pithinessn.

Brit.

/ˈpɪθɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈpɪθinᵻs/

Forms: 1500s pithines, 1500s pithyness, 1600s pithinesse, 1600s pithynes, 1600s pitthynes, 1600s– pithiness.

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

Etymology: < pithy adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality of being pithy; esp. fullness of meaning with brevity of expression; terseness, aphoristic character.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [noun]

fastness?a1200

compendiousness1398

short speaking14..

shortness?c1450

brevity1509

briefness1530

pithiness1557

laconism1570

succinctness1609

parsimony1650

laconicism1656

nexility1656

syntomy1656

conciseness1659

closeness1712

compendiosity1727

pressness1728

abruptness1731

concision1774

laconicalness1830

compactness1841

terseness1864

Spartanhood1880

Spartanism1880

brachylogy1882–3

condensity1885

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [noun]

eloquence1382

elocution1509

gravity?1520

pith?1531

vigour1532

emphasy1548

energy?1549

emphasisa1555

pithiness1557

abruptness1591

emphaticalness1647

nervousness1727

cogency1750

forcibility1771

cogence1782

verve1803

forcefulness1825

force1842

snap1870

full-bloodedness1894

punch1901

compulsiveness1918

punchiness1938

1557 W. Baldwin & T. Palfreyman Treat. Morall Philos. (new ed.) i. xxviii. f. 22^v With such pithines in his counsell.

1619 R. Waller in Lismore Papers (1887) 2nd Ser. II. 226 Much comendinge the grate pitthynes of your Lordships letters.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Nexility, fastness, pithiness, compactness of speech.

a1717 J. Ollyffe Ess. towards Comprehension (1718) 58 Neither do I think..that any publick Form of Prayer in any Church whatever, excels the publick Prayers of the Church of England, for its Pithiness, Comprehensiveness, and Copiousness of Expression.

1781 W. Falconer Remarks on Infl. Climate v. 473 Hence the pithiness of the Laconian speech, so many instances of which are recorded.

1863 J. G. Murphy Crit. Comm. Bk. Gen. (iv. 6–7) 169 This sentence has all the pithiness and familiarity of a proverb.

1883 Harper's Mag. Aug. 476/1 While traversing much the same ground that Mr. Foster covers, and with equal brevity and pithiness..it is more ambitious and self-conscious in its style.

1913 W. H. Olin Amer. Irrigation Farming xii. 255 Seek to obtain that quality of [asparagus] sprout which shall have crisp succulence devoid of stringiness or pithiness.

1978 G. Cunningham New Woman ii. 50 Hadria, with characteristic pithiness, sums up.

2004 Irish Times 10 Apr. 59 It is beautifully written, filled with lines of arresting pithiness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pithiness
释义	pithinessn. Brit. /ˈpɪθɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈpɪθinᵻs/ Forms: 1500s pithines, 1500s pithyness, 1600s pithinesse, 1600s pithynes, 1600s pitthynes, 1600s– pithiness. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pithy adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < pithy adj. + -ness suffix. The quality of being pithy; esp. fullness of meaning with brevity of expression; terseness, aphoristic character. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [noun] fastness?a1200 compendiousness1398 short speaking14.. shortness?c1450 brevity1509 briefness1530 pithiness1557 laconism1570 succinctness1609 parsimony1650 laconicism1656 nexility1656 syntomy1656 conciseness1659 closeness1712 compendiosity1727 pressness1728 abruptness1731 concision1774 laconicalness1830 compactness1841 terseness1864 Spartanhood1880 Spartanism1880 brachylogy1882–3 condensity1885 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [noun] eloquence1382 elocution1509 gravity?1520 pith?1531 vigour1532 emphasy1548 energy?1549 emphasisa1555 pithiness1557 abruptness1591 emphaticalness1647 nervousness1727 cogency1750 forcibility1771 cogence1782 verve1803 forcefulness1825 force1842 snap1870 full-bloodedness1894 punch1901 compulsiveness1918 punchiness1938 1557 W. Baldwin & T. Palfreyman Treat. Morall Philos. (new ed.) i. xxviii. f. 22^v With such pithines in his counsell. 1619 R. Waller in Lismore Papers (1887) 2nd Ser. II. 226 Much comendinge the grate pitthynes of your Lordships letters. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Nexility, fastness, pithiness, compactness of speech. a1717 J. Ollyffe Ess. towards Comprehension (1718) 58 Neither do I think..that any publick Form of Prayer in any Church whatever, excels the publick Prayers of the Church of England, for its Pithiness, Comprehensiveness, and Copiousness of Expression. 1781 W. Falconer Remarks on Infl. Climate v. 473 Hence the pithiness of the Laconian speech, so many instances of which are recorded. 1863 J. G. Murphy Crit. Comm. Bk. Gen. (iv. 6–7) 169 This sentence has all the pithiness and familiarity of a proverb. 1883 Harper's Mag. Aug. 476/1 While traversing much the same ground that Mr. Foster covers, and with equal brevity and pithiness..it is more ambitious and self-conscious in its style. 1913 W. H. Olin Amer. Irrigation Farming xii. 255 Seek to obtain that quality of [asparagus] sprout which shall have crisp succulence devoid of stringiness or pithiness. 1978 G. Cunningham New Woman ii. 50 Hadria, with characteristic pithiness, sums up. 2004 Irish Times 10 Apr. 59 It is beautifully written, filled with lines of arresting pithiness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1557
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