obligingn.

Brit.

/əˈblʌɪdʒɪŋ/, U.S.

/əˈblaɪdʒɪŋ/

Forms: see oblige v. and -ing suffix¹; also Scottish pre-1700 obleidgeing.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: oblige v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < oblige v. + -ing suffix¹.

rare after 17th cent.

The action of putting under a legal or moral obligation, or of compelling or constraining; an instance of this, an obligation. Also: the action of gratifying or performing a service for someone.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > [noun]

debtc1330

officec1330

obliginga1382

dutyc1385

bondc1449

due?a1475

bounden duty1530

dueness1576

behoof1591

obligement1611

obligationa1616

ought1678

right1752

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun]

goodshipOE

goodnessOE

well-willingnessOE

goodlaikc1175

charity?c1225

courtesy1297

kindnessc1300

meeknessc1300

kindheada1325

benignityc1374

benevolencec1384

kindshipa1393

betternessa1400

homeliness1402

goodliness1405

courteousnessc1430

kindliness1440

kindlaikc1450

beneficialness1528

beneficence1531

benevolency1545

beneficency1576

kindheartedness1583

benefiting1594

candidness1643

benefacture1651

geniality1652

candour1653

hearta1656

obliging1676

benevolentness1736

affectionateness1751

warm-heartedness1808

Samaritanism1843

sweet-heartedness1865

benignancy1876

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1965) Psalms cxxiv. 5 Þe boowynge doun forsoþe in to oblishengys [a1382 Douce 369(1) oblishingis; a1425 L.V. obligaciouns; L. obligationes], þe lord shal bryngen to with þe werkynge wickedenesse.

1400 in F. C. Hingeston Royal & Hist. Lett. Reign Henry IV (1860) I. 23 (MED) The Duc..ageyn his oblisyng to me, made be hys lettre and his seal, and agaynes the law of Halikirc, spouses ane other wife.

c1475 (?c1400) J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) III. 431 It is greet oblishyng to be bonde to perpetual kepyng of siche maner signes.

a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Fox, Wolf, & Husbandman l. 2277 in Poems (1981) 86 ‘Gaif I my hand or oblissing,’ quod he, ‘Or haue ȝe witnes or writ for to schau?’

1563 N. Winȝet Certain Tractates (1888) I. 60 He labouris to fulfill his oblising.

1676 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 11 Ded. Nations..contending..who shall excel the other in the most beneficial obligings of Mankind.

1689 in Acts Parl. Scotl. (1875) XII. 67/2 That the obleidgeing the leidges to depone upon crymes against delinquents otherwayes than [etc.]..is a great grivance.

1778 D. Garrick Let. 21 Aug. (1963) III. 1241 I valu'd the Obliging my Neighbors at a greater price than Any I could get for y^e Land in question.

1855 T. B. Thorpe Voice to Amer. 104 There was an annual meeting..for the inquiry into crimes..and the obliging of every person to show the district in which he was registered.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

obligingadj.

Brit.

/əˈblʌɪdʒɪŋ/, U.S.

/əˈblaɪdʒɪŋ/

Forms: see oblige v. and -ing suffix²; also 1600s obligeing, 1700s obliedgeing; Scottish pre-1700 oblidgeing.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: oblige v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < oblige v. + -ing suffix².

a. Of a person, disposition, etc.: ready to do a service or kindness; courteous, civil, accommodating. Also occasionally in extended use (of an object).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [adjective] > obliging or complaisant

commodious?1553

obliging1632

accommodating1642

complaisant1647

obligeant1654

complacential1658

engaging1673

complaisential1689

prevenant1750

preventing1751

complacent1790

commodating1887

1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 86 You being the obliging, I must consequently needs be the obliged unto you.

1665 T. Herbert Some Years Trav. (new ed.) 305 Of a very gentle and obliging Nature.

1736 W. Bulkeley Diary May in E. Dew Roberts Mr. Bulkeley & Pirate (1936) i. vii. 64 All the family of Lloydiarth extream civil and obliedgeing.

1772 Miss Wilkes in Corr. J. Wilkes (1805) IV. 102 My uncle Heaton was so obliging as to call here yesterday.

1834 T. Medwin Angler in Wales I. 65 The inn..was clean and comfortable..and the landlady civil and obliging.

1882 G. A. Sala Amer. Revisited (1885) 185 An obliging waiter..facially and manually as black as the Ace of Spades.

1931 Good Housek. (U.S. ed.) Dec. 14/2 (advt.) P AND G is so obliging—it works in hard and soft water.

1955 R. C. Hutchinson Stepmother v. 39 Ceasing to be an official, he had become no more than an obliging host.

1994 BBC Top Gear Mag. Aug. 64/2 When a British rider dropped his false teeth in the road during a stage of the Tour some years ago, an obliging Garde officer went back, found said dentures and returned them intact.

