refrainmentn.

Brit.

/rᵻˈfreɪnm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/rəˈfreɪnm(ə)nt/,

/riˈfreɪnm(ə)nt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: refrain v., -ment suffix.

Etymology: < refrain v. + -ment suffix. Compare French refrènement (end of the 14th cent. in Middle French as refrainement; rare before the 19th cent.).

rare.

Refraining, abstinence.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [noun]

abstinencea1382

sustaininga1382

refrenationa1500

forbearance1597

abstentiona1656

refrainment1713

abstainment1819

absistence1881

1713 Ld. Shaftesbury Notion Hist. Draft vi. 42 Forbearance and Indurance, or what we may call otherwise Refrainment and Support.

1803 J. Pickersgill Three Brothers II. vi. 232 His mood was too enthusiastic to be reconciled to a mere refrainment from wickedness.

1884 C. L. Pirkis Judith Wynne II. vii. 91 Her night's rest and refrainment having evidently sharpened the edge of her appetite for pretty things.

1928 Musical Times 69 113/1 Musical creation takes place nowadays under the badge of ‘brutality’, of harsh harmonies, of refrainment from..expressiveness.

2007 Post Mag. (Nexis) 29 Nov. 40 It was no substitute for voluntary savings achieved by voluntary refrainment from consumption by people who could afford to save.

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

单词	refrainment
释义	refrainmentn. Brit. /rᵻˈfreɪnm(ə)nt/, U.S. /rəˈfreɪnm(ə)nt/, /riˈfreɪnm(ə)nt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: refrain v., -ment suffix. Etymology: < refrain v. + -ment suffix. Compare French refrènement (end of the 14th cent. in Middle French as refrainement; rare before the 19th cent.). rare. Refraining, abstinence. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [noun] abstinencea1382 sustaininga1382 refrenationa1500 forbearance1597 abstentiona1656 refrainment1713 abstainment1819 absistence1881 1713 Ld. Shaftesbury Notion Hist. Draft vi. 42 Forbearance and Indurance, or what we may call otherwise Refrainment and Support. 1803 J. Pickersgill Three Brothers II. vi. 232 His mood was too enthusiastic to be reconciled to a mere refrainment from wickedness. 1884 C. L. Pirkis Judith Wynne II. vii. 91 Her night's rest and refrainment having evidently sharpened the edge of her appetite for pretty things. 1928 Musical Times 69 113/1 Musical creation takes place nowadays under the badge of ‘brutality’, of harsh harmonies, of refrainment from..expressiveness. 2007 Post Mag. (Nexis) 29 Nov. 40 It was no substitute for voluntary savings achieved by voluntary refrainment from consumption by people who could afford to save. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1713
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