† placencyn.

Forms: 1600s placencie, 1600s–1700s placency.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin placentia.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin placentia disposition to please (4th cent.) < classical Latin placent- , placēns placent adj. + -ia -y suffix³; compare -cy suffix. Compare earlier pleasance n.¹ and the Romance cognates cited at that entry.

Obsolete.

The quality of pleasing; a disposition to please or gratify; pleasantness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [noun]

lustfulnessa900

sweetnessc900

sootnessc1000

unloathfulnessc1350

sugarc1374

pleasancec1395

agreeability?c1400

dulcourc1429

pleasure1497

pleasantnessa1500

douceness1518

dulceness?1526

dulcetness1528

pleasancy1545

ungrieffulness1556

acceptableness1565

rose water1584

pleasingnessa1586

amenity?1591

pleasing1591

acceptance1594

suavity1594

prettiness1604

jucundity1620

dulcity1623

pleasurableness1626

agreeablenessa1631

placency1639

acceptability1647

dulce1654

amicableness1667

pleasurability1793

niceness1809

dulciness1828

enjoyableness1868

Gemütlichkeit1892

sweetness and light1927

1639 J. Saltmarsh Pract. Policie 153 Men are naturally prone..to bend in placency towards their superiours humours.

1649 J. Bulwer Pathomyotomia ii. ii. 102 The cause or matter of molestation or placencie.

1680 W. Waller Divine Medit. (1839) 23 That placency which we take to be in them, is but a resultance of our own Minds.

1785 E. Perronet Occas. Verses 64 Thou that with eyes of placency can see..[text illegible] foe's escape, or friend's prosperity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	placency
释义	† placencyn. Forms: 1600s placencie, 1600s–1700s placency. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin placentia. Etymology: < post-classical Latin placentia disposition to please (4th cent.) < classical Latin placent- , placēns placent adj. + -ia -y suffix³; compare -cy suffix. Compare earlier pleasance n.¹ and the Romance cognates cited at that entry. Obsolete. The quality of pleasing; a disposition to please or gratify; pleasantness. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [noun] lustfulnessa900 sweetnessc900 sootnessc1000 unloathfulnessc1350 sugarc1374 pleasancec1395 agreeability?c1400 dulcourc1429 pleasure1497 pleasantnessa1500 douceness1518 dulceness?1526 dulcetness1528 pleasancy1545 ungrieffulness1556 acceptableness1565 rose water1584 pleasingnessa1586 amenity?1591 pleasing1591 acceptance1594 suavity1594 prettiness1604 jucundity1620 dulcity1623 pleasurableness1626 agreeablenessa1631 placency1639 acceptability1647 dulce1654 amicableness1667 pleasurability1793 niceness1809 dulciness1828 enjoyableness1868 Gemütlichkeit1892 sweetness and light1927 1639 J. Saltmarsh Pract. Policie 153 Men are naturally prone..to bend in placency towards their superiours humours. 1649 J. Bulwer Pathomyotomia ii. ii. 102 The cause or matter of molestation or placencie. 1680 W. Waller Divine Medit. (1839) 23 That placency which we take to be in them, is but a resultance of our own Minds. 1785 E. Perronet Occas. Verses 64 Thou that with eyes of placency can see..[text illegible] foe's escape, or friend's prosperity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1639
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