unamiableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈeɪmɪəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈeɪmiəb(ə)l/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b

Not amiable, in senses of that adjective:

a. Of things (chiefly abstract) or acts.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > quality of being lovable > [adjective] > not

unlovelyc1400

unamiable?a1500

unlovable1570

invenust1623

the mind > emotion > hatred > dislike > [adjective] > able to be disliked

unamiable?a1500

unlovable1570

invenust1623

incongenial1797

uncongenial1799

uncongenial1805

untempting1859

a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Trial of Fox l. 931 in Poems (1981) 39 My micht is..Angrie, austerne, and als vnamyabill To all that standfray ar to myne estait.

1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus Inamabilis,..vnamiable: without grace or pleasantnesse woorthie fauour.

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1140 If love be away,..the act thereof remaineth altogether not expetible, dishonourable, without grace and unamiable.

1708 J. Philips Cyder i. 563 Nor are the Hills unamiable, whose Tops To Heav'n aspire.

1796 F. Burney Camilla V. ix. iii. 83 Extremes nearly as pernicious, though not so unamiable as the vices.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. iv. 500 Three poor labouring men, deeply imbued with this unamiable divinity, were arrested.

1884 St. James's Gaz. 9 Sept. 6/1 The Greenore steamer..surmounted the unamiable waves of the Channel.

b. Of persons.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > ill-nature > [adjective]

shrew1297

shrewd13..

maliciousc1330

ill-disposedc1460

shrewishc1480

indisposed1481

misaffectionate1533

unsavoury1568

ill-conditioned1614

ill-natured1645

unamiable1711

malignant1785

ill-thriven1806

nasty1825

beastly1911

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 261. ¶4 True Love has ten thousand Griefs..that render a Man unamiable in the Eyes of the Person whose Affection he sollicits.

1778 F. Burney Evelina II. ix. 73 The distaste I already felt for these unamiable sisters.

1832 E. Bulwer-Lytton Eugene Aram I. i. i. 20 What in the world makes a man of just pride appear so unamiable as the sense of dependence?

1884 Spectator 4 Oct. 1325/1 There is no more unamiable character in the whole of history than Frederick William I.

c. Of conduct, disposition, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > ill-nature > [adjective]

shrew1297

shrewd13..

maliciousc1330

ill-disposedc1460

shrewishc1480

indisposed1481

unsavoury1568

ill-natured1656

unamiable1774

ill-thriven1806

nasty1825

1774 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1862) 2nd Ser. II. 65 His conduct had been unamiable and careless.

1779 Mirror No. 33 A tolerable person, and I think not an unamiable temper.

1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian viii, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. IV. 175 This unamiable..disposition of mind, broke forth in sundry unfounded criticisms.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. iv. 450 His countenance and his voice must always have been unamiable.

1890 S. W. Baker Wild Beasts I. 306 The difficulty was increased by the cheetah making unamiable faces as the man approached.

Derivatives

unˈamiableness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > hatred > dislike > [noun] > quality of being dislikeable

unamiableness1611

uncongeniality1805

unamiability1829

undesirability1870

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Inamabilità, vnamiablenesse, vnlouingnesse.

1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. iii. vii. §6. 341 Passive, to be done, Unamiableness.

a1797 H. Walpole Mem. George II (1847) III. vi. 162 The unamiableness of the characters he blamed imprinted those dislikes.

1840 L. Hunt Legend of Florence i. i He does her the honour of making her..Grateful return for his unamiableness, Love without bounds, in short, for his self-love.

1873 J. Ruskin Val D'Arno 98 Pacific Florence, in her pride of victory, was beginning to show unamiableness of temper.

unˈamiably adv.

ΚΠ

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 423 Their national antipathies were, indeed, in that age, unreasonably and unamiably strong.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	unamiable
释义	unamiableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈeɪmɪəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈeɪmiəb(ə)l/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b Not amiable, in senses of that adjective: a. Of things (chiefly abstract) or acts. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > quality of being lovable > [adjective] > not unlovelyc1400 unamiable?a1500 unlovable1570 invenust1623 the mind > emotion > hatred > dislike > [adjective] > able to be disliked unamiable?a1500 unlovable1570 invenust1623 incongenial1797 uncongenial1799 uncongenial1805 untempting1859 a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Trial of Fox l. 931 in Poems (1981) 39 My micht is..Angrie, austerne, and als vnamyabill To all that standfray ar to myne estait. 1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus Inamabilis,..vnamiable: without grace or pleasantnesse woorthie fauour. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1140 If love be away,..the act thereof remaineth altogether not expetible, dishonourable, without grace and unamiable. 1708 J. Philips Cyder i. 563 Nor are the Hills unamiable, whose Tops To Heav'n aspire. 1796 F. Burney Camilla V. ix. iii. 83 Extremes nearly as pernicious, though not so unamiable as the vices. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. iv. 500 Three poor labouring men, deeply imbued with this unamiable divinity, were arrested. 1884 St. James's Gaz. 9 Sept. 6/1 The Greenore steamer..surmounted the unamiable waves of the Channel. b. Of persons. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > ill-nature > [adjective] shrew1297 shrewd13.. maliciousc1330 ill-disposedc1460 shrewishc1480 indisposed1481 misaffectionate1533 unsavoury1568 ill-conditioned1614 ill-natured1645 unamiable1711 malignant1785 ill-thriven1806 nasty1825 beastly1911 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 261. ¶4 True Love has ten thousand Griefs..that render a Man unamiable in the Eyes of the Person whose Affection he sollicits. 1778 F. Burney Evelina II. ix. 73 The distaste I already felt for these unamiable sisters. 1832 E. Bulwer-Lytton Eugene Aram I. i. i. 20 What in the world makes a man of just pride appear so unamiable as the sense of dependence? 1884 Spectator 4 Oct. 1325/1 There is no more unamiable character in the whole of history than Frederick William I. c. Of conduct, disposition, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > ill-nature > [adjective] shrew1297 shrewd13.. maliciousc1330 ill-disposedc1460 shrewishc1480 indisposed1481 unsavoury1568 ill-natured1656 unamiable1774 ill-thriven1806 nasty1825 1774 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1862) 2nd Ser. II. 65 His conduct had been unamiable and careless. 1779 Mirror No. 33 A tolerable person, and I think not an unamiable temper. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian viii, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. IV. 175 This unamiable..disposition of mind, broke forth in sundry unfounded criticisms. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. iv. 450 His countenance and his voice must always have been unamiable. 1890 S. W. Baker Wild Beasts I. 306 The difficulty was increased by the cheetah making unamiable faces as the man approached. Derivatives unˈamiableness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > hatred > dislike > [noun] > quality of being dislikeable unamiableness1611 uncongeniality1805 unamiability1829 undesirability1870 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Inamabilità, vnamiablenesse, vnlouingnesse. 1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. iii. vii. §6. 341 Passive, to be done, Unamiableness. a1797 H. Walpole Mem. George II (1847) III. vi. 162 The unamiableness of the characters he blamed imprinted those dislikes. 1840 L. Hunt Legend of Florence i. i He does her the honour of making her..Grateful return for his unamiableness, Love without bounds, in short, for his self-love. 1873 J. Ruskin Val D'Arno 98 Pacific Florence, in her pride of victory, was beginning to show unamiableness of temper. unˈamiably adv. ΚΠ 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 423 Their national antipathies were, indeed, in that age, unreasonably and unamiably strong. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.?a1500
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