minacityn.

Brit.

/mᵻˈnasᵻti/, U.S.

/məˈnæsədi/

Forms: 1500s minacitie, 1600s– minacity.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin minacitas ; Latin mināc- , mināx , -ity suffix.

Etymology: Either < post-classical Latin minacitas (late 4th cent., rare; from 12th cent. in British sources), or independently < classical Latin mināc-, mināx threatening (see minacious adj. and n.) + -ity suffix.

Now rare.

The action or process of threatening or menacing; a tendency to use threats; intimidation, menace.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > threat or threatening > [noun]

threatc1000

threating1046

threateningc1290

menacec1300

menacingc1385

shore1487

interminationa1530

minacitya1538

shoring1573

menacement1606

minacy1645

peril1892

Mau Mau1970

mau-mauing1970

a1538 W. Holme Fall & Euill Successe Rebellion (1572) sig. G.ij^v The elements shal waste with caliditie, The heauens and the earth with euery work & distance. As who say, who repenteth shal passe that minacitie, And repentance proceedeth vpon grounded charitie.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Minacity, threatning by words or signs, menacing.

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Minacity, disposition to use threats.

1841 L. Hunt Seer (1864) ii. 76 Nor is the district without its historical minacities.

1854 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity III. vi. iii. 94 The warning was couched in words of prophetic minacity.

1972 Sociometry 35 301 These perceptions of the coalition's minacity and power apparently led to the higher penalties on the Division Rule.

1995 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 1 15 In experiencing the ka nimbia as a powerful and menacing presence, they experienced their own potency and minacity as a group.

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

单词	minacity
释义	minacityn. Brit. /mᵻˈnasᵻti/, U.S. /məˈnæsədi/ Forms: 1500s minacitie, 1600s– minacity. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin minacitas ; Latin mināc- , mināx , -ity suffix. Etymology: Either < post-classical Latin minacitas (late 4th cent., rare; from 12th cent. in British sources), or independently < classical Latin mināc-, mināx threatening (see minacious adj. and n.) + -ity suffix. Now rare. The action or process of threatening or menacing; a tendency to use threats; intimidation, menace. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > threat or threatening > [noun] threatc1000 threating1046 threateningc1290 menacec1300 menacingc1385 shore1487 interminationa1530 minacitya1538 shoring1573 menacement1606 minacy1645 peril1892 Mau Mau1970 mau-mauing1970 a1538 W. Holme Fall & Euill Successe Rebellion (1572) sig. G.ij^v The elements shal waste with caliditie, The heauens and the earth with euery work & distance. As who say, who repenteth shal passe that minacitie, And repentance proceedeth vpon grounded charitie. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Minacity, threatning by words or signs, menacing. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Minacity, disposition to use threats. 1841 L. Hunt Seer (1864) ii. 76 Nor is the district without its historical minacities. 1854 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity III. vi. iii. 94 The warning was couched in words of prophetic minacity. 1972 Sociometry 35 301 These perceptions of the coalition's minacity and power apparently led to the higher penalties on the Division Rule. 1995 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 1 15 In experiencing the ka nimbia as a powerful and menacing presence, they experienced their own potency and minacity as a group. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1538
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