squarenessn.

/ˈskwɛːnɪs/

Etymology: < square adj.

1. The quality of being square in form.

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the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [noun] > quadrilateral > square > quality

squarenessc1400

quadraturea1460

quadrateness1599

c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (1839) xiv. 159 The Dyamand, be vertu of God, takethe squarenesse.

1474 W. Caxton tr. Game & Playe of Chesse (1883) iv. i. 158 The seconde is wherfore the bordeur aboute is hyher than the squarenes of the poyntes.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 201/1 Brede or squarenesse, croisure.

1590 J. Stockwood Eng. Accidence 48 The depth, length, thicknes, squarenes, roundnes of a thing.

1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 433 They made a thing being foure square, and in height and squarenesse of a chaire.

1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding ii. xxi. 119 Liberty being as little applicable to the Will, as swiftness of Motion is to Sleep, or squareness to Vertue.

1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. i. 18 When the wax is new moulded the squareness it had is totally lost.

1818 H. Parry Art of Bookbinding 14 The beauty and squareness of the book greatly depend on having it well backed.

1855 Poultry Chron. 2 410 We should like to see amateurs..address great attention to compact squareness of form and shortness of leg.

1897 Christian Herald (N.Y.) 15 Dec. 970/2 The shoulders had the awful squareness of a skeleton.

in extended use.1873 H. C. Banister Music 175 Such devices serve to avert squareness, or tameness, especially in the development of musical ideas.1885 Mag. Art Sept. 467 The determined character and consistent squareness of the touch.

2. Conformity to good principles.

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society > morality > virtue > [noun]

virtuec1230

morality1593

moralness1637

squareness1642

principledness1954

1642 F. Quarles Observ. Princes & States 16 Let Princes be very carefull in the Choyce of their Counsellers, choosing..by the Squarenesse of their actions.

1780 E. Burke Corr. (1844) II. 356 I hope you will..bring the squareness, the manliness, and the decision of a judicial place into the house of parliament.

1817 J. Keats Lett. in Wks. (1889) III. 69 I am sure you are confident of my responsibility, and in the sense of squareness that is always in me.

a. Rectangular position in relation to some line or object.

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the world > space > relative position > position at right angles to something > [noun]

perpendicularitya1652

squareness1796

the world > relative properties > number > geometry > shape or figure > [noun] > two-dimensional > quadrilateral > rectangle > position of

squareness1796

1796 Instr. & Regulations Cavalry 15 On this squareness of man and horse does dressing and movement most essentially depend.

1802 C. James New Mil. Dict. at March Regularity of step, squareness of body, and precision of movement.

1847 Infantry Man. (1854) 3 The equal squareness of the shoulders and body to the front is the first..principle of the position of a soldier.

1875 J. Lukin Carpentry & Joinery 44 Plane this level, and then test its squareness to the first.

b. Association Football, etc. Of a defence: the condition of being square. (square adj. 6d) and lacking in depth.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > association football > [noun] > type or attribute of defence

wall1948

catenaccio1961

squareness1978

1978 Guardian Weekly 19 Nov. 23/5 Taking full advantage of Manchester United's inadequacy in the air and punishing the squareness of their defence on the ground.

4. Conventionality, dullness. Cf. square adj. 10d.

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the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [noun] > state or quality of being wearisome or tedious > state or quality of being trite or banal

tameness1530

triteness1727

triticalness1727

tritism1785

commonplaceness1808

prosiness1814

triticism1824

triticality1835

commonplace1842

commonplaceism1851

prosaicness1852

prosaism1855

hackneydom1867

prosaicalness1876

banality1878

mundanity1959

squareness1961

1961 John o' London's 16 Nov. 548/2 Where Squareness is the ultimate low, anything can get by if it proclaims itself Hip loudly enough.

1972 M. J. Bosse Incident at Naha ii. 119 I was beginning to care about our Bostonian, even though he was capable of, like, ultimate squareness.

