springinessn.

Brit.

/ˈsprɪŋɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈsprɪŋinᵻs/

Forms: 1600s–1700s springyness, 1600s– springiness.

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

Etymology: < springy adj. + -ness suffix.

a. The quality of being elastic or resilient; elasticity.In extended use in quot. 1826: flexibility.

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the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [noun] > elasticity

restitution1656

tensility1659

springiness1662

spring power1662

elasticity1664

bearing1674

spring1683

resiliency1712

resilience1807

1662 R. Boyle Explic. of Rarefaction in Def. Doctr. Spring & Weight of Air 95 in New Exper. Physico-mechanical (ed. 2) By this Circular motion the parts of the laminæ..acquire a Springiness outward like that of a Watch-Spring.

1700 J. Jones Myst. Opium Reveal'd xiii. 116 Muscles have no springiness of themselves, when the Animal Spirits are excluded from them.

1772 C. Clarke in W. Bailey Advancem. Arts, Manufactures, & Commerce I. i. x. 63 The angular point serves as a fulcrum to counter-act the elasticity and springiness of the turf.

1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey II. iv. vii. 233 The springiness of my mind has gone.

1862 S. Smiles Lives Engineers III. 229 There was, and still is, a sort of springiness in the road over the Moss.

1946 El Paso (Texas) Herald-Post 9 Sept. 2/4 (advt.) For softness of hair, for loveliness of wave, for springiness of curl..you couldn't do better.

1985 S. Jennings in P. Spencer Society & Dance i. 48 The gentle springiness of a raised bamboo floor.

2001 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 8 July 98 I lost count of the number of beds I slept in that had lost their springiness in about the same year Louis XVI lost his head.

b. Energetic, buoyant agility in movement; (also) vitality or animation in demeanour or conduct.

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the world > movement > bodily movement > [noun] > qualities of bodily movement > elasticity

spring1641

springiness1735

1735 Bath, Bristol, Tunbridge & Epsom Misc. 31 Each Female's Cheeks with lovely Warmth do glow; They chear the Spirits and revive the Heart, And to the men a Springiness impart.

1750 M. Clancy Memoirs I. 144 They [sc. Frenchmen] are those Grasshoppers described by the Prince of Poets, who carry their Springiness and their Music to the last Moments.

1812 W. Tennant Anster Fair iv. iii. 75 Th' audacious men of boasted springiness.

1869 Daily News 6 Nov. There was a cheeriness..and a springiness in their movements that betokened first-rate condition.

1936 Times 19 Feb. 11/1 His great curved sword jerked behind like a wild boar's tail with the youthful springiness of his stride.

1962 I. Galamian Princ.Violin iii. 45 There has to be this resiliency and springiness in the functioning of the whole arm..or else the tone will be hard and ugly.

2016 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 19 June (Sport section) 11 Wood was their first-choice third seamer..because he is possessed of a springiness which he transfers from his personality and body into the ball.

†a. Capacity for sprouting or growing. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > plants > by growth or development > [noun] > instance of > capacity for

springiness1674

1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge v. 129 The seeds of most or all growths, kept beyond their full time,..loose their springinesses.

b. The quality of being characteristic of the spring season; spring-like quality; freshness.

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the world > time > period > year > season > [noun] > spring > character of

springiness1826

1826 M. R. Mitford Our Village II. 50 Even the early elder shoots, which do make an approach to springiness, look brown.

1916 School Educ. Apr. 11/2 There is a certain springiness in the air, these days.

2006 Sunday Times (Nexis) 30 Apr. (Style section) 52 This is the time when urban columnists..knock off a hundred lyrical words on the springiness of spring; the wonder of small, vegetative things.

†3. The condition of the ground in being wet or spongy owing to the presence of natural springs. Obsolete.

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1793 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. VI. 111 The unequal and steep situation of the surface in many places, and the springiness of the soil, the water often bursting out towards the base of the hills.

1841 Farmer's Monthly Visitor 31 Aug. 117/3 He considered that the appearance of springiness is of no consequence, but that water will at length show itself.

