mittyn.¹

Brit.

/ˈmɪti/, U.S.

/ˈmɪdi/

Forms: 1800s– mitey, 1800s– mitty, 1900s mity.

Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: Scots mootie.

Etymology: Probably a variant of Scots (Shetland) mootie, in the same sense (19th cent.; < moot tiny creature or thing (19th cent.; see note) + -y suffix⁶); compare earlier alamootie n.Shetland Scots moot is probably < the unattested Norn cognate of Norwegian regional mutt small piece of straw, mote, a very small thing, transferred use of mutt mite, variant of mott moth n.¹

Scottish (Shetland).

The European storm petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus.

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1813 G. Montagu Suppl. Ornithol. Dict. at Petrel— Stormy Provincial. Mitty, Assilag, [etc.].

1840 Penny Cycl. XVIII. 44/1 Common Storm Petrel..of the modern British, who call the species also (provincially) Little Petrel, Mitty, [etc.].

1885 C. Swainson Provinc. Names Brit. Birds 211 Storm-Peterel... Also called Mitty.

1913 H. K. Swann Dict. Eng. & Folk-names Brit. Birds 158 Mitey. A Shetland name for the Storm-Petrel.

1979 F. Greenoak All Birds of Air 30 The Alamouti, Mitey, Mitty names probably refer to the way a Storm Petrel flits and flutters continually over the water.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

Mittyn.²

Brit.

/ˈmɪti/, U.S.

/ˈmɪdi/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Mitty.

Etymology: < the name of Walter Mitty, fantasizing hero of James Thurber's short story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1939 in New Yorker 18 Mar.) and the 1947 film adaptation of the same name.

A person likened to Walter Mitty in indulging in or acting out daydreams, esp. involving a more exciting or glamorous life than he or she actually leads; the characteristics of such a person. Frequently attributive.

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the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > mental image, idea, or fancy > daydream or reverie > [noun] > one who daydreams

musardc1330

John-a-dreams1603

air-monger1628

castle-builder1711

daydreamer1750

castle-hunter1752

Alnaschar1800

reverist1824

stargazer1843

Johnny Head-in-the-Air?1851

pipe-dreamer1899

head-in-air1932

Walter Mitty1947

Mitty1953

1950 B. Schulberg Disenchanted xvii. 307 I've had daydreams of how I'd come back. Walter Mitty stuff about arriving in style.]

1953 Sunday Times 14 June 8/4 The Mitty me, I notice, will risk his life for a trifle, but never gets his hands dirty.

1960 Harper's Bazaar Apr. 125/1 The average motoring man is..a visionary, a Walter Mitty locked in a private world of fantasy... Vintage cars seldom fail to spark off the Mitty in a man.

1974 N. Freeling Dressing of Diamond 33 Bernard was doing his hospitality act... This was no Mitty performance.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mitty
释义	mittyn.¹ Brit. /ˈmɪti/, U.S. /ˈmɪdi/ Forms: 1800s– mitey, 1800s– mitty, 1900s mity. Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: Scots mootie. Etymology: Probably a variant of Scots (Shetland) mootie, in the same sense (19th cent.; < moot tiny creature or thing (19th cent.; see note) + -y suffix⁶); compare earlier alamootie n.Shetland Scots moot is probably < the unattested Norn cognate of Norwegian regional mutt small piece of straw, mote, a very small thing, transferred use of mutt mite, variant of mott moth n.¹ Scottish (Shetland). The European storm petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus. ΚΠ 1813 G. Montagu Suppl. Ornithol. Dict. at Petrel— Stormy Provincial. Mitty, Assilag, [etc.]. 1840 Penny Cycl. XVIII. 44/1 Common Storm Petrel..of the modern British, who call the species also (provincially) Little Petrel, Mitty, [etc.]. 1885 C. Swainson Provinc. Names Brit. Birds 211 Storm-Peterel... Also called Mitty. 1913 H. K. Swann Dict. Eng. & Folk-names Brit. Birds 158 Mitey. A Shetland name for the Storm-Petrel. 1979 F. Greenoak All Birds of Air 30 The Alamouti, Mitey, Mitty names probably refer to the way a Storm Petrel flits and flutters continually over the water. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). Mittyn.² Brit. /ˈmɪti/, U.S. /ˈmɪdi/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Mitty. Etymology: < the name of Walter Mitty, fantasizing hero of James Thurber's short story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1939 in New Yorker 18 Mar.) and the 1947 film adaptation of the same name. A person likened to Walter Mitty in indulging in or acting out daydreams, esp. involving a more exciting or glamorous life than he or she actually leads; the characteristics of such a person. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > mental image, idea, or fancy > daydream or reverie > [noun] > one who daydreams musardc1330 John-a-dreams1603 air-monger1628 castle-builder1711 daydreamer1750 castle-hunter1752 Alnaschar1800 reverist1824 stargazer1843 Johnny Head-in-the-Air?1851 pipe-dreamer1899 head-in-air1932 Walter Mitty1947 Mitty1953 1950 B. Schulberg Disenchanted xvii. 307 I've had daydreams of how I'd come back. Walter Mitty stuff about arriving in style.] 1953 Sunday Times 14 June 8/4 The Mitty me, I notice, will risk his life for a trifle, but never gets his hands dirty. 1960 Harper's Bazaar Apr. 125/1 The average motoring man is..a visionary, a Walter Mitty locked in a private world of fantasy... Vintage cars seldom fail to spark off the Mitty in a man. 1974 N. Freeling Dressing of Diamond 33 Bernard was doing his hospitality act... This was no Mitty performance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1813n.²1953
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