meditativenessn.

Brit.

/ˈmɛdᵻtətᵻvnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈmɛdəˌteɪdɪvnᵻs/

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

Etymology: < meditative adj. + -ness suffix.

The condition of being meditative.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [noun] > state or quality of

penseec1485

thoughtfulness1594

reflexivenessa1651

considerateness1651

reflectedness1688

reflectivenessa1703

considerativeness1710

contemplativeness1727

cogitativeness1823

meditativenessa1834

submergence1872

brood1895

a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1836) II. 220 The ratiocinative meditativeness, of his [sc. Hamlet's] character.

1844 Athenaeum 13 July 654/1 It [sc. the cast of a medallion of Rowland Hill] is not only a good likeness, but has an artistic expression of meditativeness, that adds to its value as the portrait of a public benefactor.

1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick xxxv. 175 Beware of enlisting in your vigilant fisheries any lad with lean brow and hollow eye; given to unseasonable meditativeness.

1877 ‘H. A. Page’ T. De Quincey: Life & Writings II. xix. 221 Dreamy meditativeness.

1942 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 3 214 Heidegger must needs imitate the great desperate moves of his Führer, by a sudden turn to activism which is a far cry from Husserl's meditativeness.

1976 Gramophone Feb. 1337/1 An account which emphasises the serenity and meditativeness of the music.

1993 Osho Everyday Meditator 27/2 There are temples that have ten thousand Buddha statues just to create an atmosphere of meditativeness.

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

单词	meditativeness
释义	meditativenessn. Brit. /ˈmɛdᵻtətᵻvnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈmɛdəˌteɪdɪvnᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meditative adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < meditative adj. + -ness suffix. The condition of being meditative. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [noun] > state or quality of penseec1485 thoughtfulness1594 reflexivenessa1651 considerateness1651 reflectedness1688 reflectivenessa1703 considerativeness1710 contemplativeness1727 cogitativeness1823 meditativenessa1834 submergence1872 brood1895 a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1836) II. 220 The ratiocinative meditativeness, of his [sc. Hamlet's] character. 1844 Athenaeum 13 July 654/1 It [sc. the cast of a medallion of Rowland Hill] is not only a good likeness, but has an artistic expression of meditativeness, that adds to its value as the portrait of a public benefactor. 1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick xxxv. 175 Beware of enlisting in your vigilant fisheries any lad with lean brow and hollow eye; given to unseasonable meditativeness. 1877 ‘H. A. Page’ T. De Quincey: Life & Writings II. xix. 221 Dreamy meditativeness. 1942 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 3 214 Heidegger must needs imitate the great desperate moves of his Führer, by a sudden turn to activism which is a far cry from Husserl's meditativeness. 1976 Gramophone Feb. 1337/1 An account which emphasises the serenity and meditativeness of the music. 1993 Osho Everyday Meditator 27/2 There are temples that have ten thousand Buddha statues just to create an atmosphere of meditativeness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1834
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