addictivenessn.

Brit.

/əˈdɪktᵻvnᵻs/, U.S.

/əˈdɪktᵻvnᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: addict v., -ive suffix, -ness suffix; addictive adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: Partly (originally, in sense 1) < addict v. + -ive suffix + -ness suffix (compare earlier addictedness n.), and partly (in later use) < addictive adj. + -ness suffix.

1. The state or quality of being addictive; addictedness, addiction; an instance of this. Frequently with to.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [noun] > accustomedness > addictedness

addiction?1532

addictedness1641

addictiveness1827

1827 M. J. Horne Adventures Naufragus 114 Their known addictiveness to jealousy,..under the dominion of which fatal passion they commonly resort to poison.

1842 Southern Literary Messenger Nov. 677/2 He..controlled, as far as practicable, the natural thirst of his people for rapine, and their addictiveness to bloodshed.

1886 Illustr. London News 10 July 26 My addictiveness to the perusal of modern romances.

1964 Sociol. Q. 5 90/1 This [analysis of addiction] yields six paths or patterns of consumption with various forms of addictiveness.

1991 P. Kreeft Snakebite Lett. iv. 35 You'll also notice an addictiveness creeping into his whole personality.

2007 Adolescence 42 1 Subjects were asked to complete a series of questionnaires regarding their addictiveness to online games.

2. The property of being addictive; the degree to which something is addictive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > [noun] > qualities of medicines

acuity1543

benignity1605

lenitude1657

incompatibility1825

alkalescency1826

specificity1876

compatibility1898

orgonity1945

addictiveness1955

the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > effects of drugs > [noun] > quality of being addictive

addictiveness1955

1955 Jrnl. Amer. Pharmaceut. Assoc. 44 229 (title) Apparatus and technique involved in a laboratory method of detecting the addictiveness of drugs.

1977 Sci. Amer. Mar. 44/1 The toxicity and addictiveness of morphine were recognized only after the drug had become an established feature of clinical medicine.

1984 N.Y. Times 29 Aug. a23/5 If the addictiveness of smoking could be proved, the voluntary risk defense would be threatened.

1997 L. E. Gomez Misconceiving Mothers i. 12 Initial reports about crack cocaine suggested that it had unique pharmacological effects, including greater addictiveness than powder cocaine or other hard drugs.

2004 BusinessWeek 6 Dec. 85/3 Sales of all of RIM's handsets, affectionately known as ‘crackberries’ for their addictiveness, are expected almost to triple.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	addictiveness
释义	addictivenessn. Brit. /əˈdɪktᵻvnᵻs/, U.S. /əˈdɪktᵻvnᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: addict v., -ive suffix, -ness suffix; addictive adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: Partly (originally, in sense 1) < addict v. + -ive suffix + -ness suffix (compare earlier addictedness n.), and partly (in later use) < addictive adj. + -ness suffix. 1. The state or quality of being addictive; addictedness, addiction; an instance of this. Frequently with to. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [noun] > accustomedness > addictedness addiction?1532 addictedness1641 addictiveness1827 1827 M. J. Horne Adventures Naufragus 114 Their known addictiveness to jealousy,..under the dominion of which fatal passion they commonly resort to poison. 1842 Southern Literary Messenger Nov. 677/2 He..controlled, as far as practicable, the natural thirst of his people for rapine, and their addictiveness to bloodshed. 1886 Illustr. London News 10 July 26 My addictiveness to the perusal of modern romances. 1964 Sociol. Q. 5 90/1 This [analysis of addiction] yields six paths or patterns of consumption with various forms of addictiveness. 1991 P. Kreeft Snakebite Lett. iv. 35 You'll also notice an addictiveness creeping into his whole personality. 2007 Adolescence 42 1 Subjects were asked to complete a series of questionnaires regarding their addictiveness to online games. 2. The property of being addictive; the degree to which something is addictive. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > [noun] > qualities of medicines acuity1543 benignity1605 lenitude1657 incompatibility1825 alkalescency1826 specificity1876 compatibility1898 orgonity1945 addictiveness1955 the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > effects of drugs > [noun] > quality of being addictive addictiveness1955 1955 Jrnl. Amer. Pharmaceut. Assoc. 44 229 (title) Apparatus and technique involved in a laboratory method of detecting the addictiveness of drugs. 1977 Sci. Amer. Mar. 44/1 The toxicity and addictiveness of morphine were recognized only after the drug had become an established feature of clinical medicine. 1984 N.Y. Times 29 Aug. a23/5 If the addictiveness of smoking could be proved, the voluntary risk defense would be threatened. 1997 L. E. Gomez Misconceiving Mothers i. 12 Initial reports about crack cocaine suggested that it had unique pharmacological effects, including greater addictiveness than powder cocaine or other hard drugs. 2004 BusinessWeek 6 Dec. 85/3 Sales of all of RIM's handsets, affectionately known as ‘crackberries’ for their addictiveness, are expected almost to triple. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1827
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