†b. Of an action, word, etc.: gratifying, pleasing; courteous, polite, kind. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [adjective] > obliging or complaisant > of conduct or words

obliging1652

1652 E. Nicholas Papers (1886) I. 293 His Majesty's gracious letter..was not only most welcome but very obliging.

1656 A. Cowley Davideis iii. 104 in Poems All that was done, or said; the grief, hope, fears; His troubled joys, and her obliging Tears.

a1713 T. Ellwood Hist. Life (1765) 193 The Endowments of her Mind were every way extraordinary and highly obliging.

1781 W. Cowper Let. 19 Feb. (1979) I. 448 My principal design is to thank you..for your obliging present.

1804 T. Jefferson Let. 1 Feb. in Writings (1984) 1143 I have to acknowledge the receipt of your obliging letter, and with it, of two very interesting volumes on Political Economy.

1855 J. S. C. Abbott Hist. Napoleon II. vii. 112 He spoke some obliging words to General Cohorn on the feat of gallantry he had displayed.

2. Legally or morally binding; obligatory. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal obligation > [adjective] > of nature of obligation

obligatory1502

onerous1539

obliging1638

society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > [adjective]

fastOE

faithfula1500

obligatory1502

obligatoriousa1555

astrictivea1575

bounded1586

debt-bound1588

obliged1594

obligative1596

Stygian1608

obligator1609

binding1611

imperative1621

obligant1624

ligatory1625

obliging1638

obstrictive1642

boundant1649

self-binding1685

hard1935

1638 W. Chillingworth Relig. Protestants i. iii. §54. 161 Whether the Decree of a Councell, without the Popes confirmation, be such an obliging proposall.

a1679 J. Brown Life of Faith (1824) ii. ix. 238 The ceremonial law was not obliging.

1748 G. White Serm. (MS.) Yet the Second [Commandment] ‘Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself’ is..as necessary and obliging.

