unlikelihoodn.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈlʌɪklɪhʊd/, U.S.

/ˌənˈlaɪkliˌ(h)ʊd/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and likelihood n.; also late Middle English vnlykelyhode, 1500s onlykelihod, 1500s vnlekelyowde, 1500s vnlikelihod, 1500s vnlykelyhod, 1500s vnlykelyhoode, 1600s unliklehood, 1600s vnlikelihoode, 1600s–1700s unliklyhood.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, likelihood n.; unlikely adj., -hood suffix.

Etymology: Probably partly < un- prefix¹ + likelihood n., and partly < unlikely adj. + -hood suffix.With sense 2 compare earlier unlikeness n. 1, slightly later likelihood n. 2, and also Old Danish vligelighet, vliggheligheet dissimilarity (Danish uligelighed).

a. The quality, state, or fact of being unlikely; improbability. Cf. likelihood n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > improbability, unlikeliness > [noun]

unlikelihood?1470

unlikeliness?1560

implausibility1592

improbability1598

dislikelihood1823

inverisimilitudea1834

?1470 Statement conc. Fastolf Foundation in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 590 Such dowte and vnliklyhode..oweth to hold hym content.

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. John xix. 109 So muche vnlikelyhoode was it, that the felowship of punishement should defyle hym.

1598 R. Bernard tr. Terence Andria ii. ii, in Terence in Eng. 34 Hauing gathered by sundrie signes and coniectures the vnlikelihood of the marriage.

1646 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. F. Biondi Hist. Civil Warres Eng. II. ix. 199 By the Unlikelyhood and Impossibility that he should escape the hands of a Crafty..Uncle.

a1692 ( in J. Stevenson Lett. & Papers Illustr. Wars Eng. in France (1864) II. 454 (MED) The unlyklyhode of the conqueryng of the royaume of Fraunce by the werre..was thus advised and counsailled at the laste tentende with his saide adversarie.

1695 J. Edwards Disc. conc. Old & New-Test. III. v. 238 There was no Unlikelihood of the thing.

1767 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1862) 2nd Ser. I. 116 Knowing the unlikelihood of your being to return to us.

1795 W. Paley View Evidences Christianity (ed. 3) II. ii. viii. 203 The extreme unlikelihood that such men should engage in such a measure.

1861 C. M. Yonge Stokesley Secret xii. 189 The exceeding unlikelihood of a girl like Elizabeth committing..a theft.

1877 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest I. vi. 462 Statements which have no inherent unlikelihood in them.

1973 Industr. & Labor relations Rev. 26 813/1 Because of its controversial nature and the unlikelihood of its winning the approval of state legislators, unemployment insurance was often given a rather low priority.

2011 Jrnl. Ethics 15 430 The extreme unlikelihood that..[animals] can understand the concepts of life and death.

b. An instance of being unlikely; an improbable circumstance, occurrence, etc.; something which is unlikely.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > improbability, unlikeliness > [noun] > instance of

unlikelihooda1552

improbability1611

a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) II. 8 Dyvers Brethren dyed.., and by a great onlykelihod al the Landes descendid to..the Yonggest of the Brethren.

1573 J. Daus tr. H. Bullinger Hundred Serm. vpon Apocalipse (rev. ed.) i. f. 2 I will shew the lykelyhodes and the vnlykelyhodes.

1647 Bp. J. Taylor Θεολογία Ἐκλεκτική ii. 41 The rarest mixture..of unlikelihoods that I have observed.

1682 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) I. 188 By the severall contradictions and unlikelyhoods in his evidence.

1738 G. Lillo Marina iii. ii What strange unlikelihood assaults my mind!

1765 R. Robinson Atheist invited to Believe 10 So many Unlikelihoods and Impossibilities, as make your Scheme rejected and abhorred by most Men of Sense and Reason.

1814 R. Southey Roderick xii. 14 I will believe that we have days in store Of hope,..Yea, maugre all unlikelihoods,..of peace.

1862 C. J. Lever Barrington xv He hesitated how to measure an unlikelyhood.

1919 Lit. Digest 19 July 81/1 It is not an unlikelihood that very little aid of any sort will be allowed by Congress to assure the maintenance of the industry.

