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单词 patheticalness
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patheticalnessn.

Brit. /pəˈθɛtɪklnəs/, U.S. /pəˈθɛdəkəlnəs/
Forms: see pathetical adj. and -ness suffix.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pathetical adj., -ness suffix.
Etymology: < pathetical adj. + -ness suffix.
Now rare.
= patheticness n.
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the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > quality of affecting the emotions > [noun]
patheticalnessa1607
movingness1661
pathos1668
stress1737
touchingnessa1750
patheticness1874
a1607 T. Brightman Brightman Redivivus (1647) ii. 26 He doth with great Patheticalnesse of affection breake forthe to the prosecuting of the Doctrine of Scandall in generall.
1727 A. Blackwall Sacred Classics (ed. 2) I. ii. v. 339 The patheticalness, grace and dignity of the sentence.
a1832 J. Bentham Chrestomathia in Wks. (1843) VIII. 191 The several properties..which..are desirable in language, may thus be enumerated: 1. Clearness. 2. Correctness... 14. Patheticalness.
1856 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters III. iv. xiii. 184 A large amount of the dreamy and sentimental sadness..and general patheticalness of modern life results merely from derangement of stomach.
1913 Times 8 July 4/5 In his mouth..all their quaintness, their softness, their queer patheticalness come out.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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