starchnessn.

Brit.

/ˈstɑːtʃnəs/, U.S.

/ˈstɑrtʃnəs/

Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: starchedness n. at starched adj. Derivatives

Etymology: Apparently shortened < starchedness n. at starched adj. Derivatives Compare later starch adj. and also starch n. 3.

Now somewhat rare.

Stiffness of manner, formality, conventionality.Starchiness is now the more usual word.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [noun] > lack of affability

strangenessc1386

unhomelinessc1440

fremdnessa1500

coldness1557

coolnessa1586

self-guarda1586

diskindness1596

formality1599

reservedness1606

inaffability1611

restrainta1616

unconess1637

chillness1639

froideur1645

distance1660

starchedness1670

buckram1682

starchness?1693

starch1694

reserve1711

stiffness1717

unapproachableness1727

retirement1803

angularity1824

standoffishness1826

distancy1836

chill1837

starchiness1844

unapproachability1846

hedgehogginess1858

standoff1865

offishness1867

aloofness1878

pokerishness1880

untouchableness1909

untouchability1919

stuffiness1926

?1693 J. H. in tr. Juvenal 10th Satyr Ep. Ded. sig. A Without any manner of Starchness or Ceremony, I may write what I please to you with the greatest freedom and liberty that can be.

1713 R. Steele in Guardian 14 Apr. 1/2 The Coquet in her turn laughs at the Starchness and awkward Affectation of the Prude.

1796 Berkeley Hall; or, Pupil of Experience I. xxxviii. 287 They maintain strict morality and decorum, without starchness and hypocrisy.

1825 Ladies' Monthly Museum Apr. 197 While I urge dignity of manners to both friends and acquaintances.., you must not mistake starchness, coldness, and prudery, for such dignity.

1860 A. L. Windsor Ethica vii. 388 That academical starchness and that academical affectation which dons and tutors love to see in their undergraduates.

1948 M. D. Curran Parish & Hill ii. 23 I was too conscious of starchness and stiffness to be playing with these children with round, staring eyes and dirty faces.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	starchness
释义	starchnessn. Brit. /ˈstɑːtʃnəs/, U.S. /ˈstɑrtʃnəs/ Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: starchedness n. at starched adj. Derivatives Etymology: Apparently shortened < starchedness n. at starched adj. Derivatives Compare later starch adj. and also starch n. 3. Now somewhat rare. Stiffness of manner, formality, conventionality.Starchiness is now the more usual word. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [noun] > lack of affability strangenessc1386 unhomelinessc1440 fremdnessa1500 coldness1557 coolnessa1586 self-guarda1586 diskindness1596 formality1599 reservedness1606 inaffability1611 restrainta1616 unconess1637 chillness1639 froideur1645 distance1660 starchedness1670 buckram1682 starchness?1693 starch1694 reserve1711 stiffness1717 unapproachableness1727 retirement1803 angularity1824 standoffishness1826 distancy1836 chill1837 starchiness1844 unapproachability1846 hedgehogginess1858 standoff1865 offishness1867 aloofness1878 pokerishness1880 untouchableness1909 untouchability1919 stuffiness1926 ?1693 J. H. in tr. Juvenal 10th Satyr Ep. Ded. sig. A Without any manner of Starchness or Ceremony, I may write what I please to you with the greatest freedom and liberty that can be. 1713 R. Steele in Guardian 14 Apr. 1/2 The Coquet in her turn laughs at the Starchness and awkward Affectation of the Prude. 1796 Berkeley Hall; or, Pupil of Experience I. xxxviii. 287 They maintain strict morality and decorum, without starchness and hypocrisy. 1825 Ladies' Monthly Museum Apr. 197 While I urge dignity of manners to both friends and acquaintances.., you must not mistake starchness, coldness, and prudery, for such dignity. 1860 A. L. Windsor Ethica vii. 388 That academical starchness and that academical affectation which dons and tutors love to see in their undergraduates. 1948 M. D. Curran Parish & Hill ii. 23 I was too conscious of starchness and stiffness to be playing with these children with round, staring eyes and dirty faces. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1693
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