suspiciousnessn.

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

The condition or quality of being suspicious.

1. Liability to suspicion; questionable character.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > [noun] > liability to suspicion

suspiciousness1486

suspectiousness1525

suspicability1660

1486 Year-bk. 2 Henry VII (1567) 3 b Le felony ou le suspiciousnes.

a1716 R. South 12 Serm. (1717) V. 347 The Reasons, why this inward Voice of the Spirit cannot be the Rule, which Men are to be guided by... Because of its Suspiciousness.

1881 B. F. Westcott & F. J. A. Hort New Test. in Orig. Greek II. Introd. ii. 67 Its final conclusions must rest on the intrinsic verisimilitude or suspiciousness of the text itself.

2. Proneness to suspicion; disposition to suspect; mistrustfulness. (In quot. 1525, Suspicion.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > [noun] > state of

suspiciousness1525

mistrustfulness1542

distrustfulness1577

distrustiness1579

bad mind1593

disconceitedness1659

suspectfulness1872

1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. xxii. 51 They..went in and out on their maisters busynesse, without any suspeciousness of them.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection ii. sig. Sii Our lorde..preserue all those that entendeth this holy iourney..from suspiciousnes and wronge iudgementes.

1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre v. xii. 251 Suspiciousnesse is as great an enemy to wisdome, as too much credulitie.

a1768 T. Secker Serm. Several Subj. (1770) II. 351 An immoderate Suspiciousness of innocent Compliances.

1858 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) IV. xviii. 34 The nation settled back into its old suspiciousness, which it disguised under the name of independence.

1884 R. W. Church Bacon ii. 56 Bacon..using every effort and device to appease the Queen's anger and suspiciousness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1918; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	suspiciousness
释义	suspiciousnessn. Etymology: formed as suspicious adj. + -ness suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: suˈspiciousness. The condition or quality of being suspicious. 1. Liability to suspicion; questionable character. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > [noun] > liability to suspicion suspiciousness1486 suspectiousness1525 suspicability1660 1486 Year-bk. 2 Henry VII (1567) 3 b Le felony ou le suspiciousnes. a1716 R. South 12 Serm. (1717) V. 347 The Reasons, why this inward Voice of the Spirit cannot be the Rule, which Men are to be guided by... Because of its Suspiciousness. 1881 B. F. Westcott & F. J. A. Hort New Test. in Orig. Greek II. Introd. ii. 67 Its final conclusions must rest on the intrinsic verisimilitude or suspiciousness of the text itself. 2. Proneness to suspicion; disposition to suspect; mistrustfulness. (In quot. 1525, Suspicion.) ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > [noun] > state of suspiciousness1525 mistrustfulness1542 distrustfulness1577 distrustiness1579 bad mind1593 disconceitedness1659 suspectfulness1872 1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. xxii. 51 They..went in and out on their maisters busynesse, without any suspeciousness of them. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection ii. sig. Sii Our lorde..preserue all those that entendeth this holy iourney..from suspiciousnes and wronge iudgementes. 1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre v. xii. 251 Suspiciousnesse is as great an enemy to wisdome, as too much credulitie. a1768 T. Secker Serm. Several Subj. (1770) II. 351 An immoderate Suspiciousness of innocent Compliances. 1858 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) IV. xviii. 34 The nation settled back into its old suspiciousness, which it disguised under the name of independence. 1884 R. W. Church Bacon ii. 56 Bacon..using every effort and device to appease the Queen's anger and suspiciousness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1918; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1486
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