oppositiveadj.n.

Brit.

/əˈpɒzᵻtɪv/, U.S.

/əˈpɑzədɪv/

Forms: late Middle English opposityf, 1500s (Scottish) 1600s 1800s– oppositive, 1500s–1600s oppositiue, 1600s oppositife.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin opposit- , oppōnere , -ive suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin opposit-, past participial stem of oppōnere to set against (see oppone v., oppose v.) + -ive suffix. Compare post-classical Latin oppositivus (of motion) that tends in the opposite direction, contrary (a1250 in a British source), (of person) who opposes himself or herself against c1327 in a British source), French oppositif (1665 as adjective and noun in astronomical sense in apparently isolated use; subsequently from 1838).

A. adj.

†1. Astrology and Astronomy. Of or relating to astronomical opposition; = oppositional adj. 1. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > planet > position of planet > aspect > [adjective] > opposition

oppositivec1487

oppositional1686

c1487 J. Skelton tr. Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica v. 356 Suche maner of generacion..importeth..somtyme good & somtyme ylle, after theffecte of the heuenly influence opposityf or coniunctyf.

†2.

a. = opposite adj. 1a. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > opposite position > [adjective]

contraryc1384

oppositec1392

contrariousc1400

contradictorious?a1475

objecta1542

overthwart1555

oppositive1578

opposed1598

opposing1609

adverse1623

obversea1656

counter-placed1678

opponent1728

counter1842

subtending1860

abapical1866

1578–9 in D. Masson Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1880) 1st Ser. III. 77 Ane few disloyall subjectis af his realme inhabiting the fronteirs of England in the oppositive wardanrie.

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. vi. 281 A little foure-squared Roome, oppositiue to the deualling side of..Syon.

b. Botany. = opposite n. 1b. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > (defined by) distribution, arrangement, or position > [adjective] > between parts

opposite1707

interpositive1855

oppositive1857

1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Oppositīvus, applied to stamens when situated opposite the divisions of a simple perianth, as in the Lilium; or to a corol, as in the Primula;..to petals when placed before the divisions of the calyx, as in the Berberis: oppositive.

3. Contrasting, opposing; expressive of opposition or antithesis; adversative. Occasionally (Politics): belonging to the opposition.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [adjective] > opposite or opposed

turneda1325

reversedc1390

contrary1413

opposeda1500

oppositea1513

inverted1563

counter1596

diametrical1613

contraposed1620

oppositive1622

averse1623

diagonial1624

contrarying1628

diametrala1631

conversive1636

Antipodian1640

converted1640

exadverse1647

Antarctic1651

Antipodean1651

antipodal1664

in reverse1694

contradictory1736

converse1794

antithesistic1801

contravening1802

diametric1802

reverse1828

polar1832

antipodist1844

antithetic1864

other-sided1879

antipodic1881

1622 [implied in: T. Stoughton Christians Sacrifice xv. 205 The will of God..is here said to be perfect. This also I understand oppositiuely and comparatiuely. Oppositiuely, because the old Testament was imperfect: comparatiuely, because this therefore is more perfect. (at oppositively adv.)].

1634 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. Hist. New Test. (STC 12640.5) 187 Not without some oppositive comparison; Not Moses, not Elias, but This; Moses and Elias were Servants, this a Sonne.

a1831 J. Stoddart Gram. in Encycl. Metrop. (1845) I. 50/1 In most Languages there are negative or oppositive verbs, as volo or nolo in Latin; to do and undo in English; fier and mefier in French.

1865 J. B. Lightfoot Comm. Gal. (1874) 76/1 Εἰ μή seems always to retain its proper exceptive sense, and is not simply oppositive.

1895 Philos. Rev. 4 537 Where I think his work to be unsatisfactory, is in his failure to maintain the integrity of the negative as an oppositive principle in the system of reality.

1901 A. H. J. Greenidge Rom. Public Life x. 396 Karlowa..takes an exactly oppositive view.

1978 Washington Post (Nexis) 6 Sept. a22 A nationwide general strike called by oppositive politicians.

2001 Global News Wire (N.Z.) (Nexis) 12 Sept. The SDL and Labour had oppositive views on issues such as land.

†4. Inclined to opposition; contrary; combative. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [adjective] > inclined to oppose

opposive1676

oppositive1865

oppositious1923

nay-saying1924

1865 G. MacDonald Alec Forbes lxxxiii. 394 Neither was the duty so unpleasant to Thomas's oppositive nature.

†B. n.

