skittishnessn.

Etymology: formed as skittish adj. + -ness suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈskittishness.

The quality of being skittish, in various senses.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > spiritedness or liveliness > [noun] > excessive liveliness

skittishness1607

corkiness1845

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > capriciousness

giddinessa1290

lightnessc1384

gerishnessa1513

fantasticnessc1550

unstaidnessa1557

fantasticalness1583

triflingnessa1586

spleen1598

capriciousness1607

skittishness1607

humorousness1611

wavinga1628

volageness1633

arbitrariness1643

garishness1649

legerity1652

mercury1653

volatility1655

caprich1656

humoursomeness1662

hoity-toity1668

jollity1670

unaccountableness1676

freak1678

whimsya1680

featheriness1689

toysomeness1697

caprice1711

whimsicalness1715

flirtation1718

whima1721

flightiness1747

whimsicality1761

giggishness1781

fancifulness1818

hoity-toityness1820

whifflery1835

crotchetiness1837

quirkiness1870

faddishness1884

faddism1885

vagarity1886

erraticism1889

whimsiness1909

1607 G. Markham Cavelarice ii. 112 Skittishnesse, or fearefulnesse proceedeth..either from nature, youth, custome, or imperfitnesse of sight.

1692 C. Gildon in T. D'Urfey Marriage-hater Let. sig. a The Skittishness of Mrs. Margery, and the freakishness of Berenice.

1721 R. Steele Conscious Lovers iii. i Then, Phillis, consider how I must be reveng'd..of all your skittishness, shy looks, and at best but coy compliances.

1778 F. Burney Lett. 5 July He would fain have discovered the reason of my skittishness.

1863 N. Hawthorne Our Old Home I. 190 Something akin to feminine skittishness.

1874 M. Collins Transmigr. I. vi. 110 The old roan plodded along, his skittishness quite lost.

in extended use.1871 J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue iv. 183 Young sprigs of language have a levity and skittishness which render them unworthy of literature.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	skittishness
释义	skittishnessn. Etymology: formed as skittish adj. + -ness suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈskittishness. The quality of being skittish, in various senses. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > spiritedness or liveliness > [noun] > excessive liveliness skittishness1607 corkiness1845 the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > capriciousness giddinessa1290 lightnessc1384 gerishnessa1513 fantasticnessc1550 unstaidnessa1557 fantasticalness1583 triflingnessa1586 spleen1598 capriciousness1607 skittishness1607 humorousness1611 wavinga1628 volageness1633 arbitrariness1643 garishness1649 legerity1652 mercury1653 volatility1655 caprich1656 humoursomeness1662 hoity-toity1668 jollity1670 unaccountableness1676 freak1678 whimsya1680 featheriness1689 toysomeness1697 caprice1711 whimsicalness1715 flirtation1718 whima1721 flightiness1747 whimsicality1761 giggishness1781 fancifulness1818 hoity-toityness1820 whifflery1835 crotchetiness1837 quirkiness1870 faddishness1884 faddism1885 vagarity1886 erraticism1889 whimsiness1909 1607 G. Markham Cavelarice ii. 112 Skittishnesse, or fearefulnesse proceedeth..either from nature, youth, custome, or imperfitnesse of sight. 1692 C. Gildon in T. D'Urfey Marriage-hater Let. sig. a The Skittishness of Mrs. Margery, and the freakishness of Berenice. 1721 R. Steele Conscious Lovers iii. i Then, Phillis, consider how I must be reveng'd..of all your skittishness, shy looks, and at best but coy compliances. 1778 F. Burney Lett. 5 July He would fain have discovered the reason of my skittishness. 1863 N. Hawthorne Our Old Home I. 190 Something akin to feminine skittishness. 1874 M. Collins Transmigr. I. vi. 110 The old roan plodded along, his skittishness quite lost. in extended use.1871 J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue iv. 183 Young sprigs of language have a levity and skittishness which render them unworthy of literature. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1607
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