seemlinessn.

/ˈsiːmlɪnɪs/

Forms: see the adjective.

Etymology: < seemly adj. + -ness suffix.

†1. Pleasing appearance; elegance or handsomeness of form (of the body or its parts); gracefulness, attractiveness (of things, actions, etc.). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [noun]

comelinessc1350

seemlinessc1385

comeliheada1393

goodliheada1413

beseemingc1440

goodliness1449

propernessc1478

sightliness1561

handsomeness1622

speciousness1650

presentability1823

nicelookingness1865

eye appeal1916

spiffiness1981

aegyo1997

c1385 G. Chaucer Legend Good Women 1041 If that god..Wolde han a loue for beute & goodnesse And womanhod & trouthe & semelynesse, Whom schulde he louyn but this lady swete?

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 452/2 Semelynesse, yn syghte, decencia. Semelynesse, or comelynesse of schappe, elegancia.

c1460 J. Metham Wks. 155 He that ys born that day schuld be dysposyd..gretly to be louyd off women for semlynes off persone and beute off face.

1545 R. Ascham Toxophilus ii. f. 32 Therfore to drawe easely and vniformely,..vntil you come to the rig or shouldring of y^e head, is best both for profit & semelinesse.

1578 T. Proctor Gorgious Gallery G iv b In boddy seemelynesse doth shew,..All partes of her doth prayse deserue.

1584 B. R. tr. Herodotus Famous Hyst. ii. f. 108 Yet for the sightly grace and seemelynesse of building, there is none comparable vnto it.

1614 R. Carew Excellencie Eng. Tongue in W. Camden Remaines (rev. ed.) 43 When substantialnesse combineth with delightfulnesse,..seemelinesse with portlinesse, and currantnesse with stayednesse, how can the language..sound other then most full of sweetnes?

1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island viii. ix. 109 Strip thou their [sc. vices'] meretricious seemlinesse,..That we may loath their inward uglinesse.

a. Propriety, becomingness, fitness; decorum in behaviour or demeanour.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [noun] > seemly behaviour or propriety

seemlihead?a1366

honestya1398

comeliness1440

seemlihoodc1440

seemlityc1440

semblessea1500

seemliness1548

decentness1561

decorum?1571

handsomeness1595

civility1612

decency1682

exactness1683

elegance1686

propriety1753

thing1791

bienseancea1797

convenances1831

decorousness1834

the becoming1842

correctnessa1859

good (also bad) form1868

properness1873

correctitude1893

the done thing1917

the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > pleasing fitness > [noun] > seemliness or propriety

seemlihead?a1366

honestya1398

comeliness1440

seemlityc1440

semblessea1500

elegance1540

seemliness1548

decency1584

handsomeness1595

civility1612

pickle1706

bienseancea1797

formality1834

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Matt. iii. 13–15 Obseruing & marking a meruaylouse semelynes and honesty apperyng in his iyes, in all his countenaunce, & in his maner of going.

?1556 N. Smyth tr. Herodian Hist. vi. f. 66 But thadministracion of all affayres..appertained to the women: who endeuored to reduce all thinges to their pristinate seemelynes and modesty.

1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. I. ii. vii. sig. M.vi^v/1 Which thinck..they may vtterly abolish good lawes, and liue against all lawe and seemelinesse [L. contra jus & decorum].

1627 P. Fletcher Locustæ iii. xii The second beast..Comes on the stage, and with great seemelinese Acts his first scenes.

1752 T. Carte Gen. Hist. Eng. III. 95 The dispensation relating only to the affinity between the parties, and not to the publick honesty or seemliness of the marriage.

1803 W. Wordsworth To Highland Girl in Mem. Tour Scotl. 36 And seemliness complete, that sways Thy courtesies, about thee plays.

a1806 S. Horsley Serm. (1816) II. xxi. 189 The natural seemliness of one action and unseemliness of another.

1871 F. T. Palgrave Lyrical Poems 24 But thou art ever equal to thy fate, Robed in all seemliness, lady complete.

1878 P. Bayne Chief Actors Puritan Revol. iii. 86 He had in view chiefly the rational decoration and seemliness of worship.

