matronlyadj.

Brit.

/ˈmeɪtr(ə)nli/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪtr(ə)nli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: matron n., -ly suffix¹.

Etymology: < matron n. + -ly suffix¹. Compare earlier matronlike adj.

1. Characteristic of, befitting, or belonging to a matron.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married woman > [adjective] > relating or appropriate to married woman

matronlike?1571

matronal1609

matronly1630

1630 J. Taylor Wks. ii. 96/2 The matronly medicines..of this..woman, will in a little time make her encrease with a vengeance.

1656 Disc. Auxiliary Beauty 72 Painting, polishing, and pruning (beyond a matronly comelinesse or gravity).

1781 H. Cowley Belle's Stratagem ii. i. 26 You, for instance, are a widow; your air shou'd be sedate, your dress grave, your deportment matronly.

1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 26 She was making a handsome matronly cap.

1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby ix. 74 Mrs. Squeers being engaged in the matronly pursuit of stocking-darning.

1934 R. Graves I, Claudius ii. 36 She is a paragon of matronly modesty.

1989 A. Walker Temple of my Familiar i. 17 Her hair was bleached auburn, frizzed up in a style that seemed matronly.

2. Resembling a matron, esp. (in later use) in being rather staid or stout.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > broad shape or physique > [adjective] > fat or plump > of a woman

buxom1589

matronlya1660

buxom-looking1840

zaftig1921

curvaceous1933

curvesome1933

a1660 H. Hammond Serm. (1664) i. 8 Noted by all the neighbourhood for an absolute Wife; a grave, solemn, matronly Christian.

1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison II. v. 80 In every matronly lady I have met with a mother: in many young ladies,..sisters.

1882 M. E. Braddon Mt. Royal II. x. 212 The figure was a shade more matronly.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xiii. [Nausicaa] 363 Some good matronly woman..to mother him.

1950 W. W. Tarn Treasure Isle of Mist (ed. 2) vii. 113 In her chair..sat the fair-faced matronly priestess.

1983 ‘J. Gash’ Sleepers of Erin (1984) iii. 20 The library trolley finally came..with a splendidly plump matronly bird, all tweeds and blue rinse.

Compounds

matronly-looking adj.

ΚΠ

1818 Lady Morgan in Passages from Autobiogr. (1859) 131 (note) This mild and matronly-looking lady.

1860 F. Greenwood & J. Greenwood Under Cloud I. v. 110 A well-worn matronly-looking chair.

1909 Westm. Gaz. 20 Sept. 3/1 First, there is a matronly-looking ‘religieuse’, one of those fellow-passengers whom one gets a glimpse of as the night falls and the steamer passes the Needles and heads for Brittany.

Derivatives

ˈmatronliness n. matronly quality.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married woman > [noun] > quality

matronism1606

matronliness1852

1852 G. P. R. James Pequinillo III. 236 A certain composedness of manner and matronliness of dress.

1881 G. M. Craik Sydney II. ix. 247 You have a pretty kind of matronliness about you.

1976 New Yorker 26 Apr. 60/2 To her sweetly serene public matronliness she would add this aura of romance.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

† matronlyadv.

Forms: 1500s matronely, 1800s matronly.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: matron n., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < matron n. + -ly suffix². N.E.D. (1905) gives the pronunciation as (mēⁱ·trənli) /ˈmeɪtrənlɪ/.

Obsolete. rare.

In the manner of a matron.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married woman > [adverb] > in manner of married woman

matronly1590

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. x. sig. I6 She..toward them full matronely did pace.

1824 J. Galt Rothelan I. i. xii. 109 Being..matronly engaged..in soothing her little orphan to sleep.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	matronly
释义	matronlyadj. Brit. /ˈmeɪtr(ə)nli/, U.S. /ˈmeɪtr(ə)nli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: matron n., -ly suffix¹. Etymology: < matron n. + -ly suffix¹. Compare earlier matronlike adj. 1. Characteristic of, befitting, or belonging to a matron. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married woman > [adjective] > relating or appropriate to married woman matronlike?1571 matronal1609 matronly1630 1630 J. Taylor Wks. ii. 96/2 The matronly medicines..of this..woman, will in a little time make her encrease with a vengeance. 1656 Disc. Auxiliary Beauty 72 Painting, polishing, and pruning (beyond a matronly comelinesse or gravity). 1781 H. Cowley Belle's Stratagem ii. i. 26 You, for instance, are a widow; your air shou'd be sedate, your dress grave, your deportment matronly. 1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 26 She was making a handsome matronly cap. 1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby ix. 74 Mrs. Squeers being engaged in the matronly pursuit of stocking-darning. 1934 R. Graves I, Claudius ii. 36 She is a paragon of matronly modesty. 1989 A. Walker Temple of my Familiar i. 17 Her hair was bleached auburn, frizzed up in a style that seemed matronly. 2. Resembling a matron, esp. (in later use) in being rather staid or stout. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > broad shape or physique > [adjective] > fat or plump > of a woman buxom1589 matronlya1660 buxom-looking1840 zaftig1921 curvaceous1933 curvesome1933 a1660 H. Hammond Serm. (1664) i. 8 Noted by all the neighbourhood for an absolute Wife; a grave, solemn, matronly Christian. 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison II. v. 80 In every matronly lady I have met with a mother: in many young ladies,..sisters. 1882 M. E. Braddon Mt. Royal II. x. 212 The figure was a shade more matronly. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xiii. [Nausicaa] 363 Some good matronly woman..to mother him. 1950 W. W. Tarn Treasure Isle of Mist (ed. 2) vii. 113 In her chair..sat the fair-faced matronly priestess. 1983 ‘J. Gash’ Sleepers of Erin (1984) iii. 20 The library trolley finally came..with a splendidly plump matronly bird, all tweeds and blue rinse. Compounds matronly-looking adj. ΚΠ 1818 Lady Morgan in Passages from Autobiogr. (1859) 131 (note) This mild and matronly-looking lady. 1860 F. Greenwood & J. Greenwood Under Cloud I. v. 110 A well-worn matronly-looking chair. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 20 Sept. 3/1 First, there is a matronly-looking ‘religieuse’, one of those fellow-passengers whom one gets a glimpse of as the night falls and the steamer passes the Needles and heads for Brittany. Derivatives ˈmatronliness n. matronly quality. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married woman > [noun] > quality matronism1606 matronliness1852 1852 G. P. R. James Pequinillo III. 236 A certain composedness of manner and matronliness of dress. 1881 G. M. Craik Sydney II. ix. 247 You have a pretty kind of matronliness about you. 1976 New Yorker 26 Apr. 60/2 To her sweetly serene public matronliness she would add this aura of romance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022). † matronlyadv. Forms: 1500s matronely, 1800s matronly. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: matron n., -ly suffix². Etymology: < matron n. + -ly suffix². N.E.D. (1905) gives the pronunciation as (mēⁱ·trənli) /ˈmeɪtrənlɪ/. Obsolete. rare. In the manner of a matron. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married woman > [adverb] > in manner of married woman matronly1590 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. x. sig. I6 She..toward them full matronely did pace. 1824 J. Galt Rothelan I. i. xii. 109 Being..matronly engaged..in soothing her little orphan to sleep. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1630adv.1590
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