previousnessn.

Brit.

/ˈpriːvɪəsnəs/, U.S.

/ˈpriviəsnəs/

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

Etymology: < previous adj. + -ness suffix.

1. Existence or occurrence before something else; antecedence, priority.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [noun]

priority?a1475

prevention1544

earliness1575

foregoinga1586

foreness1587

formerness1587

antecedency1598

anteriority1599

precedence1605

pregression1623

antecedencea1626

antecession1629

precedency1634

beforeness1635

earlierness1674

previousness1677

precursorship1856

anteriornessa1866

precession1898

1677 J. Owen Doctr. Justif. by Faith i. 101 As to the previousness of the Conviction of sin unto Faith, they are found in all that sincerely believe.

a1690 R. Barclay Truth clear'd of Calumnies (1717) v. 114 The Performance is to be in, by, through and with the Spirit; which may well be without a Previousness in Time, as to inward Duty at least.

1759 Duchess of Marlborough Let. to Great Man 43 That very previousness..was palpably the highest aggravation of your failure; for that pre-existence of those measures was not unknown to you.

1862 Times 10 Apr. 12/3 I have searched the categories of Aristotle in vain for it; its ‘previousness’ is something too subtle even for his analysis of possible priority.

1931 Q. Rev. Biol. 6 491/2 We are justified in saying that it was A temporally previous to thought. This temporal previousness is itself part of my conception.

1971 Compar. Stud. in Soc. & Hist. 13 127 The past performace or the action or the past acceptance of the belief is less likely to be a model if there is not some reference to its pastness, i.e. to the previousness of its occurrence.

2003 Observer (Nexis) 16 Nov. (Mag.) 92 I..grew them in abundance in my previous garden. (It is funny how the degree of previousness shifts.)

2. colloquial (originally U.S.). The fact of being over-hasty or premature in one's actions. Cf. previous adj. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [noun] > anticipation

preventing1530

preoccupation1552

anticipation1553

antedate1573

prolepsis1578

forestalment1611

forestalling1641

precourse1678

pre-echo1781

pre-empting1857

previousness1881

proaction1953

proactivity1965

1881 Manitoba Daily Free Press 29 Jan. In objecting to this unrivalled display of previousness, we showed our ‘pitiful ignorance of what is going on at Ottawa’.

1892 N.Y. Law Jrnl. in Law Times 93 413/1 He gets there sooner than the rest. His previousness, however, is not always effective.

1922 Times 21 June 20/4 It had been crossed by a lady who had..atoned in some measure for her previousness by describing the ridge as sensational and testifying to its isolation and terror.

1945 J. Agee Let. 29 Mar. in Lett. to Father Flye (1962) 139 Christ is risen... Forgive the previousness of my salutation. I..wrote it as I would wish you a happy Easter, knowing it will reach you on Monday or so.

2000 Guardian (Nexis) 8 Apr. 11 [She] babbled about how much she relished the chance of living at No 10. Hubbie, visibly distraught at her previousness, struck a deal.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	previousness
释义	previousnessn. Brit. /ˈpriːvɪəsnəs/, U.S. /ˈpriviəsnəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: previous adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < previous adj. + -ness suffix. 1. Existence or occurrence before something else; antecedence, priority. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [noun] priority?a1475 prevention1544 earliness1575 foregoinga1586 foreness1587 formerness1587 antecedency1598 anteriority1599 precedence1605 pregression1623 antecedencea1626 antecession1629 precedency1634 beforeness1635 earlierness1674 previousness1677 precursorship1856 anteriornessa1866 precession1898 1677 J. Owen Doctr. Justif. by Faith i. 101 As to the previousness of the Conviction of sin unto Faith, they are found in all that sincerely believe. a1690 R. Barclay Truth clear'd of Calumnies (1717) v. 114 The Performance is to be in, by, through and with the Spirit; which may well be without a Previousness in Time, as to inward Duty at least. 1759 Duchess of Marlborough Let. to Great Man 43 That very previousness..was palpably the highest aggravation of your failure; for that pre-existence of those measures was not unknown to you. 1862 Times 10 Apr. 12/3 I have searched the categories of Aristotle in vain for it; its ‘previousness’ is something too subtle even for his analysis of possible priority. 1931 Q. Rev. Biol. 6 491/2 We are justified in saying that it was A temporally previous to thought. This temporal previousness is itself part of my conception. 1971 Compar. Stud. in Soc. & Hist. 13 127 The past performace or the action or the past acceptance of the belief is less likely to be a model if there is not some reference to its pastness, i.e. to the previousness of its occurrence. 2003 Observer (Nexis) 16 Nov. (Mag.) 92 I..grew them in abundance in my previous garden. (It is funny how the degree of previousness shifts.) 2. colloquial (originally U.S.). The fact of being over-hasty or premature in one's actions. Cf. previous adj. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [noun] > anticipation preventing1530 preoccupation1552 anticipation1553 antedate1573 prolepsis1578 forestalment1611 forestalling1641 precourse1678 pre-echo1781 pre-empting1857 previousness1881 proaction1953 proactivity1965 1881 Manitoba Daily Free Press 29 Jan. In objecting to this unrivalled display of previousness, we showed our ‘pitiful ignorance of what is going on at Ottawa’. 1892 N.Y. Law Jrnl. in Law Times 93 413/1 He gets there sooner than the rest. His previousness, however, is not always effective. 1922 Times 21 June 20/4 It had been crossed by a lady who had..atoned in some measure for her previousness by describing the ridge as sensational and testifying to its isolation and terror. 1945 J. Agee Let. 29 Mar. in Lett. to Father Flye (1962) 139 Christ is risen... Forgive the previousness of my salutation. I..wrote it as I would wish you a happy Easter, knowing it will reach you on Monday or so. 2000 Guardian (Nexis) 8 Apr. 11 [She] babbled about how much she relished the chance of living at No 10. Hubbie, visibly distraught at her previousness, struck a deal. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1677
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