nattinessn.

Brit.

/ˈnatɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈnædinᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: natty adj.¹, -ness suffix.

Etymology: < natty adj.¹ + -ness suffix.

1. Neatness, smartness, trimness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [noun] > neatness or trimness

dapperness1530

featishness1530

trimness1552

neatness1555

featness1576

pickedness1578

spruceness1594

comptness1611

deftness1612

smugness1632

jemminess1756

spick and span1758

smartness1768

sprucery1813

dapperism1830

nattiness1846

sleekness1866

spit and polish1895

spick-and-spanness1911

1846 H. W. Herbert My Shooting Box vii. 101 Over every stall hung an elaborate wreath of straws destined to allure any wandering fly—vain destination, for the deuce a fly was to be seen or heard in that abode of nattiness.

1884 Cassell's Family Mag. Apr. 269/1 The pretty nattiness of the mob-cap and apron.

1989 Empire Sept. 46/1 The overall effect is one of having made an attempt at nattiness which hasn't quite worked.

2001 Independent (Electronic ed.) 3 Mar. There is a kind of theatrical nattiness to his outfit today.

†2. Dexterity. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1870 N. F. Hele Aldeburgh 139 Success depends more than anything upon the ‘nattiness’ with which the boat itself is handled.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	nattiness
释义	nattinessn. Brit. /ˈnatɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈnædinᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: natty adj.¹, -ness suffix. Etymology: < natty adj.¹ + -ness suffix. 1. Neatness, smartness, trimness. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [noun] > neatness or trimness dapperness1530 featishness1530 trimness1552 neatness1555 featness1576 pickedness1578 spruceness1594 comptness1611 deftness1612 smugness1632 jemminess1756 spick and span1758 smartness1768 sprucery1813 dapperism1830 nattiness1846 sleekness1866 spit and polish1895 spick-and-spanness1911 1846 H. W. Herbert My Shooting Box vii. 101 Over every stall hung an elaborate wreath of straws destined to allure any wandering fly—vain destination, for the deuce a fly was to be seen or heard in that abode of nattiness. 1884 Cassell's Family Mag. Apr. 269/1 The pretty nattiness of the mob-cap and apron. 1989 Empire Sept. 46/1 The overall effect is one of having made an attempt at nattiness which hasn't quite worked. 2001 Independent (Electronic ed.) 3 Mar. There is a kind of theatrical nattiness to his outfit today. †2. Dexterity. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1870 N. F. Hele Aldeburgh 139 Success depends more than anything upon the ‘nattiness’ with which the boat itself is handled. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1846
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