单词 | touchingness |
释义 | > as lemmasˈtouchingness ˈtouchingness n. the quality of being touching or affecting. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > quality of affecting the emotions > [noun] patheticalnessa1607 movingness1661 pathos1668 stress1737 touchingnessa1750 patheticness1874 the mind > emotion > compassion > quality of exciting pity > [noun] piteousnessa1586 meltingness1622 pathos1668 pitiableness1694 touchingnessa1750 pitiability1865 pitifulness1897 a1750 A. Hill Wks. (1753) II. 355 He..charm'd me infinitely..by a peculiar touchingness, in cadency of voice. 1841 Fraser's Mag. 23 315 To..prove The simple touchingness of Morn. 1913 W. D. Howells Familiar Spanish Trav. xiii. 324 I must own that I did not find the incident irreverent or without a certain touchingness. 2001 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 18 Nov. 68 The book is a love letter, as full of mad passion,..touchingness, adoration and vilification as anything Oscar sent to Bosie. < as lemmas |
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