1. = opposite n. 2a. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [noun] > the opposite of something

contraryc1386

reversec1405

the contraverse1480

nothing less?1520

contrariety1532

negative1532

oppositive1561

different1571

diameter1579

contrariwise1588

opposition1594

counterpoint1599

oppositea1616

other thing1628

antipodes1641

inverse1645

contra1648

contrast1754

converse1786

contrariant1848

antipole1856

obverse1862

antithetic1863

contradictory1874

antipathy-

1561 J. Stow Treat. Astrolabe in W. Thynne Wks. Chaucer (new ed.) f. cclxviii^v/2 Then haste thou East and West, and perconsequens the oppositife, that is Southe and North. [Cf. Chaucer's Treat. Astrolabe ii. §38.]

2. Astrology and Astronomy. = opposition n. 1. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1592 R. Greene Vision sig. H3 Canst thou..tell the course of the Starres, setting downe their aspects, oppositiues, times, and sextiles?

Derivatives

oˈppositiveness n. rare contradictoriness, contrariness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [noun]

contrariositya1340

adversitya1382

champertyc1386

contrariousness1398

thwartingc1430

contrariancec1450

contrariness?1530

withsitting1532

oppugning1535

opposition1548

oppugnation1563

thwartness1577

adverseness1580

crossing1580

breasting1594

antipathy1601

oppugnancy1609

affrontment1611

opposure1611

thortera1614

contrariancya1617

obstancy1616

oppositeness1619

contropposition1621

obstrigillation1623

opposing1624

hostility1632

opposal1638

crossness1641

affront1642

aversion1651

oppugnance1657

shock1664

opponency1727

counteraction1750

antagonism1797

throwing1816

oppositiveness1824

kick1839

variance1842

opposedness1853

againstness1909

hornet1921

adversariness1970

oppositionality1989

1824 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 225/2 Phrenology flourishes. Went to a lecture yesterday on the subject... I had the organ of ‘oppositiveness’.

1850 M. Arnold Let. to W. Slade in C. B. Tinker & H. F. Lowry Poetry M. Arnold (1940) 170 All the oppositiveness & wilfulness in the human breast is agacée by a succession of these perverse disappointments.