1977 P. Ustinov Dear Me xiii. 173 It is out of fear of what is known as squareness that we rarely say what we really think or feel.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	squareness
释义	squarenessn. /ˈskwɛːnɪs/ Etymology: < square adj. 1. The quality of being square in form. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [noun] > quadrilateral > square > quality squarenessc1400 quadraturea1460 quadrateness1599 c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (1839) xiv. 159 The Dyamand, be vertu of God, takethe squarenesse. 1474 W. Caxton tr. Game & Playe of Chesse (1883) iv. i. 158 The seconde is wherfore the bordeur aboute is hyher than the squarenes of the poyntes. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 201/1 Brede or squarenesse, croisure. 1590 J. Stockwood Eng. Accidence 48 The depth, length, thicknes, squarenes, roundnes of a thing. 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 433 They made a thing being foure square, and in height and squarenesse of a chaire. 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding ii. xxi. 119 Liberty being as little applicable to the Will, as swiftness of Motion is to Sleep, or squareness to Vertue. 1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. i. 18 When the wax is new moulded the squareness it had is totally lost. 1818 H. Parry Art of Bookbinding 14 The beauty and squareness of the book greatly depend on having it well backed. 1855 Poultry Chron. 2 410 We should like to see amateurs..address great attention to compact squareness of form and shortness of leg. 1897 Christian Herald (N.Y.) 15 Dec. 970/2 The shoulders had the awful squareness of a skeleton. in extended use.1873 H. C. Banister Music 175 Such devices serve to avert squareness, or tameness, especially in the development of musical ideas.1885 Mag. Art Sept. 467 The determined character and consistent squareness of the touch. 2. Conformity to good principles. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > [noun] virtuec1230 morality1593 moralness1637 squareness1642 principledness1954 1642 F. Quarles Observ. Princes & States 16 Let Princes be very carefull in the Choyce of their Counsellers, choosing..by the Squarenesse of their actions. 1780 E. Burke Corr. (1844) II. 356 I hope you will..bring the squareness, the manliness, and the decision of a judicial place into the house of parliament. 1817 J. Keats Lett. in Wks. (1889) III. 69 I am sure you are confident of my responsibility, and in the sense of squareness that is always in me. 3. a. Rectangular position in relation to some line or object. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > position at right angles to something > [noun] perpendicularitya1652 squareness1796 the world > relative properties > number > geometry > shape or figure > [noun] > two-dimensional > quadrilateral > rectangle > position of squareness1796 1796 Instr. & Regulations Cavalry 15 On this squareness of man and horse does dressing and movement most essentially depend. 1802 C. James New Mil. Dict. at March Regularity of step, squareness of body, and precision of movement. 1847 Infantry Man. (1854) 3 The equal squareness of the shoulders and body to the front is the first..principle of the position of a soldier. 1875 J. Lukin Carpentry & Joinery 44 Plane this level, and then test its squareness to the first. b. Association Football, etc. Of a defence: the condition of being square. (square adj. 6d) and lacking in depth. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > association football > [noun] > type or attribute of defence wall1948 catenaccio1961 squareness1978 1978 Guardian Weekly 19 Nov. 23/5 Taking full advantage of Manchester United's inadequacy in the air and punishing the squareness of their defence on the ground. 4. Conventionality, dullness. Cf. square adj. 10d. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [noun] > state or quality of being wearisome or tedious > state or quality of being trite or banal tameness1530 triteness1727 triticalness1727 tritism1785 commonplaceness1808 prosiness1814 triticism1824 triticality1835 commonplace1842 commonplaceism1851 prosaicness1852 prosaism1855 hackneydom1867 prosaicalness1876 banality1878 mundanity1959 squareness1961 1961 John o' London's 16 Nov. 548/2 Where Squareness is the ultimate low, anything can get by if it proclaims itself Hip loudly enough. 1972 M. J. Bosse Incident at Naha ii. 119 I was beginning to care about our Bostonian, even though he was capable of, like, ultimate squareness. 1977 P. Ustinov Dear Me xiii. 173 It is out of fear of what is known as squareness that we rarely say what we really think or feel. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.c1400
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