1862 New Eng. Farmer Apr. 181/1 An acre of ground kept so wet by a general springiness on the upper side, that none but the poorest of water grasses would grow there.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	springiness
释义	springinessn. Brit. /ˈsprɪŋɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈsprɪŋinᵻs/ Forms: 1600s–1700s springyness, 1600s– springiness. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: springy adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < springy adj. + -ness suffix. 1. a. The quality of being elastic or resilient; elasticity.In extended use in quot. 1826: flexibility. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [noun] > elasticity restitution1656 tensility1659 springiness1662 spring power1662 elasticity1664 bearing1674 spring1683 resiliency1712 resilience1807 1662 R. Boyle Explic. of Rarefaction in Def. Doctr. Spring & Weight of Air 95 in New Exper. Physico-mechanical (ed. 2) By this Circular motion the parts of the laminæ..acquire a Springiness outward like that of a Watch-Spring. 1700 J. Jones Myst. Opium Reveal'd xiii. 116 Muscles have no springiness of themselves, when the Animal Spirits are excluded from them. 1772 C. Clarke in W. Bailey Advancem. Arts, Manufactures, & Commerce I. i. x. 63 The angular point serves as a fulcrum to counter-act the elasticity and springiness of the turf. 1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey II. iv. vii. 233 The springiness of my mind has gone. 1862 S. Smiles Lives Engineers III. 229 There was, and still is, a sort of springiness in the road over the Moss. 1946 El Paso (Texas) Herald-Post 9 Sept. 2/4 (advt.) For softness of hair, for loveliness of wave, for springiness of curl..you couldn't do better. 1985 S. Jennings in P. Spencer Society & Dance i. 48 The gentle springiness of a raised bamboo floor. 2001 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 8 July 98 I lost count of the number of beds I slept in that had lost their springiness in about the same year Louis XVI lost his head. b. Energetic, buoyant agility in movement; (also) vitality or animation in demeanour or conduct. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > bodily movement > [noun] > qualities of bodily movement > elasticity spring1641 springiness1735 1735 Bath, Bristol, Tunbridge & Epsom Misc. 31 Each Female's Cheeks with lovely Warmth do glow; They chear the Spirits and revive the Heart, And to the men a Springiness impart. 1750 M. Clancy Memoirs I. 144 They [sc. Frenchmen] are those Grasshoppers described by the Prince of Poets, who carry their Springiness and their Music to the last Moments. 1812 W. Tennant Anster Fair iv. iii. 75 Th' audacious men of boasted springiness. 1869 Daily News 6 Nov. There was a cheeriness..and a springiness in their movements that betokened first-rate condition. 1936 Times 19 Feb. 11/1 His great curved sword jerked behind like a wild boar's tail with the youthful springiness of his stride. 1962 I. Galamian Princ.Violin iii. 45 There has to be this resiliency and springiness in the functioning of the whole arm..or else the tone will be hard and ugly. 2016 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 19 June (Sport section) 11 Wood was their first-choice third seamer..because he is possessed of a springiness which he transfers from his personality and body into the ball. 2. †a. Capacity for sprouting or growing. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > [noun] > instance of > capacity for springiness1674 1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge v. 129 The seeds of most or all growths, kept beyond their full time,..loose their springinesses. b. The quality of being characteristic of the spring season; spring-like quality; freshness. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > year > season > [noun] > spring > character of springiness1826 1826 M. R. Mitford Our Village II. 50 Even the early elder shoots, which do make an approach to springiness, look brown. 1916 School Educ. Apr. 11/2 There is a certain springiness in the air, these days. 2006 Sunday Times (Nexis) 30 Apr. (Style section) 52 This is the time when urban columnists..knock off a hundred lyrical words on the springiness of spring; the wonder of small, vegetative things. †3. The condition of the ground in being wet or spongy owing to the presence of natural springs. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1793 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. VI. 111 The unequal and steep situation of the surface in many places, and the springiness of the soil, the water often bursting out towards the base of the hills. 1841 Farmer's Monthly Visitor 31 Aug. 117/3 He considered that the appearance of springiness is of no consequence, but that water will at length show itself. 1862 New Eng. Farmer Apr. 181/1 An acre of ground kept so wet by a general springiness on the upper side, that none but the poorest of water grasses would grow there. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1662
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