obligingnessn.

Brit.

/əˈblʌɪdʒɪŋnᵻs/, U.S.

/əˈblaɪdʒɪŋnᵻs/

Forms: see obliging adj. and -ness suffix.

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

Etymology: < obliging adj. + -ness suffix.

1. Readiness to oblige by doing a service or favour; courtesy; kindness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [noun] > obligingness or complaisance

humouring1602

complacence1626

obligingness1638

complying1639

compliance1641

complacency1651

complaisance1651

accommodableness1663

obligation1664

complaisancy1710

prevenience1751

compliancy1765

prevenancy1768

prevenance1823

1638 Ld. Digby Lett. (1651) 5 It is an inconvenience drawn upon you by your excess of favour and obligingness.

1673 R. Allestree Ladies Calling i. iv. 78 That amiable Image of Affability, and universal Obligingness.

1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison I. xxxvi. 252 She writes finely, and is greatly admired for her wit, prudence, and obligingness.

1790 F. Burney Diary Aug. (1842) V. 150 She is always happy when permitted to show her native obligingness.

1814 J. Austen Mansfield Park I. vii. 133 She played with the greatest obligingness .

1858 Atlantic Monthly Feb. 476/1 Béranger had one rare quality, and it was fundamental with him,—obligingness, readiness to perform kind offices, humanity carried to the extent of Charity. He loved to busy himself for others.

1891 G. J. Holyoake in Voice (N.Y.) 12 Nov. This obligingness and accessibility is more rare in monarchical England than it is in republican America.

1928 D. L. Sayers Lord Peter views Body viii. 185 I am the bearer of a letter of introduction to monsieur le comte... Will you have the obligingness to present it to him?

1961 Sociometry 24 283 We conclude..that the public at large is very strikingly altruistic, manifesting obligingness, consideration and responsibility.

1980 A. Mars-Jones Lantern Lect. & Other Stories (1981) 163 She makes no attempt at greater volume even when coaxed..by the judge, whose elevation above the court makes his obligingness suspect.

†2. The quality of being binding, obligatoriness. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > [noun] > binding quality or force

bondagea1616

obligingness1648

obligatoriness1650

obligativeness1678

obligancy1826

imperativeness1879

1648 T. Fairfax Remonstrance 34 These Declarations..will remaine..perpetuall witnesses against the validity there-of, or any obligingnesse to them.

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

单词	obligingness
释义	obligingnessn. Brit. /əˈblʌɪdʒɪŋnᵻs/, U.S. /əˈblaɪdʒɪŋnᵻs/ Forms: see obliging adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: obliging adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < obliging adj. + -ness suffix. 1. Readiness to oblige by doing a service or favour; courtesy; kindness. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [noun] > obligingness or complaisance humouring1602 complacence1626 obligingness1638 complying1639 compliance1641 complacency1651 complaisance1651 accommodableness1663 obligation1664 complaisancy1710 prevenience1751 compliancy1765 prevenancy1768 prevenance1823 1638 Ld. Digby Lett. (1651) 5 It is an inconvenience drawn upon you by your excess of favour and obligingness. 1673 R. Allestree Ladies Calling i. iv. 78 That amiable Image of Affability, and universal Obligingness. 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison I. xxxvi. 252 She writes finely, and is greatly admired for her wit, prudence, and obligingness. 1790 F. Burney Diary Aug. (1842) V. 150 She is always happy when permitted to show her native obligingness. 1814 J. Austen Mansfield Park I. vii. 133 She played with the greatest obligingness . View more context for this quotation 1858 Atlantic Monthly Feb. 476/1 Béranger had one rare quality, and it was fundamental with him,—obligingness, readiness to perform kind offices, humanity carried to the extent of Charity. He loved to busy himself for others. 1891 G. J. Holyoake in Voice (N.Y.) 12 Nov. This obligingness and accessibility is more rare in monarchical England than it is in republican America. 1928 D. L. Sayers Lord Peter views Body viii. 185 I am the bearer of a letter of introduction to monsieur le comte... Will you have the obligingness to present it to him? 1961 Sociometry 24 283 We conclude..that the public at large is very strikingly altruistic, manifesting obligingness, consideration and responsibility. 1980 A. Mars-Jones Lantern Lect. & Other Stories (1981) 163 She makes no attempt at greater volume even when coaxed..by the judge, whose elevation above the court makes his obligingness suspect. †2. The quality of being binding, obligatoriness. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > [noun] > binding quality or force bondagea1616 obligingness1648 obligatoriness1650 obligativeness1678 obligancy1826 imperativeness1879 1648 T. Fairfax Remonstrance 34 These Declarations..will remaine..perpetuall witnesses against the validity there-of, or any obligingnesse to them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1638
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