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

单词	oppositive
释义	oppositiveadj.n. Brit. /əˈpɒzᵻtɪv/, U.S. /əˈpɑzədɪv/ Forms: late Middle English opposityf, 1500s (Scottish) 1600s 1800s– oppositive, 1500s–1600s oppositiue, 1600s oppositife. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin opposit- , oppōnere , -ive suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin opposit-, past participial stem of oppōnere to set against (see oppone v., oppose v.) + -ive suffix. Compare post-classical Latin oppositivus (of motion) that tends in the opposite direction, contrary (a1250 in a British source), (of person) who opposes himself or herself against c1327 in a British source), French oppositif (1665 as adjective and noun in astronomical sense in apparently isolated use; subsequently from 1838). A. adj. †1. Astrology and Astronomy. Of or relating to astronomical opposition; = oppositional adj. 1. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > position of planet > aspect > [adjective] > opposition oppositivec1487 oppositional1686 c1487 J. Skelton tr. Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica v. 356 Suche maner of generacion..importeth..somtyme good & somtyme ylle, after theffecte of the heuenly influence opposityf or coniunctyf. †2. a. = opposite adj. 1a. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > opposite position > [adjective] contraryc1384 oppositec1392 contrariousc1400 contradictorious?a1475 objecta1542 overthwart1555 oppositive1578 opposed1598 opposing1609 adverse1623 obversea1656 counter-placed1678 opponent1728 counter1842 subtending1860 abapical1866 1578–9 in D. Masson Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1880) 1st Ser. III. 77 Ane few disloyall subjectis af his realme inhabiting the fronteirs of England in the oppositive wardanrie. 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. vi. 281 A little foure-squared Roome, oppositiue to the deualling side of..Syon. b. Botany. = opposite n. 1b. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > (defined by) distribution, arrangement, or position > [adjective] > between parts opposite1707 interpositive1855 oppositive1857 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Oppositīvus, applied to stamens when situated opposite the divisions of a simple perianth, as in the Lilium; or to a corol, as in the Primula;..to petals when placed before the divisions of the calyx, as in the Berberis: oppositive. 3. Contrasting, opposing; expressive of opposition or antithesis; adversative. Occasionally (Politics): belonging to the opposition. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [adjective] > opposite or opposed turneda1325 reversedc1390 contrary1413 opposeda1500 oppositea1513 inverted1563 counter1596 diametrical1613 contraposed1620 oppositive1622 averse1623 diagonial1624 contrarying1628 diametrala1631 conversive1636 Antipodian1640 converted1640 exadverse1647 Antarctic1651 Antipodean1651 antipodal1664 in reverse1694 contradictory1736 converse1794 antithesistic1801 contravening1802 diametric1802 reverse1828 polar1832 antipodist1844 antithetic1864 other-sided1879 antipodic1881 1622 [implied in: T. Stoughton Christians Sacrifice xv. 205 The will of God..is here said to be perfect. This also I understand oppositiuely and comparatiuely. Oppositiuely, because the old Testament was imperfect: comparatiuely, because this therefore is more perfect. (at oppositively adv.)]. 1634 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. Hist. New Test. (STC 12640.5) 187 Not without some oppositive comparison; Not Moses, not Elias, but This; Moses and Elias were Servants, this a Sonne. a1831 J. Stoddart Gram. in Encycl. Metrop. (1845) I. 50/1 In most Languages there are negative or oppositive verbs, as volo or nolo in Latin; to do and undo in English; fier and mefier in French. 1865 J. B. Lightfoot Comm. Gal. (1874) 76/1 Εἰ μή seems always to retain its proper exceptive sense, and is not simply oppositive. 1895 Philos. Rev. 4 537 Where I think his work to be unsatisfactory, is in his failure to maintain the integrity of the negative as an oppositive principle in the system of reality. 1901 A. H. J. Greenidge Rom. Public Life x. 396 Karlowa..takes an exactly oppositive view. 1978 Washington Post (Nexis) 6 Sept. a22 A nationwide general strike called by oppositive politicians. 2001 Global News Wire (N.Z.) (Nexis) 12 Sept. The SDL and Labour had oppositive views on issues such as land. †4. Inclined to opposition; contrary; combative. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [adjective] > inclined to oppose opposive1676 oppositive1865 oppositious1923 nay-saying1924 1865 G. MacDonald Alec Forbes lxxxiii. 394 Neither was the duty so unpleasant to Thomas's oppositive nature. †B. n. 1. = opposite n. 2a. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [noun] > the opposite of something contraryc1386 reversec1405 the contraverse1480 nothing less?1520 contrariety1532 negative1532 oppositive1561 different1571 diameter1579 contrariwise1588 opposition1594 counterpoint1599 oppositea1616 other thing1628 antipodes1641 inverse1645 contra1648 contrast1754 converse1786 contrariant1848 antipole1856 obverse1862 antithetic1863 contradictory1874 antipathy- 1561 J. Stow Treat. Astrolabe in W. Thynne Wks. Chaucer (new ed.) f. cclxviii^v/2 Then haste thou East and West, and perconsequens the oppositife, that is Southe and North. [Cf. Chaucer's Treat. Astrolabe ii. §38.] 2. Astrology and Astronomy. = opposition n. 1. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1592 R. Greene Vision sig. H3 Canst thou..tell the course of the Starres, setting downe their aspects, oppositiues, times, and sextiles? Derivatives oˈppositiveness n. rare contradictoriness, contrariness. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [noun] contrariositya1340 adversitya1382 champertyc1386 contrariousness1398 thwartingc1430 contrariancec1450 contrariness?1530 withsitting1532 oppugning1535 opposition1548 oppugnation1563 thwartness1577 adverseness1580 crossing1580 breasting1594 antipathy1601 oppugnancy1609 affrontment1611 opposure1611 thortera1614 contrariancya1617 obstancy1616 oppositeness1619 contropposition1621 obstrigillation1623 opposing1624 hostility1632 opposal1638 crossness1641 affront1642 aversion1651 oppugnance1657 shock1664 opponency1727 counteraction1750 antagonism1797 throwing1816 oppositiveness1824 kick1839 variance1842 opposedness1853 againstness1909 hornet1921 adversariness1970 oppositionality1989 1824 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 225/2 Phrenology flourishes. Went to a lecture yesterday on the subject... I had the organ of ‘oppositiveness’. 1850 M. Arnold Let. to W. Slade in C. B. Tinker & H. F. Lowry Poetry M. Arnold (1940) 170 All the oppositiveness & wilfulness in the human breast is agacée by a succession of these perverse disappointments. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.c1487
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