋnᵻs/ Forms: see loving adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: loving adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < loving adj. + -ness suffix Compare earlier loveness n.In sense 2 after post-classical Latin tua dilectio, vestra dilectio (from 4th or 5th cent. in e.g. Jerome, Augustine); in quots. 1585 and a1636 at sense 2 translating a particular example in Gregory the Great ( Epistles 11. 29). 1. The quality of being loving; loving character; an example of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > affection > [noun] > state or quality of being affectionate lovingness1521 fondness1615 affectiveness1870 flirtatiousness1886 1521 tr. C. de Pisan Body of Polycye iii. liii. sig. O.i^v The courteysy and the louyngnesse of the people of the same nacyon. 1574 A. Golding tr. A. Marlorat Catholike Expos. Reuelation 25 Be thou a patterne to the faithful, in word, in conuersation, in louingnesse,..and in chastitie. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. iv. sig. Q3^v Carying thus in one person the only two bands of good will, loue lines & louingnes. 1621 M. Wroth Countesse of Mountgomeries Urania 348 Such were her allurements, her sweetnesses, louingnesses [etc.]. 1671 S. Slater Treat. Growth in Grace xiii. 214 The loveliness of his Person, and the lovingness of his Person. 1728 Expos. Bk. Solomon's Song xii. 265 Christ's eyes may be said to be as doves, because of the lovingness of them. 1799 W. Taylor in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) I. 297 There is a lovingness of heart about Parr..which would endear him even without his Greek. a1859 L. Hunt Bk. Sonn. (1867) I. 66 The very lovingness of his nature. 1865 J. Grote Treat. Moral Ideals (1876) viii. 108 That ϕιλία or lovingness which creates, so to speak, a kindred and brotherhood. 1897 Catholic World Apr. 33 The lovingness of John,..or the benign helpfulness of the Blessed Mother, make their impress on his heart. 1921 G. Stratton-Porter Her Father's Daughter xxx. 422 She could test the lovingness of the welcome that awaited her by becoming intimately acquainted with it. 1995 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 30 July 5/1 The household was a loving one... Jan Marsh's biography ‘Christina Rossetti’ brings out this lovingness very fully. †2. With possessive adjective: as a title or form of address. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] > title lovingness1585 1585 T. Bilson True Difference Christian Subiection i. 243 Your Louingnes wrate vnto mee that our most religious Lord commaundeth an other to be chosen in the place of our reuerende brother. 1631 G. Adolphus Let. in J. L. Stevens Hist. G. Adolphus (1884) xiv. 316 (modernized text) I beg your lovingness will do me the sisterly kindness to take the child with you. a1636 H. Lynde Case for Spectacles (1638) 91 Instead of the Emperours name, he assumes the Popes person, saying, Your lovingnesse wrote to me. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1521
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