old-worldlinessn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊl(d)ˈwəːldlɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˌoʊl(d)ˈwərldlinᵻs/

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

Etymology: < old-worldly adj. + -ness suffix, after worldliness n. Compare earlier old-worldness n., old-worldism n.

Old-world quality or character, quaintness; absence of modernity.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > region of the earth > hemisphere > [noun] > eastern > quality of

old-worldism1885

old-worldness1895

old-worldliness1934

1934 Archit. Rev. 75 178 The patron public was becoming patina-conscious, aware of texture, age-effects, old-worldliness, the charm of mellowness.

1941 Q. Rev. Biol. 16 215/2 Political exiles..turned from old-worldliness, utopian ideas and a passive non-cooperation in American affairs to active participation.

1959 Dict. National Biogr. 1941–50 at Akers-Douglas From this ‘old-worldliness’ Chilston in 1933 was suddenly called upon to take up the toughest ambassadorship in the gift of the Foreign Office.

2001 Birmingham Post (Nexis) 19 Dec. 12 While most New World wineries tend to stress their traditional 'old worldliness', Cono Sur takes a more modern and innovative approach.

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

单词	old-worldliness
释义	old-worldlinessn. Brit. /ˌəʊl(d)ˈwəːldlɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˌoʊl(d)ˈwərldlinᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: old-worldly adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < old-worldly adj. + -ness suffix, after worldliness n. Compare earlier old-worldness n., old-worldism n. Old-world quality or character, quaintness; absence of modernity. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > region of the earth > hemisphere > [noun] > eastern > quality of old-worldism1885 old-worldness1895 old-worldliness1934 1934 Archit. Rev. 75 178 The patron public was becoming patina-conscious, aware of texture, age-effects, old-worldliness, the charm of mellowness. 1941 Q. Rev. Biol. 16 215/2 Political exiles..turned from old-worldliness, utopian ideas and a passive non-cooperation in American affairs to active participation. 1959 Dict. National Biogr. 1941–50 at Akers-Douglas From this ‘old-worldliness’ Chilston in 1933 was suddenly called upon to take up the toughest ambassadorship in the gift of the Foreign Office. 2001 Birmingham Post (Nexis) 19 Dec. 12 While most New World wineries tend to stress their traditional 'old worldliness', Cono Sur takes a more modern and innovative approach. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1934
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