punctualnessn.

Brit.

/ˈpʌŋ(k)tʃʊəlnəs/,

/ˈpʌŋ(k)tʃ(ᵿ)lnəs/,

/ˈpʌŋ(k)tjʊəlnəs/,

/ˈpʌŋ(k)tjᵿlnəs/, U.S.

/ˈpəŋ(k)(t)ʃ(əw)əlnəs/

Forms: see punctual adj. and -ness suffix.

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

Etymology: < punctual adj. + -ness suffix. Compare slightly earlier punctuality n.

= punctuality n. (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > punctuality > [noun]

punctualness1620

punctuality1640

timekeeping1694

the mind > language > speech > agreement > observance > [noun]

i-kepyngec1230

heed1357

keepingc1380

observancea1393

observation?a1425

contemplation1440

observing1458

conscience1483

conservation1544

heedfulness1561

heediness1596

religion1597

observancy1609

punctualness1620

punctuality1622

heeding1678

adherence1715

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > the quality of being specific > [noun] > quality of being specific or detailed

specialty1384

circumstance1393

punctuality1620

punctualness1620

specializing1633

particularity1638

detailedness1842

specificality1858

detailism1865

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > [noun]

nicetya1393

curiosityc1400

suretya1500

justness1533

preciseness1569

accurateness1611

punctuality1620

punctualness1620

mathematicality1641

accuracy1644

expressness1645

exactness1646

veracity1666

niceness1678

correctness1684

criticalness1693

precision1698

punctuosity1733

definitude1836

minutia1849

definition1866

society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > [noun] > conscientiousness > meticulous

conscience1483

scrupleness1489

scruple1526

scrupulosity1526

queasiness1576

punctualness1620

punctuality1622

scrupulousness1689

overscrupulousness1740

superstition1755

overscrupulosity1829

over-scruple1894

1620 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote ii. xlviii. 318 That you may see the punctualnesse and good maners of my Husband.

a1652 J. Smith Select Disc. (1660) vi. viii. 246 I will not here dispute the Punctualness of these Traditions..though I doubt not but the main Scope of them is true.

1690 Duke of Marlborough in Ld. Wolseley Life Marlborough (1894) II. 165 Nobody..shall with more punctuallness observe them [sc. orders].

1713 H. Felton Diss. Reading Classics 130 The most literal Translation of the Scriptures..is generally the best; and the same Punctualness, which debaseth other Writings, preserveth the Spirit and Majesty of the Sacred Text.

1753 S. Squire Enq. Found. Eng. Constit. (new ed.) 290 (note) To enable the townsmen to..pay with more ease and punctualness their yearly ferm, and other dues to the King.

1824 W. H. Garland Let. Apr. in William & Mary Q. (1931) 11 140 By answering it immediately, I attempt..to prove by my punctualness that I am a more assiduous correspondent than you have hitherto been.

1919 J. Conrad Arrow of Gold ii.i. 69 What to my backward glance seems startling and a little awful is their punctualness and inevitability.

1989 Elyria (Ohio) Chron.-Telegram 6 Jan. a15/8 (advt.) Computer and bookkeeping skills required... Punctualness a must.

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

单词	punctualness
释义	punctualnessn. Brit. /ˈpʌŋ(k)tʃʊəlnəs/, /ˈpʌŋ(k)tʃ(ᵿ)lnəs/, /ˈpʌŋ(k)tjʊəlnəs/, /ˈpʌŋ(k)tjᵿlnəs/, U.S. /ˈpəŋ(k)(t)ʃ(əw)əlnəs/ Forms: see punctual adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: punctual adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < punctual adj. + -ness suffix. Compare slightly earlier punctuality n. = punctuality n. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > punctuality > [noun] punctualness1620 punctuality1640 timekeeping1694 the mind > language > speech > agreement > observance > [noun] i-kepyngec1230 heed1357 keepingc1380 observancea1393 observation?a1425 contemplation1440 observing1458 conscience1483 conservation1544 heedfulness1561 heediness1596 religion1597 observancy1609 punctualness1620 punctuality1622 heeding1678 adherence1715 the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > the quality of being specific > [noun] > quality of being specific or detailed specialty1384 circumstance1393 punctuality1620 punctualness1620 specializing1633 particularity1638 detailedness1842 specificality1858 detailism1865 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > [noun] nicetya1393 curiosityc1400 suretya1500 justness1533 preciseness1569 accurateness1611 punctuality1620 punctualness1620 mathematicality1641 accuracy1644 expressness1645 exactness1646 veracity1666 niceness1678 correctness1684 criticalness1693 precision1698 punctuosity1733 definitude1836 minutia1849 definition1866 society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > [noun] > conscientiousness > meticulous conscience1483 scrupleness1489 scruple1526 scrupulosity1526 queasiness1576 punctualness1620 punctuality1622 scrupulousness1689 overscrupulousness1740 superstition1755 overscrupulosity1829 over-scruple1894 1620 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote ii. xlviii. 318 That you may see the punctualnesse and good maners of my Husband. a1652 J. Smith Select Disc. (1660) vi. viii. 246 I will not here dispute the Punctualness of these Traditions..though I doubt not but the main Scope of them is true. 1690 Duke of Marlborough in Ld. Wolseley Life Marlborough (1894) II. 165 Nobody..shall with more punctuallness observe them [sc. orders]. 1713 H. Felton Diss. Reading Classics 130 The most literal Translation of the Scriptures..is generally the best; and the same Punctualness, which debaseth other Writings, preserveth the Spirit and Majesty of the Sacred Text. 1753 S. Squire Enq. Found. Eng. Constit. (new ed.) 290 (note) To enable the townsmen to..pay with more ease and punctualness their yearly ferm, and other dues to the King. 1824 W. H. Garland Let. Apr. in William & Mary Q. (1931) 11 140 By answering it immediately, I attempt..to prove by my punctualness that I am a more assiduous correspondent than you have hitherto been. 1919 J. Conrad Arrow of Gold ii.i. 69 What to my backward glance seems startling and a little awful is their punctualness and inevitability. 1989 Elyria (Ohio) Chron.-Telegram 6 Jan. a15/8 (advt.) Computer and bookkeeping skills required... Punctualness a must. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1620
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