†b. Something becoming to. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun]

drawingc1300

favourc1300

gracea1382

graciousnessa1425

likingnessc1450

allurement1548

allurance1574

seemliness1577

gracefulnessa1586

blandishment1594

attractiveness1622

takingness1652

engagingness1727

winningness1727

temptingness1802

cuteness1807

attachingness1808

winsomeness1825

beaux yeux1828

prepossessingness1876

enchantingness1879

aegyo1997

1577 R. Holinshed Chron. II. 999/2 Of face..manlyke,..in age balde, but so as it was rather a seemelinesse to those his auncient yeares than any disfiguring to his visage.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	seemliness
释义	seemlinessn. /ˈsiːmlɪnɪs/ Forms: see the adjective. Etymology: < seemly adj. + -ness suffix. †1. Pleasing appearance; elegance or handsomeness of form (of the body or its parts); gracefulness, attractiveness (of things, actions, etc.). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [noun] comelinessc1350 seemlinessc1385 comeliheada1393 goodliheada1413 beseemingc1440 goodliness1449 propernessc1478 sightliness1561 handsomeness1622 speciousness1650 presentability1823 nicelookingness1865 eye appeal1916 spiffiness1981 aegyo1997 c1385 G. Chaucer Legend Good Women 1041 If that god..Wolde han a loue for beute & goodnesse And womanhod & trouthe & semelynesse, Whom schulde he louyn but this lady swete? c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 452/2 Semelynesse, yn syghte, decencia. Semelynesse, or comelynesse of schappe, elegancia. c1460 J. Metham Wks. 155 He that ys born that day schuld be dysposyd..gretly to be louyd off women for semlynes off persone and beute off face. 1545 R. Ascham Toxophilus ii. f. 32 Therfore to drawe easely and vniformely,..vntil you come to the rig or shouldring of y^e head, is best both for profit & semelinesse. 1578 T. Proctor Gorgious Gallery G iv b In boddy seemelynesse doth shew,..All partes of her doth prayse deserue. 1584 B. R. tr. Herodotus Famous Hyst. ii. f. 108 Yet for the sightly grace and seemelynesse of building, there is none comparable vnto it. 1614 R. Carew Excellencie Eng. Tongue in W. Camden Remaines (rev. ed.) 43 When substantialnesse combineth with delightfulnesse,..seemelinesse with portlinesse, and currantnesse with stayednesse, how can the language..sound other then most full of sweetnes? 1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island viii. ix. 109 Strip thou their [sc. vices'] meretricious seemlinesse,..That we may loath their inward uglinesse. 2. a. Propriety, becomingness, fitness; decorum in behaviour or demeanour. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [noun] > seemly behaviour or propriety seemlihead?a1366 honestya1398 comeliness1440 seemlihoodc1440 seemlityc1440 semblessea1500 seemliness1548 decentness1561 decorum?1571 handsomeness1595 civility1612 decency1682 exactness1683 elegance1686 propriety1753 thing1791 bienseancea1797 convenances1831 decorousness1834 the becoming1842 correctnessa1859 good (also bad) form1868 properness1873 correctitude1893 the done thing1917 the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > pleasing fitness > [noun] > seemliness or propriety seemlihead?a1366 honestya1398 comeliness1440 seemlityc1440 semblessea1500 elegance1540 seemliness1548 decency1584 handsomeness1595 civility1612 pickle1706 bienseancea1797 formality1834 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Matt. iii. 13–15 Obseruing & marking a meruaylouse semelynes and honesty apperyng in his iyes, in all his countenaunce, & in his maner of going. ?1556 N. Smyth tr. Herodian Hist. vi. f. 66 But thadministracion of all affayres..appertained to the women: who endeuored to reduce all thinges to their pristinate seemelynes and modesty. 1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. I. ii. vii. sig. M.vi^v/1 Which thinck..they may vtterly abolish good lawes, and liue against all lawe and seemelinesse [L. contra jus & decorum]. 1627 P. Fletcher Locustæ iii. xii The second beast..Comes on the stage, and with great seemelinese Acts his first scenes. 1752 T. Carte Gen. Hist. Eng. III. 95 The dispensation relating only to the affinity between the parties, and not to the publick honesty or seemliness of the marriage. 1803 W. Wordsworth To Highland Girl in Mem. Tour Scotl. 36 And seemliness complete, that sways Thy courtesies, about thee plays. a1806 S. Horsley Serm. (1816) II. xxi. 189 The natural seemliness of one action and unseemliness of another. 1871 F. T. Palgrave Lyrical Poems 24 But thou art ever equal to thy fate, Robed in all seemliness, lady complete. 1878 P. Bayne Chief Actors Puritan Revol. iii. 86 He had in view chiefly the rational decoration and seemliness of worship. †b. Something becoming to. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] drawingc1300 favourc1300 gracea1382 graciousnessa1425 likingnessc1450 allurement1548 allurance1574 seemliness1577 gracefulnessa1586 blandishment1594 attractiveness1622 takingness1652 engagingness1727 winningness1727 temptingness1802 cuteness1807 attachingness1808 winsomeness1825 beaux yeux1828 prepossessingness1876 enchantingness1879 aegyo1997 1577 R. Holinshed Chron. II. 999/2 Of face..manlyke,..in age balde, but so as it was rather a seemelinesse to those his auncient yeares than any disfiguring to his visage. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.c1385
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