mercurialityn.

Brit.

/məːˌkjʊərɪˈalᵻti/, U.S.

/mərˌkjʊriˈælədi/

Forms: see mercurial n. and adj. and -ity suffix; also 1600s mercuryalyte. Also with capital initial.

Origin: Perhaps of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Perhaps partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin mercurialitas ; mercurial adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: Originally < post-classical Latin mercurialitas (a1490 in Ripley: see quot. a1550 at sense 1) < classical Latin mercuriālis mercurial adj. (in its post-classical Latin sense ‘of metallic mercury’) + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). In sense 2 perhaps independently < mercurial adj. + -ity suffix.

†1. That part of something which consists of or contains mercury. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > alchemy > alchemical elements > [noun] > spirit > mercurial part of something

mercurialitya1550

a1550 ( G. Ripley Compend of Alchemy (Bodl. e Mus.) f. 65 (MED) Remember how man is moste noble creature In compositione erthy that ever god made, In whome is of the four elementes proporcione by nature A neuterall mercurialytie which costeth right nought.

1658 G. Starkey Natures Explic. 316 The Sulphur of any metall or minerall (that may be separated from the Mercuriality..) may be made into the form of an essentiall Salt.

2. The condition of being mercurial; liveliness, volatility; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > spiritedness or liveliness > [noun] > mercurial spirits

mercuriality1653

mercury1653

mercurialness1817

naphtha fire1834

the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > spiritedness or liveliness > [noun] > mercurial spirits > instance of

mercuriality1653

1653 R. Saunders Physiognomie i. 68 A curious mind, given to travel..his subtilty..all relates to his Mercuriality.

1848 T. De Quincey Final Memorials C. Lamb in N. Brit. Rev. Nov. 210 The mercurialities of Lamb were infinite.

1898 Spectator 23 Apr. 580 The mercuriality of the Celtic temperament.

1982 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 21 Feb. ii. 53/3 His program..was..divided between German solidity and Romantic fantasy in the first half and Gallic mercuriality in the second.

1998 Village Voice (N.Y.) (Nexis) 1 Sept. 57 The mercuriality of shape, its turn from tired structures, breeds new forms.

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

单词	mercuriality
释义	mercurialityn. Brit. /məːˌkjʊərɪˈalᵻti/, U.S. /mərˌkjʊriˈælədi/ Forms: see mercurial n. and adj. and -ity suffix; also 1600s mercuryalyte. Also with capital initial. Origin: Perhaps of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Perhaps partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin mercurialitas ; mercurial adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: Originally < post-classical Latin mercurialitas (a1490 in Ripley: see quot. a1550 at sense 1) < classical Latin mercuriālis mercurial adj. (in its post-classical Latin sense ‘of metallic mercury’) + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). In sense 2 perhaps independently < mercurial adj. + -ity suffix. †1. That part of something which consists of or contains mercury. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > alchemy > alchemical elements > [noun] > spirit > mercurial part of something mercurialitya1550 a1550 ( G. Ripley Compend of Alchemy (Bodl. e Mus.) f. 65 (MED) Remember how man is moste noble creature In compositione erthy that ever god made, In whome is of the four elementes proporcione by nature A neuterall mercurialytie which costeth right nought. 1658 G. Starkey Natures Explic. 316 The Sulphur of any metall or minerall (that may be separated from the Mercuriality..) may be made into the form of an essentiall Salt. 2. The condition of being mercurial; liveliness, volatility; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > spiritedness or liveliness > [noun] > mercurial spirits mercuriality1653 mercury1653 mercurialness1817 naphtha fire1834 the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > spiritedness or liveliness > [noun] > mercurial spirits > instance of mercuriality1653 1653 R. Saunders Physiognomie i. 68 A curious mind, given to travel..his subtilty..all relates to his Mercuriality. 1848 T. De Quincey Final Memorials C. Lamb in N. Brit. Rev. Nov. 210 The mercurialities of Lamb were infinite. 1898 Spectator 23 Apr. 580 The mercuriality of the Celtic temperament. 1982 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 21 Feb. ii. 53/3 His program..was..divided between German solidity and Romantic fantasy in the first half and Gallic mercuriality in the second. 1998 Village Voice (N.Y.) (Nexis) 1 Sept. 57 The mercuriality of shape, its turn from tired structures, breeds new forms. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1550
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