1970 Washington Post 29 Sept. c3/7 [The] Board chairman..said this possibility was ‘a great unlikelihood.’

2013 Atlantic Online (Nexis) 21 May Over the long term though, even statistical unlikelihoods will occur, and they have.

†2. The quality of being unlike; dissimilarity, difference. Cf. likelihood n. 2. Obsolete.With quot. 1483 cf. unlikeness n. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > difference > [noun]

diversitya1340

difference1340

variancec1374

distancea1382

unlikenessa1387

variationc1405

discrepation?a1425

distinction1435

severaltyc1449

unlikelinessc1450

dissemblance1463

unlikelihood1483

alteritya1500

indifferencec1503

discrepancea1522

dissimilitude1532

differency1542

variety1552

discernment1570

disparitya1575

discrepancy1579

otherness1587

discernance1592

imparity1608

disanalogy1610

disresemblance1622

dislikeness1623

diff1624

inconformity1625

irresemblance1628

variousness1628

odds1642

disparation1654

aliety1656

disparility1656

disparateness1659

severality1664

nonconformity1672

unconformableness1712

dissimilarity1715

differentness1727

differ1787

allogeneitya1834

otherwiseness1890

otherliness1937

diversion-

1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f. cclxxiii/1 I fond my self right fer fro the in a Regyon of vnlykelyhode [L. dissimilitudinis].

1550 W. Thomas Dictionarie in Principal Rules Ital. Grammer Disaguaglianza, vnseemelinesse, vnlikelyhoode, or the difference that is betwene the comparison of one thyng to an other.

1564 Briefe Exam. 20 b Euery man..may see a great vnlikelyhood betwixt those tymes and ours.

1575 T. Cartwright Second Replie agaynst Dr. Whitgiftes Second Answer p. dcxxix The vnlikelihoode off our bishops with them in times past.

1598 I. D. tr. L. Le Roy Aristotles Politiques i. viii. 56 There is a great vnlikelihood betweene these: for the bondman liueth with vs, but the artificer is farther of.

