querulityn.

Brit.

/kwɛˈruːlᵻti/, U.S.

/kwɛrˈulədi/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin querulus , -ity suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin querulus (see querulous adj.) + -ity suffix. Compare earlier querulousness n.

= querulousness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > state of complaining > [noun]

quarrellousness1634

querulousness1651

querulity1699

querulosity1795

complainingness1876

complaintiveness1888

grouchiness1925

1699 Compleat Mendicant iii. 22 To see with what chearfulness and fortitude he seem'd to bear up under his pretended Distress, I thought did severely Check and reprimand my present querulity and despondence.

1790 Moral & Philos. Suggestions I. 137 Can we too sedulously combat the querulity and dissatisfaction by which mortals so frequently sin against their Creator and Lord?

1820 S. T. Coleridge Let. 20 Jan. (2000) V. 18 I should scarcely have uttered this useless strain of Querulity, but that I could not endure to invent an excuse for the necessity of deferring the perusal of the two Volumes.

1866 Pall Mall Gaz. 27 June 1 The Premier had..very insufficient grounds for his querulity.

1938 D. Lloyd George Truth about Peace Treaties I. v. 168 There was a note of nagging querulity, often of personal spite, in these parliamentary activities.

1976 H. Trevor-Roper Hidden Life v. 102 Not only does Backhouse lament his declining health..he is also, it seems, in direst poverty. Bland was irritated by this querulity.

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

单词	querulity
释义	querulityn. Brit. /kwɛˈruːlᵻti/, U.S. /kwɛrˈulədi/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin querulus , -ity suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin querulus (see querulous adj.) + -ity suffix. Compare earlier querulousness n. = querulousness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > state of complaining > [noun] quarrellousness1634 querulousness1651 querulity1699 querulosity1795 complainingness1876 complaintiveness1888 grouchiness1925 1699 Compleat Mendicant iii. 22 To see with what chearfulness and fortitude he seem'd to bear up under his pretended Distress, I thought did severely Check and reprimand my present querulity and despondence. 1790 Moral & Philos. Suggestions I. 137 Can we too sedulously combat the querulity and dissatisfaction by which mortals so frequently sin against their Creator and Lord? 1820 S. T. Coleridge Let. 20 Jan. (2000) V. 18 I should scarcely have uttered this useless strain of Querulity, but that I could not endure to invent an excuse for the necessity of deferring the perusal of the two Volumes. 1866 Pall Mall Gaz. 27 June 1 The Premier had..very insufficient grounds for his querulity. 1938 D. Lloyd George Truth about Peace Treaties I. v. 168 There was a note of nagging querulity, often of personal spite, in these parliamentary activities. 1976 H. Trevor-Roper Hidden Life v. 102 Not only does Backhouse lament his declining health..he is also, it seems, in direst poverty. Bland was irritated by this querulity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1699
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