obmutescencen.

Brit.

/ˌɒbmjuːˈtɛsns/, U.S.

/ˌɑbmjuˈtɛs(ə)ns/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin obmūtēscere , -ence suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin obmūtēscere to become dumb or mute (see obmutescent adj.) + -ence suffix; compare -escence suffix. Compare post-classical Latin obmutescentia (a1384 in a British source), French †obmutescence (1620).

The state or condition of becoming mute, speechless, or dumb, esp. obstinately or wilfully so.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > [noun] > remaining obstinately mute

obmutescence1646

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iii. viii. 122 A vehement fear which naturally produceth obmutescence .

1795 W. Paley View Evidences Christianity (ed. 3) II. ii. ii. 62 The obmutescence, the gloom and mortification, of religious orders.

1827 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 22 488 Subject to habitual and invincible obmutescence.

1904 ‘O. Henry’ Heart of West 59 I was manna in the desert of Jud's obmutescence.

1939 P. G. Chadwick Death Guard ii. vi. 217 The first dozen who reached the road in full view of us went blankly dumb, and only when a half-clothed non-com. arrived..was their shocked obmutescence overcome.

1984 N. Annan Leslie Stephen (rev. ed.) ii. 65 The cheerless obmutescence which would descend about him was an omen of a sudden exit to his study leaving his wife to cope as best she could with the guests.

2003 A. Fomenko Hist.: Chron. 1 (rev. ed.) 388/2 Their opponents were forced to give over with the discussion;..they resorted to the stance of complete obmutescence instead.

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

单词	obmutescence
释义	obmutescencen. Brit. /ˌɒbmjuːˈtɛsns/, U.S. /ˌɑbmjuˈtɛs(ə)ns/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin obmūtēscere , -ence suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin obmūtēscere to become dumb or mute (see obmutescent adj.) + -ence suffix; compare -escence suffix. Compare post-classical Latin obmutescentia (a1384 in a British source), French †obmutescence (1620). The state or condition of becoming mute, speechless, or dumb, esp. obstinately or wilfully so. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > [noun] > remaining obstinately mute obmutescence1646 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iii. viii. 122 A vehement fear which naturally produceth obmutescence . View more context for this quotation 1795 W. Paley View Evidences Christianity (ed. 3) II. ii. ii. 62 The obmutescence, the gloom and mortification, of religious orders. 1827 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 22 488 Subject to habitual and invincible obmutescence. 1904 ‘O. Henry’ Heart of West 59 I was manna in the desert of Jud's obmutescence. 1939 P. G. Chadwick Death Guard ii. vi. 217 The first dozen who reached the road in full view of us went blankly dumb, and only when a half-clothed non-com. arrived..was their shocked obmutescence overcome. 1984 N. Annan Leslie Stephen (rev. ed.) ii. 65 The cheerless obmutescence which would descend about him was an omen of a sudden exit to his study leaving his wife to cope as best she could with the guests. 2003 A. Fomenko Hist.: Chron. 1 (rev. ed.) 388/2 Their opponents were forced to give over with the discussion;..they resorted to the stance of complete obmutescence instead. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1646
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