rathenessn.

Brit.

/ˈreɪðnəs/, U.S.

/ˈreɪðnəs/,

/ˈræθnəs/

Forms: see rathe adj.¹ and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rathe adj.¹, -ness suffix.

Etymology: < rathe adj.¹ + -ness suffix.

poetic in later use. Now rare.

The quality or state of being early, earliness; early ripeness.In quot. 1883: premature ending.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > [noun] > opportuneness or timeliness

covenablenessa1382

opportunity1531

seasonableness1546

tidiness1567

timeliness1573

tempestivity1576

ratheness1635

opportuneness1727

timefulness1898

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [noun] > (untimely) earliness > premature ending

ratheness1883

1635 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Donzella Desterrada 220 God makes no difference betweene the rathenesse and latenesse of time.

1851 Ainsworth's Mag. 19 30 Far from me be the unkind attempt to allow the chill of my heart to fall cold upon hers, to nip its expanding flowers in the ratheness of their bloom!

1883 J. Payne in J. H. Ingram Oliver Madox Brown 168 If thy life's untimely ended story..hold no room, For very ratheness..The lily of love..Shall flower and fade not on thy timeless tomb.

1917 T. Hardy Moments of Vision & Misc. Verses 59 Yea, to such rashness, ratheness, rareness, ripeness, richness, Love lures life on.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ratheness
释义	rathenessn. Brit. /ˈreɪðnəs/, U.S. /ˈreɪðnəs/, /ˈræθnəs/ Forms: see rathe adj.¹ and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rathe adj.¹, -ness suffix. Etymology: < rathe adj.¹ + -ness suffix. poetic in later use. Now rare. The quality or state of being early, earliness; early ripeness.In quot. 1883: premature ending. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > [noun] > opportuneness or timeliness covenablenessa1382 opportunity1531 seasonableness1546 tidiness1567 timeliness1573 tempestivity1576 ratheness1635 opportuneness1727 timefulness1898 the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [noun] > (untimely) earliness > premature ending ratheness1883 1635 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Donzella Desterrada 220 God makes no difference betweene the rathenesse and latenesse of time. 1851 Ainsworth's Mag. 19 30 Far from me be the unkind attempt to allow the chill of my heart to fall cold upon hers, to nip its expanding flowers in the ratheness of their bloom! 1883 J. Payne in J. H. Ingram Oliver Madox Brown 168 If thy life's untimely ended story..hold no room, For very ratheness..The lily of love..Shall flower and fade not on thy timeless tomb. 1917 T. Hardy Moments of Vision & Misc. Verses 59 Yea, to such rashness, ratheness, rareness, ripeness, richness, Love lures life on. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1635
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