terriblenessn.

Brit.

/ˈtɛrᵻblnəs/, U.S.

/ˈtɛrəbəlnəs/

Forms: see terrible adj., adv., and n. and -ness suffix.

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

Etymology: < terrible adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier terribility n.

The quality of being terrible; dreadfulness, awfulness. Also: an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of terribleness > [noun]

dreadnessa1175

ferdfulness1398

dreadfulnessc1440

terribility?1473

terrora1500

terriblenessa1533

diritya1600

direness1605

direfulnessa1656

dire1660

terrificness1727

tremendousness1727

fearsomeness1891

terribilità1923

terrifyingness1930

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > awe, reverential wonder > [noun] > quality of inspiring

terriblenessa1533

terribility1593

awfulness1600

awesomeness1648

terribilità1923

a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1546) sig. T.vij The most terrible, and the laste terrible of all terriblenes.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Deut. xxvi. 8 The Lorde..brought vs out of Egipte..with greate terryblenesse thorow tokens and wonders.

1620 J. Rogers Disc. Christian Watchfulnesse 258 Only let the terriblenesse hereof, now whiles time serueth, moue vs to due and careful watchfulnes and preparation.

1651 in T. Fuller Abel Redevivus 219 He did not onely bear the terriblenesse of imprisonment.

a1714 J. Sharp Serm. Acts xvii. 31 in 19 Sermons (1734) VI. x. 244 The Gloriousness, and Majesty, and Terribleness of his Appearance will infinitely exceed all that the Tongue of Man can express.

1783 H. Blair Lect. Rhetoric I. iv. 77 Breaking forth into general, unmeaning exclamations, concerning the greatness, terribleness, or majesty of the object, which they are to describe.

1846 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters II. 121 It is possible to conceive of terribleness..without fear.

1874 J. Miller Fetich in Theol. i. ix. 34 The poor heathen, as one of the terriblenesses of Scripture, are supposed to perish.

1887 S. Smiles Life & Labour 431 He did not seem to see the sadness and terribleness of some of the aspects of life.

1914 E. R. Burroughs Tarzan of Apes iii. 41 The tiny life that had come to cheer them, though adding a hundredfold to his responsibilities and to the terribleness of their situation.

1940 A. M. Lindbergh Diary 12 Nov. in War within & Without (1980) 152 It was rather a relief to hear it in spite of its terribleness.

2007 Daily Tel. 17 July 20/2 Citizens start bleating about ‘rights’ and..about the terribleness of having ideas ‘imposed’ on one.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	terribleness
释义	terriblenessn. Brit. /ˈtɛrᵻblnəs/, U.S. /ˈtɛrəbəlnəs/ Forms: see terrible adj., adv., and n. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: terrible adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < terrible adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier terribility n. The quality of being terrible; dreadfulness, awfulness. Also: an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of terribleness > [noun] dreadnessa1175 ferdfulness1398 dreadfulnessc1440 terribility?1473 terrora1500 terriblenessa1533 diritya1600 direness1605 direfulnessa1656 dire1660 terrificness1727 tremendousness1727 fearsomeness1891 terribilità1923 terrifyingness1930 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > awe, reverential wonder > [noun] > quality of inspiring terriblenessa1533 terribility1593 awfulness1600 awesomeness1648 terribilità1923 a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1546) sig. T.vij The most terrible, and the laste terrible of all terriblenes. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Deut. xxvi. 8 The Lorde..brought vs out of Egipte..with greate terryblenesse thorow tokens and wonders. 1620 J. Rogers Disc. Christian Watchfulnesse 258 Only let the terriblenesse hereof, now whiles time serueth, moue vs to due and careful watchfulnes and preparation. 1651 in T. Fuller Abel Redevivus 219 He did not onely bear the terriblenesse of imprisonment. a1714 J. Sharp Serm. Acts xvii. 31 in 19 Sermons (1734) VI. x. 244 The Gloriousness, and Majesty, and Terribleness of his Appearance will infinitely exceed all that the Tongue of Man can express. 1783 H. Blair Lect. Rhetoric I. iv. 77 Breaking forth into general, unmeaning exclamations, concerning the greatness, terribleness, or majesty of the object, which they are to describe. 1846 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters II. 121 It is possible to conceive of terribleness..without fear. 1874 J. Miller Fetich in Theol. i. ix. 34 The poor heathen, as one of the terriblenesses of Scripture, are supposed to perish. 1887 S. Smiles Life & Labour 431 He did not seem to see the sadness and terribleness of some of the aspects of life. 1914 E. R. Burroughs Tarzan of Apes iii. 41 The tiny life that had come to cheer them, though adding a hundredfold to his responsibilities and to the terribleness of their situation. 1940 A. M. Lindbergh Diary 12 Nov. in War within & Without (1980) 152 It was rather a relief to hear it in spite of its terribleness. 2007 Daily Tel. 17 July 20/2 Citizens start bleating about ‘rights’ and..about the terribleness of having ideas ‘imposed’ on one. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1533
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