单词 | unmanliness |
释义 | unmanlinessn. The fact or quality of being unmanly (in various senses); an unmanly act. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [noun] > quality of unmanliness unmanheada1387 unmanhooda1413 softness1553 unmanliness?1575 ?1575 tr. H. Niclaes Epistolæ xix. v. 380 Ye haue liued in all Vngodlynes and Vnmanlynes. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 93 Temperance was thought to be a cloke of effeminate unmanlinesse [Fr. couuerture de lascheté]. 1688 G. Burnet Ill Effects Animosities Protestants 15 God..may have discovered some degrees of sincerity in their pretensions & carriages tho accompanied with a great deal of folly & unmanliness. 1767 H. Kelly Mem. Magdalen I. x. 146 Why am I surprized at partial unmanlinesses, or particular inhumanities, where the whole conduct has been uniformly destitute of manhood and humanity. 1785 C. Wilkins tr. Bhăgvăt-Gēētā ii. 28 Yield not thus to unmanliness. 1848 C. Kingsley Yeast ii You and yours make piety a synonym for unmanliness. 1861 J. S. Mill Represent. Govt. iii. 63 We rightly ascribe this sort of contentment to mere unmanliness and want of spirit. 1916 B. Russell Justice in War-time 88 The brute within us..turns upon those who bring it forward with savage accusations of unmanliness or lack of patriotism. 2007 Financial Times 16 June (Life & Arts section) 2/2 Is it reflex that makes men reach for socks, eye masks, and—oh the unmanliness of it—the complimentary blanket? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1575 |
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