overwhelmingnessn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈ(h)wɛlmɪŋnᵻs/

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

Etymology: < overwhelming adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier overwhelm n.

The quality or fact of being overwhelming.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > [noun] > prevailing or mastering > overcoming or overwhelming > quality of

overwhelmingnessa1834

a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1836) II. 174 You see in him..the overwhelmingness of circumstances, for a time surmounting his sense of duty.

1881 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. May 570/2 Its force, its overwhelmingness, and its harshness, found a more congenial place in the colder regions.

1975 Social Forces 53 575/2 Authority can stem from the pure perceived overwhelmingness of the person who holds it.

1996 J. Lanchester Debt to Pleasure (1997) 33 The general overwhelmingness of the occasion.

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

单词	overwhelmingness
释义	overwhelmingnessn. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋnᵻs/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈ(h)wɛlmɪŋnᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overwhelming adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < overwhelming adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier overwhelm n. The quality or fact of being overwhelming. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > [noun] > prevailing or mastering > overcoming or overwhelming > quality of overwhelmingnessa1834 a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1836) II. 174 You see in him..the overwhelmingness of circumstances, for a time surmounting his sense of duty. 1881 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. May 570/2 Its force, its overwhelmingness, and its harshness, found a more congenial place in the colder regions. 1975 Social Forces 53 575/2 Authority can stem from the pure perceived overwhelmingness of the person who holds it. 1996 J. Lanchester Debt to Pleasure (1997) 33 The general overwhelmingness of the occasion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1834
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