| 单词 | toyishness |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈtoyishness ˈtoyishness n. now somewhat rare ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > light-mindedness > [noun] lightnessc1384 levity1564 gaiety1573 light-mindedness?1574 shallowness1590 toyishness1595 lightheadedness1645 ludicrousness1664 unseriousness1672 flightiness1747 flirtishness1750 trivial-mindedness1872 1595 E. Wilcocks tr. A. Polanus Substance Christian Relig. ii. 232 To ciuility is contrary toyishnesse and clownishnesse. 1665 J. Glanvill Scepsis Scientifica Addr. Royal Soc. sig. c2 Your Society..'twill discredit that toyishness of wanton fancy. 1863 G. Fleming Trav. Horseback Mantchu Tartary xi. 180 There is a sense of littleness in the general conception, of triviality and toyishness in all the details, that is immediately impressed upon the stranger. 2006 Cary (N. Carolina) News (Nexis) 26 July The delicate or finicky nature that dog lovers describe as ‘toyishness’. < as lemmas |
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