niggardlinessn.

Brit.

/ˈnɪɡədlɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈnɪɡərdlinᵻs/

Forms: 1500s–1600s niggardlinesse; Irish English 1800s nagerliness, 1800s– naygurliness, 1900s– niggerliness.

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

Etymology: < niggardly adj. + -ness suffix.

The state or quality of being niggardly; stinginess, meanness; parsimony.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [noun]

fastship?c1225

scarcenessa1300

scarcity1340

niggardyc1390

nithingheada1400

scarcehead1420

nigonryc1430

niggardship?a1439

pinching1440

straitheadc1450

straitnessc1460

niggard cheap1463

niggardnessc1487

nigonshipa1500

niggardise1502

niggishness1519

niggardliness1556

parsimony1561

illiberality1581

nearness1584

tenacity1586

Euclionism1599

paring1607

servilitya1610

niggeralitya1612

scanting1625

scant-handednessa1627

closefistedness1631

niggardess1632

close-handedness1646

strait-handedness1649

penury1651

unbountifulness1660

parsimoniousness1671

penuriousness1672

stinginess1682

closeness1712

illiberalness1727

meanness1755

cheeseparing1834

scrimping1835

churlishness1846

screwing1848

skinflintism1853

screwiness1856

flint-paring1860

skinflintiness1861

scrimp1864

flint-skinning1873

penny-pinching1895

skimping1898

tight-fistedness1975

1556 N. Grimald tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Duties ii. f. 88^v So, as suspition of niggardlinesse, and couetousnesse, be auoided.

1584 B. Rich Don Simonides II. 111 All courtlike actions are so sauced with discretion, as neither excesse make aught to be misliked of, nor niggardlinesse cause any thing to be exclaimed on.

1628 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 3) i. ii. iii. viii. 96 'Tis a sluggish humour..to..refraine from such places,..through sloth, niggardlinesse, feare.

1668 F. Kirkman Eng. Rogue II. xix. 168 Thus did I vex her for her niggardliness.

1688 S. Penton Guardian's Instr. 54 Prodigality is a little more catching than Niggardliness with young Gentlemen.

1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xviii. 97 My Charge against you..is that of Niggardliness, and no other.

1751 E. Haywood Hist. Betsy Thoughtless IV. xii. 123 Though all this passed on both sides in a jocose way, yet as it served to shew the niggardliness of mr. Munden's temper, cannot be supposed to have increased either the love, or respect his wife had for him.

1848 J. S. Mill Princ. Polit. Econ. I. i. xiii. 227 The niggardliness of nature..is the cause of the penalty attached to over population.

1897 Western Champion (Barcaldine, Queensland) 10 Aug. 3/2 Complaints about the niggardliness of the Government.

1941 W. J. Cash Mind of South iii. iii. 366 These politicians dealt with Dixie with a striking niggardliness.

1989 Building 30 June 44/4 Price condemns Government niggardliness about funding.

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

单词	niggardliness
释义	niggardlinessn. Brit. /ˈnɪɡədlɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈnɪɡərdlinᵻs/ Forms: 1500s–1600s niggardlinesse; Irish English 1800s nagerliness, 1800s– naygurliness, 1900s– niggerliness. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: niggardly adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < niggardly adj. + -ness suffix. The state or quality of being niggardly; stinginess, meanness; parsimony. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [noun] fastship?c1225 scarcenessa1300 scarcity1340 niggardyc1390 nithingheada1400 scarcehead1420 nigonryc1430 niggardship?a1439 pinching1440 straitheadc1450 straitnessc1460 niggard cheap1463 niggardnessc1487 nigonshipa1500 niggardise1502 niggishness1519 niggardliness1556 parsimony1561 illiberality1581 nearness1584 tenacity1586 Euclionism1599 paring1607 servilitya1610 niggeralitya1612 scanting1625 scant-handednessa1627 closefistedness1631 niggardess1632 close-handedness1646 strait-handedness1649 penury1651 unbountifulness1660 parsimoniousness1671 penuriousness1672 stinginess1682 closeness1712 illiberalness1727 meanness1755 cheeseparing1834 scrimping1835 churlishness1846 screwing1848 skinflintism1853 screwiness1856 flint-paring1860 skinflintiness1861 scrimp1864 flint-skinning1873 penny-pinching1895 skimping1898 tight-fistedness1975 1556 N. Grimald tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Duties ii. f. 88^v So, as suspition of niggardlinesse, and couetousnesse, be auoided. 1584 B. Rich Don Simonides II. 111 All courtlike actions are so sauced with discretion, as neither excesse make aught to be misliked of, nor niggardlinesse cause any thing to be exclaimed on. 1628 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 3) i. ii. iii. viii. 96 'Tis a sluggish humour..to..refraine from such places,..through sloth, niggardlinesse, feare. 1668 F. Kirkman Eng. Rogue II. xix. 168 Thus did I vex her for her niggardliness. 1688 S. Penton Guardian's Instr. 54 Prodigality is a little more catching than Niggardliness with young Gentlemen. 1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xviii. 97 My Charge against you..is that of Niggardliness, and no other. 1751 E. Haywood Hist. Betsy Thoughtless IV. xii. 123 Though all this passed on both sides in a jocose way, yet as it served to shew the niggardliness of mr. Munden's temper, cannot be supposed to have increased either the love, or respect his wife had for him. 1848 J. S. Mill Princ. Polit. Econ. I. i. xiii. 227 The niggardliness of nature..is the cause of the penalty attached to over population. 1897 Western Champion (Barcaldine, Queensland) 10 Aug. 3/2 Complaints about the niggardliness of the Government. 1941 W. J. Cash Mind of South iii. iii. 366 These politicians dealt with Dixie with a striking niggardliness. 1989 Building 30 June 44/4 Price condemns Government niggardliness about funding. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1556
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