blockishnessn.

Brit.

/ˈblɒkᵻʃnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈblɑkᵻʃnᵻs/

Forms: see blockish adj. and -ness suffix.

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

Etymology: < blockish adj. + -ness suffix.

1. Lack of mental acuity; stupidity, dullness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupidity, dullness of intellect > [noun]

hardnessOE

stuntnessc1000

sotshipc1050

witlessnessa1100

sotheada1200

dullness1398

bluntness1483

slowness1495

grossnessa1530

stupidity?1541

assishness?1548

dastardness1552

lourderie1555

dastardliness1556

blockishness1561

doltishness1569

sottage1569

sheepishness1574

doltry1581

sottishness1589

doltage1593

dorbellism1593

grout-headry1600

opacity1611

duncery1615

dunstery1615

stupidness1619

hebetude1621

insulsity1623

unintelligence1634

obtuseness1648

jobbernowlism1652

dullery1653

non-intelligence1653

blockheadishness1656

crassness1664

blockheadedness1716

stolidness1727

blockheadism1753

numbskullity1779

nincompoophood1791

duncishness1805

numbskullism1806

foziness1821

noodledum1821

obtusity1823

soft-headedness1823

noodledom1827

duncehood1829

dunderheadedness1830

sumphishness1830

asininity1831

dunderheadism1836

stockishness1837

dullardness1840

fat-headedness1840

stupor1845

duncedom1847

misintelligence1848

nincompoopery1850

wooden-headedness1850

dumminess1852

jolterheadedness1852

ninnyship1852

donkeyism1855

dumbness1860

beef-wittedness1863

crassitude1865

donkeyhood1869

slow-wittedness1869

chuckle-headedness1880

leatherheadedness1880

pinheadedness1884

numbskulledness1885

donkeydom1889

thickheadedness1889

density1894

moronism1922

nitwittedness1931

nitwittery1931

noodleness1931

dopiness1942

squirrel-headedness1955

nincompoopism1957

dim-wittedness1960

clottishness1961

1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. i. v. f. 9 Such is our grosse blockisshenesse.

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Britain i. 109 O desperate dulnesse and blind blockishnesse of mind!

1651 in T. Fuller Abel Redevivus 235 Wonder at the insulsitie and blockishnesse of the man.

1702 C. Mather Magnalia Christi iv. ii. ii. 145/2 Extreme Blindness and Blockishness.

1844 Boston Daily Atlas 16 Dec. The confidential instructions.., which that ‘Extraordinary Ambassador’, with a blockishness never surpassed, converted into despatches for the Mexican Government.

1998 Eng. Literary Renaissance 28 188 The intemperate characteristics associated with extremely northern complexions—namely barbarism and blockishness.

2. The quality of resembling a block in shape or outline; block-like appearance.

1928 Orlando (Florida) Sunday Sentinel 20 May 6/5 About the structures is a squat blockishness, combined with plainness and simplicity and dashed with queer treatments of entrance, stair tower and ventilation areaways.

1952 E. Brunswik in O. Neurath et al. Internat. Encycl. Unified Sci. I. x. 84 These [sc. geometric characteristics] are (1) smoothness (as contrasted with ‘blockishness’ which is disliked)—possibly also to be interpreted as ‘complexity of design within a simple outline’.

1987 R. Berthoud Life Henry Moore vii. 120 Moore's sculptural style..has been marked by a certain massiveness and blockishness.

2012 Eastern Daily Press (Norwich) (Nexis) 10 Mar. Subtle styling updates have simplified and sharpened the front end, away from the blockishness that has been a mainstay of German design over the last five years or so.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

单词	blockishness
释义	blockishnessn. Brit. /ˈblɒkᵻʃnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈblɑkᵻʃnᵻs/ Forms: see blockish adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: blockish adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < blockish adj. + -ness suffix. 1. Lack of mental acuity; stupidity, dullness. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupidity, dullness of intellect > [noun] hardnessOE stuntnessc1000 sotshipc1050 witlessnessa1100 sotheada1200 dullness1398 bluntness1483 slowness1495 grossnessa1530 stupidity?1541 assishness?1548 dastardness1552 lourderie1555 dastardliness1556 blockishness1561 doltishness1569 sottage1569 sheepishness1574 doltry1581 sottishness1589 doltage1593 dorbellism1593 grout-headry1600 opacity1611 duncery1615 dunstery1615 stupidness1619 hebetude1621 insulsity1623 unintelligence1634 obtuseness1648 jobbernowlism1652 dullery1653 non-intelligence1653 blockheadishness1656 crassness1664 blockheadedness1716 stolidness1727 blockheadism1753 numbskullity1779 nincompoophood1791 duncishness1805 numbskullism1806 foziness1821 noodledum1821 obtusity1823 soft-headedness1823 noodledom1827 duncehood1829 dunderheadedness1830 sumphishness1830 asininity1831 dunderheadism1836 stockishness1837 dullardness1840 fat-headedness1840 stupor1845 duncedom1847 misintelligence1848 nincompoopery1850 wooden-headedness1850 dumminess1852 jolterheadedness1852 ninnyship1852 donkeyism1855 dumbness1860 beef-wittedness1863 crassitude1865 donkeyhood1869 slow-wittedness1869 chuckle-headedness1880 leatherheadedness1880 pinheadedness1884 numbskulledness1885 donkeydom1889 thickheadedness1889 density1894 moronism1922 nitwittedness1931 nitwittery1931 noodleness1931 dopiness1942 squirrel-headedness1955 nincompoopism1957 dim-wittedness1960 clottishness1961 1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. i. v. f. 9 Such is our grosse blockisshenesse. 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Britain i. 109 O desperate dulnesse and blind blockishnesse of mind! 1651 in T. Fuller Abel Redevivus 235 Wonder at the insulsitie and blockishnesse of the man. 1702 C. Mather Magnalia Christi iv. ii. ii. 145/2 Extreme Blindness and Blockishness. 1844 Boston Daily Atlas 16 Dec. The confidential instructions.., which that ‘Extraordinary Ambassador’, with a blockishness never surpassed, converted into despatches for the Mexican Government. 1998 Eng. Literary Renaissance 28 188 The intemperate characteristics associated with extremely northern complexions—namely barbarism and blockishness. 2. The quality of resembling a block in shape or outline; block-like appearance. Π 1928 Orlando (Florida) Sunday Sentinel 20 May 6/5 About the structures is a squat blockishness, combined with plainness and simplicity and dashed with queer treatments of entrance, stair tower and ventilation areaways. 1952 E. Brunswik in O. Neurath et al. Internat. Encycl. Unified Sci. I. x. 84 These [sc. geometric characteristics] are (1) smoothness (as contrasted with ‘blockishness’ which is disliked)—possibly also to be interpreted as ‘complexity of design within a simple outline’. 1987 R. Berthoud Life Henry Moore vii. 120 Moore's sculptural style..has been marked by a certain massiveness and blockishness. 2012 Eastern Daily Press (Norwich) (Nexis) 10 Mar. Subtle styling updates have simplified and sharpened the front end, away from the blockishness that has been a mainstay of German design over the last five years or so. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < n.1561
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