refractivenessn.

Brit.

/rᵻˈfraktᵻvnᵻs/, U.S.

/rəˈfræktᵻvnᵻs/,

/riˈfræktᵻvnᵻs/

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

Etymology: < refractive adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier refractariness n., refractoriness n.

The state or property of being refractive (in any sense); (Medicine and Biology) resistance to infection, a parasite, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] > disobedient stubbornness

contumacec1230

unbuxomnessa1300

unbuxomheada1325

contumacyc1386

sturdinessa1400

stoutnessc1400

contumacityc1420

pervicacy1537

untractablenessa1600

pervicacity1604

contumation1618

refractariness1624

refractoriness1627

incorrigiblenessa1631

indocibleness1647

immorigerousness1649

contumaciousness1654

refracture1659

intractableness1664

unmanageableness1664

refractiveness1674

untractibleness1676

pervicaciousness1692

untreatableness1693

untractability1797

recalcitrancy1844

recalcitrance1845

the world > health and disease > [noun] > good health > resistance to disease

lustc950

lustinessc1325

vigourc1386

hardinessc1405

lustihood1600

stamina1726

lustihead1748

hardihood1780

robustfulness1879

refractoriness1887

refractiveness1931

1674 R. Hooke Animadversions Machina Cœlestis 75 There is as great a variety in the refractiveness of the Air, as there is in the heat and cold, gravity and levity, dryness and moisture, rarefaction and condensation thereof.

a1703 R. Hooke Present State Nat. Philos. in Posthumous Wks. (1705) 33 What is the comparative Reflectiveness and Refractiveness of the Air?

1843 J. Cairns Let. in Life (1895) vii. 140 Is there not too much refractiveness in his exegetical atmosphere?

1845 E. Robinson Whitehall II. xxiii. 252 He was detained..apparently with the intention of subduing the refractiveness of his nature.

1871 Proc. Royal Soc. 20 262 This was first indicated by an increased refractiveness of the area (especially when seen a little beyond the focal distance).

1931 Trans. Royal Soc. Trop. Med. & Hygiene 24 587 Had immunization of these monkeys to yellow fever resulted in a state of refractiveness to leprosy?

2000 G. Spindler & L. Spindler Fifty Yrs. Anthropol. & Educ. 1950–2000 34 The refractiveness of the school to mandated change was abundantly clear.

2005 Jrnl. Invertebr. Pathol. 88 79/2 Refractiveness of single-queen colonies to infection could be disadvantageous for biological control.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	refractiveness
释义	refractivenessn. Brit. /rᵻˈfraktᵻvnᵻs/, U.S. /rəˈfræktᵻvnᵻs/, /riˈfræktᵻvnᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: refractive adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < refractive adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier refractariness n., refractoriness n. The state or property of being refractive (in any sense); (Medicine and Biology) resistance to infection, a parasite, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] > disobedient stubbornness contumacec1230 unbuxomnessa1300 unbuxomheada1325 contumacyc1386 sturdinessa1400 stoutnessc1400 contumacityc1420 pervicacy1537 untractablenessa1600 pervicacity1604 contumation1618 refractariness1624 refractoriness1627 incorrigiblenessa1631 indocibleness1647 immorigerousness1649 contumaciousness1654 refracture1659 intractableness1664 unmanageableness1664 refractiveness1674 untractibleness1676 pervicaciousness1692 untreatableness1693 untractability1797 recalcitrancy1844 recalcitrance1845 the world > health and disease > [noun] > good health > resistance to disease lustc950 lustinessc1325 vigourc1386 hardinessc1405 lustihood1600 stamina1726 lustihead1748 hardihood1780 robustfulness1879 refractoriness1887 refractiveness1931 1674 R. Hooke Animadversions Machina Cœlestis 75 There is as great a variety in the refractiveness of the Air, as there is in the heat and cold, gravity and levity, dryness and moisture, rarefaction and condensation thereof. a1703 R. Hooke Present State Nat. Philos. in Posthumous Wks. (1705) 33 What is the comparative Reflectiveness and Refractiveness of the Air? 1843 J. Cairns Let. in Life (1895) vii. 140 Is there not too much refractiveness in his exegetical atmosphere? 1845 E. Robinson Whitehall II. xxiii. 252 He was detained..apparently with the intention of subduing the refractiveness of his nature. 1871 Proc. Royal Soc. 20 262 This was first indicated by an increased refractiveness of the area (especially when seen a little beyond the focal distance). 1931 Trans. Royal Soc. Trop. Med. & Hygiene 24 587 Had immunization of these monkeys to yellow fever resulted in a state of refractiveness to leprosy? 2000 G. Spindler & L. Spindler Fifty Yrs. Anthropol. & Educ. 1950–2000 34 The refractiveness of the school to mandated change was abundantly clear. 2005 Jrnl. Invertebr. Pathol. 88 79/2 Refractiveness of single-queen colonies to infection could be disadvantageous for biological control. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1674
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