maidenishadj.

Brit.

/ˈmeɪdn̩ɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪdn̩ɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: maiden n., -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < maiden n. + -ish suffix¹.

Usually depreciative.

Resembling a maiden, characteristic of a maiden, esp. with connotations of naivety or prudery.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > shyness or bashfulness > [adjective] > coy

coyc1386

nicea1400

coylya1542

skeighc1560

coyish1566

skittish1648

maidenish1749

maidish1822

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones II. vi. vii. 269 ‘Come, come,’ says Western, ‘none of your Maidenish Airs.’

1792 M. Wollstonecraft Vindic. Rights Woman vii. 290 After their maidenish bashfulness is once lost,..women fall into old habits; and treat their husbands as they did their sisters.

1815 Zeluca I. 172 Do not let one word of this rhodomontade come within ken of your maidenish aunts.

1825 New Monthly Mag. 15 299/2 A pretty affectation of maidenish coyness.

1944 S. Bellow Dangling Man 19 She is a short, fair, rather maidenish woman.

Compounds

† maidenish-looking adj. Obsolete rare

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > pretty

gentc1275

pretty1440

jant1638

dimber1665

belle1668

genty1701

prettyish1741

maidenish-looking1789

darling1805

pooty1825

pitty1826

purty1829

mooi1850

dotey1852

cute1868

1789 A. Seward Lett. (1811) II. 250 But, Lord! what a pale, maidenish-looking animal for a voluptuary!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	maidenish
释义	maidenishadj. Brit. /ˈmeɪdn̩ɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈmeɪdn̩ɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: maiden n., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < maiden n. + -ish suffix¹. Usually depreciative. Resembling a maiden, characteristic of a maiden, esp. with connotations of naivety or prudery. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > shyness or bashfulness > [adjective] > coy coyc1386 nicea1400 coylya1542 skeighc1560 coyish1566 skittish1648 maidenish1749 maidish1822 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones II. vi. vii. 269 ‘Come, come,’ says Western, ‘none of your Maidenish Airs.’ View more context for this quotation 1792 M. Wollstonecraft Vindic. Rights Woman vii. 290 After their maidenish bashfulness is once lost,..women fall into old habits; and treat their husbands as they did their sisters. 1815 Zeluca I. 172 Do not let one word of this rhodomontade come within ken of your maidenish aunts. 1825 New Monthly Mag. 15 299/2 A pretty affectation of maidenish coyness. 1944 S. Bellow Dangling Man 19 She is a short, fair, rather maidenish woman. Compounds † maidenish-looking adj. Obsolete rare ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > pretty gentc1275 pretty1440 jant1638 dimber1665 belle1668 genty1701 prettyish1741 maidenish-looking1789 darling1805 pooty1825 pitty1826 purty1829 mooi1850 dotey1852 cute1868 1789 A. Seward Lett. (1811) II. 250 But, Lord! what a pale, maidenish-looking animal for a voluptuary! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1749
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