morbidezzan.

Brit.

/ˌmɔːbɪˈdɛtsə/, U.S.

/ˌmɔrbəˈdɛtsə/

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian morbidezza.

Etymology: < Italian morbidezza softness, delicacy, nonchalant grace, (of women and children) delicacy of complexion (14th cent.), softness of tonality or harmony of light and shade in a painting, harmony of proportions in a statue or relief (16th cent.) < morbido morbid adj. + -ezza -ess suffix². Compare Middle French morbidezza nonchalant grace (1588), French †morbidezza, used of works of art (1666), French morbidesse softness, delicacy (1801).

1. Art. Lifelike delicacy in flesh tints.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > art of colouring > [noun] > flesh-tints

morbidezza1624

carnations1704

flesh-tint1839

1624 H. Wotton Elements Archit. ii. 89 A kinde of Tendernesse, by the Italians tearmed Morbidezza.

1686 W. Aglionby Painting Illustr. (new ed.) i. 21 There is a thing which the Italians call Morbidezza; The meaning of which word, is to Express the Softness, and tender Liveliness of Flesh and Blood.

1722 J. Richardson Acct. Statues Italy 58 But the Beauty! the Morbidezza! the Thought and Expression! Good God!

1881 Athenæum 19 Feb. 271 Nor does the morbidezza which distinguishes every line of its perfect contours and characterizes all of them detract from the fineness of the whole.

1964 Monumenta Nipponica 19 398 Fontanesi's painting style was full of artistic effects produced by his ‘morbidezza’ descriptions and his dark-brown color touches.

1992 Apollo June 50/1 The slightly blurred contours of the figures typical of the Correggio ‘morbidezza’, so highly prized in the 18th century are very much in evidence.

2. gen. Delicacy, softness, esp. in musical performance; sensibility, smoothness. Also occasionally with negative connotation: unwholesomeness, effeminacy, sickliness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > sentimentality > [noun]

sentiment1747

sentimentality1770

mawkishness1796

sensiblerie1815

sentimentalism1818

sloppiness1828

morbidezza1833

milk-and-wateriness1834

maudlin1838

soothing syrup1839

emotionalism1846

stickiness1864

slop1866

mushiness1868

saccharinity1868

sympatheticism1884

hearts and flowers1911

lovey-doveyness1923

schmaltz1934

goop1950

goo1951

schmaltziness1953

gloop1957

cheesiness1963

soupiness1963

soft-centredness1967

soppiness1974

society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > [noun] > qualities of music generally

formality1531

humoura1568

languor1751

morbidezza1833

pop1862

go1882

monophony1890

jazziness1916

blueness1929

linearity1947

funkiness1957

spikiness1962

1833 A. Domett Poems 90 (title) A bit of birth-day morbidezza.

1882 Harper's Mag. June 35/2 The small, delicate features, the long, liquid, iridescent eyes, the sweet indolent morbidezza that makes Southern beauty so perilously fascinating, are not uncommon here.

1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. Morbidezza,..Mus. Extreme delicacy: a direction to the performer.

1910 G. B. Shaw Brieux 3 The artistic morbidezza of Byron and Victor Hugo.

1934 Times Lit. Suppl. 3 May 324/2 In spite of a collective morbidezza on the part of Pansy's lovers, the characterization is clean cut.

1960 C. S. Lewis Stud. in Words vi. 160 But in Mrs Radcliffe sensibility perhaps implies a more universal morbidezza.

1974 Times 13 May 14/7 ‘E lucevan le stelle’ and ‘O dolci mani’ had true morbidezza.

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

单词	morbidezza
释义	morbidezzan. Brit. /ˌmɔːbɪˈdɛtsə/, U.S. /ˌmɔrbəˈdɛtsə/ Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian morbidezza. Etymology: < Italian morbidezza softness, delicacy, nonchalant grace, (of women and children) delicacy of complexion (14th cent.), softness of tonality or harmony of light and shade in a painting, harmony of proportions in a statue or relief (16th cent.) < morbido morbid adj. + -ezza -ess suffix². Compare Middle French morbidezza nonchalant grace (1588), French †morbidezza, used of works of art (1666), French morbidesse softness, delicacy (1801). 1. Art. Lifelike delicacy in flesh tints. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > art of colouring > [noun] > flesh-tints morbidezza1624 carnations1704 flesh-tint1839 1624 H. Wotton Elements Archit. ii. 89 A kinde of Tendernesse, by the Italians tearmed Morbidezza. 1686 W. Aglionby Painting Illustr. (new ed.) i. 21 There is a thing which the Italians call Morbidezza; The meaning of which word, is to Express the Softness, and tender Liveliness of Flesh and Blood. 1722 J. Richardson Acct. Statues Italy 58 But the Beauty! the Morbidezza! the Thought and Expression! Good God! 1881 Athenæum 19 Feb. 271 Nor does the morbidezza which distinguishes every line of its perfect contours and characterizes all of them detract from the fineness of the whole. 1964 Monumenta Nipponica 19 398 Fontanesi's painting style was full of artistic effects produced by his ‘morbidezza’ descriptions and his dark-brown color touches. 1992 Apollo June 50/1 The slightly blurred contours of the figures typical of the Correggio ‘morbidezza’, so highly prized in the 18th century are very much in evidence. 2. gen. Delicacy, softness, esp. in musical performance; sensibility, smoothness. Also occasionally with negative connotation: unwholesomeness, effeminacy, sickliness. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > sentimentality > [noun] sentiment1747 sentimentality1770 mawkishness1796 sensiblerie1815 sentimentalism1818 sloppiness1828 morbidezza1833 milk-and-wateriness1834 maudlin1838 soothing syrup1839 emotionalism1846 stickiness1864 slop1866 mushiness1868 saccharinity1868 sympatheticism1884 hearts and flowers1911 lovey-doveyness1923 schmaltz1934 goop1950 goo1951 schmaltziness1953 gloop1957 cheesiness1963 soupiness1963 soft-centredness1967 soppiness1974 society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > [noun] > qualities of music generally formality1531 humoura1568 languor1751 morbidezza1833 pop1862 go1882 monophony1890 jazziness1916 blueness1929 linearity1947 funkiness1957 spikiness1962 1833 A. Domett Poems 90 (title) A bit of birth-day morbidezza. 1882 Harper's Mag. June 35/2 The small, delicate features, the long, liquid, iridescent eyes, the sweet indolent morbidezza that makes Southern beauty so perilously fascinating, are not uncommon here. 1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. Morbidezza,..Mus. Extreme delicacy: a direction to the performer. 1910 G. B. Shaw Brieux 3 The artistic morbidezza of Byron and Victor Hugo. 1934 Times Lit. Suppl. 3 May 324/2 In spite of a collective morbidezza on the part of Pansy's lovers, the characterization is clean cut. 1960 C. S. Lewis Stud. in Words vi. 160 But in Mrs Radcliffe sensibility perhaps implies a more universal morbidezza. 1974 Times 13 May 14/7 ‘E lucevan le stelle’ and ‘O dolci mani’ had true morbidezza. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1624
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