nine-tenthsn.

Brit.

/ˌnʌɪnˈtɛnθs/, U.S.

/ˌnaɪnˈtɛnθs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nine adj., tenth n.

Etymology: < nine adj. + the plural of tenth n.

Nine parts out of ten; (more generally) almost all. Also written ⁹/ ₁₀ths.possession is nine tenths of the law: see possession n. 1d.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [noun] > a great part or proportion > the greater part, the majority

the more partOE

the best part ofOE

(the) more parta1350

(the) most parta1350

(the) most part alla1350

(the) most party1372

for (also be, in) the most part (also deal, party)a1387

the better part ofa1393

the mo?a1400

most forcea1400

substancea1413

corsec1420

generalty?c1430

the greater partc1430

three quartersc1470

generalityc1485

the most feck1488

corpse1533

most1553

nine-tenths?1556

better half1566

generality?1570

pluralityc1570

body1574

the great body (of)1588

flush1592

three fourths1600

best1601

heap1609

gross1625

lump1709

bulk1711

majority1714

nineteen in twenty1730

balance1747

sweighta1800

heft1816

chief1841

the force1842

thick end1847

?1556 L. Digges Tectonicon i. sig. B The last is nine tenthes of an inch: that is nine partes of an inch, diuided into ten porcions.

1657 Reasons Humbly offered to House of Commons against Addit. Duty Wines (single sheet) Our Bays, Says, Perpetuanos, &c. go Nine Tenths of them to Portugal and Spain.

1709 R. Gould Wks. II. 329 Take from their Discourse the Oaths away, And You'll Retrench Nine Tenths of all they say.

1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xxxii. 290 Though they farm and pay to the Landlord for no more than nine Tenths of the Lands they occupy, hardly think it a Sin to cheat the Parson of his Tythe.

1785 T. Jefferson Notes Virginia xiv. 274 The sellers of the government..get nine-tenths of their price clear.

1812 R. Southey Let. to J. White 16 Feb. I apprehend that at least nine tenths of the business of B. Society relates to foreign countries.

1843 G. Borrow Bible in Spain III. vii. 133 Nine tenths of the inhabitants had left this place.

1889 J. H. Skrine Mem. E. Thring 102 A wretched nine-tenths of the place was the property of private owners.

1933 Fortune Aug. 47/3 The jazz cult is apathetic to nine-tenths of modern dance music.

1959 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 53 43 I know one thing, if I made a million dollars and the government took nine-tenths of it—boy, I'd cry the blues.

1995 Independent 21 Nov. ii. 16/1 There is a paranoia because nine-tenths of churches' contact with the media comes when they are caught on the back foot.

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

单词	nine-tenths
释义	nine-tenthsn. Brit. /ˌnʌɪnˈtɛnθs/, U.S. /ˌnaɪnˈtɛnθs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nine adj., tenth n. Etymology: < nine adj. + the plural of tenth n. Nine parts out of ten; (more generally) almost all. Also written ⁹/ ₁₀ths.possession is nine tenths of the law: see possession n. 1d. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [noun] > a great part or proportion > the greater part, the majority the more partOE the best part ofOE (the) more parta1350 (the) most parta1350 (the) most part alla1350 (the) most party1372 for (also be, in) the most part (also deal, party)a1387 the better part ofa1393 the mo?a1400 most forcea1400 substancea1413 corsec1420 generalty?c1430 the greater partc1430 three quartersc1470 generalityc1485 the most feck1488 corpse1533 most1553 nine-tenths?1556 better half1566 generality?1570 pluralityc1570 body1574 the great body (of)1588 flush1592 three fourths1600 best1601 heap1609 gross1625 lump1709 bulk1711 majority1714 nineteen in twenty1730 balance1747 sweighta1800 heft1816 chief1841 the force1842 thick end1847 ?1556 L. Digges Tectonicon i. sig. B The last is nine tenthes of an inch: that is nine partes of an inch, diuided into ten porcions. 1657 Reasons Humbly offered to House of Commons against Addit. Duty Wines (single sheet) Our Bays, Says, Perpetuanos, &c. go Nine Tenths of them to Portugal and Spain. 1709 R. Gould Wks. II. 329 Take from their Discourse the Oaths away, And You'll Retrench Nine Tenths of all they say. 1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xxxii. 290 Though they farm and pay to the Landlord for no more than nine Tenths of the Lands they occupy, hardly think it a Sin to cheat the Parson of his Tythe. 1785 T. Jefferson Notes Virginia xiv. 274 The sellers of the government..get nine-tenths of their price clear. 1812 R. Southey Let. to J. White 16 Feb. I apprehend that at least nine tenths of the business of B. Society relates to foreign countries. 1843 G. Borrow Bible in Spain III. vii. 133 Nine tenths of the inhabitants had left this place. 1889 J. H. Skrine Mem. E. Thring 102 A wretched nine-tenths of the place was the property of private owners. 1933 Fortune Aug. 47/3 The jazz cult is apathetic to nine-tenths of modern dance music. 1959 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 53 43 I know one thing, if I made a million dollars and the government took nine-tenths of it—boy, I'd cry the blues. 1995 Independent 21 Nov. ii. 16/1 There is a paranoia because nine-tenths of churches' contact with the media comes when they are caught on the back foot. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1556
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