1875 E. White Life in Christ (1878) ii. x. 99 The all-obliging commandment of the Supreme.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	obliging
释义	obligingn. Brit. /əˈblʌɪdʒɪŋ/, U.S. /əˈblaɪdʒɪŋ/ Forms: see oblige v. and -ing suffix¹; also Scottish pre-1700 obleidgeing. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: oblige v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < oblige v. + -ing suffix¹. rare after 17th cent. The action of putting under a legal or moral obligation, or of compelling or constraining; an instance of this, an obligation. Also: the action of gratifying or performing a service for someone. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > [noun] debtc1330 officec1330 obliginga1382 dutyc1385 bondc1449 due?a1475 bounden duty1530 dueness1576 behoof1591 obligement1611 obligationa1616 ought1678 right1752 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] goodshipOE goodnessOE well-willingnessOE goodlaikc1175 charity?c1225 courtesy1297 kindnessc1300 meeknessc1300 kindheada1325 benignityc1374 benevolencec1384 kindshipa1393 betternessa1400 homeliness1402 goodliness1405 courteousnessc1430 kindliness1440 kindlaikc1450 beneficialness1528 beneficence1531 benevolency1545 beneficency1576 kindheartedness1583 benefiting1594 candidness1643 benefacture1651 geniality1652 candour1653 hearta1656 obliging1676 benevolentness1736 affectionateness1751 warm-heartedness1808 Samaritanism1843 sweet-heartedness1865 benignancy1876 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1965) Psalms cxxiv. 5 Þe boowynge doun forsoþe in to oblishengys [a1382 Douce 369(1) oblishingis; a1425 L.V. obligaciouns; L. obligationes], þe lord shal bryngen to with þe werkynge wickedenesse. 1400 in F. C. Hingeston Royal & Hist. Lett. Reign Henry IV (1860) I. 23 (MED) The Duc..ageyn his oblisyng to me, made be hys lettre and his seal, and agaynes the law of Halikirc, spouses ane other wife. c1475 (?c1400) J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) III. 431 It is greet oblishyng to be bonde to perpetual kepyng of siche maner signes. a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Fox, Wolf, & Husbandman l. 2277 in Poems (1981) 86 ‘Gaif I my hand or oblissing,’ quod he, ‘Or haue ȝe witnes or writ for to schau?’ 1563 N. Winȝet Certain Tractates (1888) I. 60 He labouris to fulfill his oblising. 1676 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 11 Ded. Nations..contending..who shall excel the other in the most beneficial obligings of Mankind. 1689 in Acts Parl. Scotl. (1875) XII. 67/2 That the obleidgeing the leidges to depone upon crymes against delinquents otherwayes than [etc.]..is a great grivance. 1778 D. Garrick Let. 21 Aug. (1963) III. 1241 I valu'd the Obliging my Neighbors at a greater price than Any I could get for y^e Land in question. 1855 T. B. Thorpe Voice to Amer. 104 There was an annual meeting..for the inquiry into crimes..and the obliging of every person to show the district in which he was registered. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). obligingadj. Brit. /əˈblʌɪdʒɪŋ/, U.S. /əˈblaɪdʒɪŋ/ Forms: see oblige v. and -ing suffix²; also 1600s obligeing, 1700s obliedgeing; Scottish pre-1700 oblidgeing. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: oblige v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < oblige v. + -ing suffix². 1. a. Of a person, disposition, etc.: ready to do a service or kindness; courteous, civil, accommodating. Also occasionally in extended use (of an object). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [adjective] > obliging or complaisant commodious?1553 obliging1632 accommodating1642 complaisant1647 obligeant1654 complacential1658 engaging1673 complaisential1689 prevenant1750 preventing1751 complacent1790 commodating1887 1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 86 You being the obliging, I must consequently needs be the obliged unto you. 1665 T. Herbert Some Years Trav. (new ed.) 305 Of a very gentle and obliging Nature. 1736 W. Bulkeley Diary May in E. Dew Roberts Mr. Bulkeley & Pirate (1936) i. vii. 64 All the family of Lloydiarth extream civil and obliedgeing. 1772 Miss Wilkes in Corr. J. Wilkes (1805) IV. 102 My uncle Heaton was so obliging as to call here yesterday. 1834 T. Medwin Angler in Wales I. 65 The inn..was clean and comfortable..and the landlady civil and obliging. 1882 G. A. Sala Amer. Revisited (1885) 185 An obliging waiter..facially and manually as black as the Ace of Spades. 1931 Good Housek. (U.S. ed.) Dec. 14/2 (advt.) P AND G is so obliging—it works in hard and soft water. 1955 R. C. Hutchinson Stepmother v. 39 Ceasing to be an official, he had become no more than an obliging host. 1994 BBC Top Gear Mag. Aug. 64/2 When a British rider dropped his false teeth in the road during a stage of the Tour some years ago, an obliging Garde officer went back, found said dentures and returned them intact. †b. Of an action, word, etc.: gratifying, pleasing; courteous, polite, kind. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [adjective] > obliging or complaisant > of conduct or words obliging1652 1652 E. Nicholas Papers (1886) I. 293 His Majesty's gracious letter..was not only most welcome but very obliging. 1656 A. Cowley Davideis iii. 104 in Poems All that was done, or said; the grief, hope, fears; His troubled joys, and her obliging Tears. a1713 T. Ellwood Hist. Life (1765) 193 The Endowments of her Mind were every way extraordinary and highly obliging. 1781 W. Cowper Let. 19 Feb. (1979) I. 448 My principal design is to thank you..for your obliging present. 1804 T. Jefferson Let. 1 Feb. in Writings (1984) 1143 I have to acknowledge the receipt of your obliging letter, and with it, of two very interesting volumes on Political Economy. 1855 J. S. C. Abbott Hist. Napoleon II. vii. 112 He spoke some obliging words to General Cohorn on the feat of gallantry he had displayed. 2. Legally or morally binding; obligatory. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal obligation > [adjective] > of nature of obligation obligatory1502 onerous1539 obliging1638 society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > [adjective] fastOE faithfula1500 obligatory1502 obligatoriousa1555 astrictivea1575 bounded1586 debt-bound1588 obliged1594 obligative1596 Stygian1608 obligator1609 binding1611 imperative1621 obligant1624 ligatory1625 obliging1638 obstrictive1642 boundant1649 self-binding1685 hard1935 1638 W. Chillingworth Relig. Protestants i. iii. §54. 161 Whether the Decree of a Councell, without the Popes confirmation, be such an obliging proposall. a1679 J. Brown Life of Faith (1824) ii. ix. 238 The ceremonial law was not obliging. 1748 G. White Serm. (MS.) Yet the Second [Commandment] ‘Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself’ is..as necessary and obliging. 1875 E. White Life in Christ (1878) ii. x. 99 The all-obliging commandment of the Supreme. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1382adj.1632
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