nil admirarin.adj.

Brit.

/ˌnɪl ˌadmᵻˈrɑːri/, U.S.

/ˈˌnɪl ˌædməˈrɑrɪ/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin nīl admīrārī.

Etymology: < classical Latin nīl admīrārī, in nil admirari prope res est una..quae possit facere et servare beatum , ‘to wonder at nothing is just about the only way a man can become contented and remain so’ (Horace Epistles 1. 6. 1) < nīl nil n.¹ + admīrārī admire v.

A. n.

The attitude of indifference to the distractions of the outside world advocated by the Roman poet Horace. Also: a person adopting this attitude.Occasionally used irregularly as infinitive phrase: to admire nothing.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > indifference > [noun] > spirit or attitude of indifference

nil admirari1654

indifferentism1834

take-it-or-leave-it1885

je-m'en-fichism1902

je-m'en-foutism1954

the mind > emotion > indifference > [noun] > one who is indifferent

pococurante1762

bore1766

Laodicean1772

nil admirari1821

come day, go day (God send Sunday)1833

Gallio1850

don't-care1854

indifferentist1866

1654 H. Hammond Answer Animadversions on Diss. touching Ignatius's Epist. iv. §2 98 I am put under discipline to teach me..the Nil Admirari, to see, and hear the most portentous things, and to admire at nothing.

1741 S. Duck Every Man in his Own Way 2 Believe me, I have often try'd To take your fav'rite Maxim for my Guide. Nil admirari dwells upon your Tongue.

1748 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 27 Sept. (1932) (modernized text) IV. 1233 This book..will both divert and astonish you; and, at the same time, teach you nil admirari.

1785 J. Boswell Jrnl. Tour Hebrides 26 Aug. 118 But Dr. Johnson has much of the nil admirari in smaller concerns.

1821 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto V c. 185 I ne'er could see the very Great happiness of the ‘Nil Admirari’.

1822 P. B. Shelley Let. 18 June (1964) II. 436 The nil admirari..seems to me a bad sign in a young person.

1876 H. Melville Clarel I. i. xli. 143 The critic-coolness in their eyes Disclaims emotion's shallow sea; Or misapply they precept wise, Nil admirari?

1951 N. Annan Leslie Stephen x. 278 Nil admirari was his precept, the salute to genius his practice.

1961 M. Kelly Spoilt Kill iii. 193 Why was I always preaching nil admirari?

1990 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 6 Dec. 30/2 Nil admirari is characteristic of Cambridge, and I enjoy Cannadine's cool tone.

B. adj.

Expressing or adopting an attitude or philosophy of indifference to the outside world.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > indifference > [adjective] > relating to indifferent attitude > adopting indifferent attitude

nil admirari1844

1844 H. W. Herbert Lord of Manor iv. 31 In endeavoring to be un-enthusiastic, one of the nil admirari school, he became as stiff as the poker.

1857 A. Trollope Barchester Towers III. xvi. 277 Very many men now-a-days..adopt or affect to adopt the nil admirari doctrine.

a1865 E. C. Gaskell Wives & Daughters (1866) I. xxi. 237 Every inflexion of the voice breathed out..admiration! And this from the nil admirari brother.

1935 J. Buchan House of Four Winds vi. 139 Mr. Glynde's nil admirari countenance..registered surprise.

1992 Times (Nexis) 31 Mar. Those Epicurean shrugs of the shoulder and nil admirari smiles.

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

单词	nil admirari
释义	nil admirarin.adj. Brit. /ˌnɪl ˌadmᵻˈrɑːri/, U.S. /ˈˌnɪl ˌædməˈrɑrɪ/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin nīl admīrārī. Etymology: < classical Latin nīl admīrārī, in nil admirari prope res est una..quae possit facere et servare beatum , ‘to wonder at nothing is just about the only way a man can become contented and remain so’ (Horace Epistles 1. 6. 1) < nīl nil n.¹ + admīrārī admire v. A. n. The attitude of indifference to the distractions of the outside world advocated by the Roman poet Horace. Also: a person adopting this attitude.Occasionally used irregularly as infinitive phrase: to admire nothing. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > indifference > [noun] > spirit or attitude of indifference nil admirari1654 indifferentism1834 take-it-or-leave-it1885 je-m'en-fichism1902 je-m'en-foutism1954 the mind > emotion > indifference > [noun] > one who is indifferent pococurante1762 bore1766 Laodicean1772 nil admirari1821 come day, go day (God send Sunday)1833 Gallio1850 don't-care1854 indifferentist1866 1654 H. Hammond Answer Animadversions on Diss. touching Ignatius's Epist. iv. §2 98 I am put under discipline to teach me..the Nil Admirari, to see, and hear the most portentous things, and to admire at nothing. 1741 S. Duck Every Man in his Own Way 2 Believe me, I have often try'd To take your fav'rite Maxim for my Guide. Nil admirari dwells upon your Tongue. 1748 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 27 Sept. (1932) (modernized text) IV. 1233 This book..will both divert and astonish you; and, at the same time, teach you nil admirari. 1785 J. Boswell Jrnl. Tour Hebrides 26 Aug. 118 But Dr. Johnson has much of the nil admirari in smaller concerns. 1821 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto V c. 185 I ne'er could see the very Great happiness of the ‘Nil Admirari’. 1822 P. B. Shelley Let. 18 June (1964) II. 436 The nil admirari..seems to me a bad sign in a young person. 1876 H. Melville Clarel I. i. xli. 143 The critic-coolness in their eyes Disclaims emotion's shallow sea; Or misapply they precept wise, Nil admirari? 1951 N. Annan Leslie Stephen x. 278 Nil admirari was his precept, the salute to genius his practice. 1961 M. Kelly Spoilt Kill iii. 193 Why was I always preaching nil admirari? 1990 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 6 Dec. 30/2 Nil admirari is characteristic of Cambridge, and I enjoy Cannadine's cool tone. B. adj. Expressing or adopting an attitude or philosophy of indifference to the outside world. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > indifference > [adjective] > relating to indifferent attitude > adopting indifferent attitude nil admirari1844 1844 H. W. Herbert Lord of Manor iv. 31 In endeavoring to be un-enthusiastic, one of the nil admirari school, he became as stiff as the poker. 1857 A. Trollope Barchester Towers III. xvi. 277 Very many men now-a-days..adopt or affect to adopt the nil admirari doctrine. a1865 E. C. Gaskell Wives & Daughters (1866) I. xxi. 237 Every inflexion of the voice breathed out..admiration! And this from the nil admirari brother. 1935 J. Buchan House of Four Winds vi. 139 Mr. Glynde's nil admirari countenance..registered surprise. 1992 Times (Nexis) 31 Mar. Those Epicurean shrugs of the shoulder and nil admirari smiles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1654
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