† mirabilityn.

Origin: Probably a borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin mirabilitas.

Etymology: Probably < post-classical Latin mirabilitas (4th cent.; 14th cent. in a British source) < classical Latin mīrābilis (see marvel n.¹) + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). Compare Middle French mirabilité (1530; 1528 in form mirabileté ), Italian mirabilita (a1808). Compare earlier mirable n., mirabilist n., and later mirabilia n. Compare also earlier admirability n.

Obsolete. rare.

Admirable quality; marvellousness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun]

wonderc1220

marvelc1300

marvelness1434

marvellousness1538

wonderfulness1574

miraculousness1581

wonderment1596

prodigiousness1649

mirability1650

stupendiousness1652

amazingness1677

stupendousnessa1706

wondrousness1851

stupendiosity1912

1650 M. à Vauts Husband's Authority Unvail'd 36 The former (being not disputed, for it is his proper Ensign) these Texts do briefly yet clearly display, viz. in its freeness, fervency, mirability, constancy and eternity.

1682 J. Flavell Navigation Spiritualized (new ed.) Pref. sig. A8 An Art of exquisite excellency, ingenuity, rarity, and mirability.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	mirability
释义	† mirabilityn. Origin: Probably a borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin mirabilitas. Etymology: Probably < post-classical Latin mirabilitas (4th cent.; 14th cent. in a British source) < classical Latin mīrābilis (see marvel n.¹) + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). Compare Middle French mirabilité (1530; 1528 in form mirabileté ), Italian mirabilita (a1808). Compare earlier mirable n., mirabilist n., and later mirabilia n. Compare also earlier admirability n. Obsolete. rare. Admirable quality; marvellousness. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun] wonderc1220 marvelc1300 marvelness1434 marvellousness1538 wonderfulness1574 miraculousness1581 wonderment1596 prodigiousness1649 mirability1650 stupendiousness1652 amazingness1677 stupendousnessa1706 wondrousness1851 stupendiosity1912 1650 M. à Vauts Husband's Authority Unvail'd 36 The former (being not disputed, for it is his proper Ensign) these Texts do briefly yet clearly display, viz. in its freeness, fervency, mirability, constancy and eternity. 1682 J. Flavell Navigation Spiritualized (new ed.) Pref. sig. A8 An Art of exquisite excellency, ingenuity, rarity, and mirability. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1650
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