1612 S. Veghelman tr. Found. Christian Relig. iii. 308 There be some dissemblance or vnlikelyhoode in these examples.

a1677 T. Manton Pract. Expos. Isaiah (1703) 70 They have not only other kind of Knowledg, but knowledg of the Secret of such a Way as is veiled with Contempt, Reproach and Unlikelihood to the World.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unlikelihood
释义	unlikelihoodn. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈlʌɪklɪhʊd/, U.S. /ˌənˈlaɪkliˌ(h)ʊd/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and likelihood n.; also late Middle English vnlykelyhode, 1500s onlykelihod, 1500s vnlekelyowde, 1500s vnlikelihod, 1500s vnlykelyhod, 1500s vnlykelyhoode, 1600s unliklehood, 1600s vnlikelihoode, 1600s–1700s unliklyhood. Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, likelihood n.; unlikely adj., -hood suffix. Etymology: Probably partly < un- prefix¹ + likelihood n., and partly < unlikely adj. + -hood suffix.With sense 2 compare earlier unlikeness n. 1, slightly later likelihood n. 2, and also Old Danish vligelighet, vliggheligheet dissimilarity (Danish uligelighed). 1. a. The quality, state, or fact of being unlikely; improbability. Cf. likelihood n. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > improbability, unlikeliness > [noun] unlikelihood?1470 unlikeliness?1560 implausibility1592 improbability1598 dislikelihood1823 inverisimilitudea1834 ?1470 Statement conc. Fastolf Foundation in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 590 Such dowte and vnliklyhode..oweth to hold hym content. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. John xix. 109 So muche vnlikelyhoode was it, that the felowship of punishement should defyle hym. 1598 R. Bernard tr. Terence Andria ii. ii, in Terence in Eng. 34 Hauing gathered by sundrie signes and coniectures the vnlikelihood of the marriage. 1646 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. F. Biondi Hist. Civil Warres Eng. II. ix. 199 By the Unlikelyhood and Impossibility that he should escape the hands of a Crafty..Uncle. a1692 ( in J. Stevenson Lett. & Papers Illustr. Wars Eng. in France (1864) II. 454 (MED) The unlyklyhode of the conqueryng of the royaume of Fraunce by the werre..was thus advised and counsailled at the laste tentende with his saide adversarie. 1695 J. Edwards Disc. conc. Old & New-Test. III. v. 238 There was no Unlikelihood of the thing. 1767 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1862) 2nd Ser. I. 116 Knowing the unlikelihood of your being to return to us. 1795 W. Paley View Evidences Christianity (ed. 3) II. ii. viii. 203 The extreme unlikelihood that such men should engage in such a measure. 1861 C. M. Yonge Stokesley Secret xii. 189 The exceeding unlikelihood of a girl like Elizabeth committing..a theft. 1877 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest I. vi. 462 Statements which have no inherent unlikelihood in them. 1973 Industr. & Labor relations Rev. 26 813/1 Because of its controversial nature and the unlikelihood of its winning the approval of state legislators, unemployment insurance was often given a rather low priority. 2011 Jrnl. Ethics 15 430 The extreme unlikelihood that..[animals] can understand the concepts of life and death. b. An instance of being unlikely; an improbable circumstance, occurrence, etc.; something which is unlikely. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > improbability, unlikeliness > [noun] > instance of unlikelihooda1552 improbability1611 a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) II. 8 Dyvers Brethren dyed.., and by a great onlykelihod al the Landes descendid to..the Yonggest of the Brethren. 1573 J. Daus tr. H. Bullinger Hundred Serm. vpon Apocalipse (rev. ed.) i. f. 2 I will shew the lykelyhodes and the vnlykelyhodes. 1647 Bp. J. Taylor Θεολογία Ἐκλεκτική ii. 41 The rarest mixture..of unlikelihoods that I have observed. 1682 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) I. 188 By the severall contradictions and unlikelyhoods in his evidence. 1738 G. Lillo Marina iii. ii What strange unlikelihood assaults my mind! 1765 R. Robinson Atheist invited to Believe 10 So many Unlikelihoods and Impossibilities, as make your Scheme rejected and abhorred by most Men of Sense and Reason. 1814 R. Southey Roderick xii. 14 I will believe that we have days in store Of hope,..Yea, maugre all unlikelihoods,..of peace. 1862 C. J. Lever Barrington xv He hesitated how to measure an unlikelyhood. 1919 Lit. Digest 19 July 81/1 It is not an unlikelihood that very little aid of any sort will be allowed by Congress to assure the maintenance of the industry. 1970 Washington Post 29 Sept. c3/7 [The] Board chairman..said this possibility was ‘a great unlikelihood.’ 2013 Atlantic Online (Nexis) 21 May Over the long term though, even statistical unlikelihoods will occur, and they have. †2. The quality of being unlike; dissimilarity, difference. Cf. likelihood n. 2. Obsolete.With quot. 1483 cf. unlikeness n. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > difference > [noun] diversitya1340 difference1340 variancec1374 distancea1382 unlikenessa1387 variationc1405 discrepation?a1425 distinction1435 severaltyc1449 unlikelinessc1450 dissemblance1463 unlikelihood1483 alteritya1500 indifferencec1503 discrepancea1522 dissimilitude1532 differency1542 variety1552 discernment1570 disparitya1575 discrepancy1579 otherness1587 discernance1592 imparity1608 disanalogy1610 disresemblance1622 dislikeness1623 diff1624 inconformity1625 irresemblance1628 variousness1628 odds1642 disparation1654 aliety1656 disparility1656 disparateness1659 severality1664 nonconformity1672 unconformableness1712 dissimilarity1715 differentness1727 differ1787 allogeneitya1834 otherwiseness1890 otherliness1937 diversion- 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f. cclxxiii/1 I fond my self right fer fro the in a Regyon of vnlykelyhode [L. dissimilitudinis]. 1550 W. Thomas Dictionarie in Principal Rules Ital. Grammer Disaguaglianza, vnseemelinesse, vnlikelyhoode, or the difference that is betwene the comparison of one thyng to an other. 1564 Briefe Exam. 20 b Euery man..may see a great vnlikelyhood betwixt those tymes and ours. 1575 T. Cartwright Second Replie agaynst Dr. Whitgiftes Second Answer p. dcxxix The vnlikelihoode off our bishops with them in times past. 1598 I. D. tr. L. Le Roy Aristotles Politiques i. viii. 56 There is a great vnlikelihood betweene these: for the bondman liueth with vs, but the artificer is farther of. 1612 S. Veghelman tr. Found. Christian Relig. iii. 308 There be some dissemblance or vnlikelyhoode in these examples. a1677 T. Manton Pract. Expos. Isaiah (1703) 70 They have not only other kind of Knowledg, but knowledg of the Secret of such a Way as is veiled with Contempt, Reproach and Unlikelihood to the World. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1470
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