unquestioningadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈkwɛstʃənɪŋ/,

/(ˌ)ʌnˈkwɛstʃn̩ɪŋ/,

/(ˌ)ʌŋˈkwɛstʃənɪŋ/,

/(ˌ)ʌŋˈkwɛstʃn̩ɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌənˈkwɛstʃənɪŋ/,

/ˌənˈkwɛʃtʃənɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, questioning adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + questioning adj. Compare earlier unquestioningly adv.

rare before mid 19th cent.

Accepting something without dissent or doubt; (sometimes depreciative) uncritical, unthinking.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > act of convincing, conviction > [adjective] > accepting without question

mistrustless1586

unsuspicious1586

unmistrustful1587

unmistrusting1595

unsuspecting1595

unsuspicious1595

suspectless1605

implicit faith1610

distrustless1611

confidenta1616

suspicionlessc1650

undistrustful1654

unspeculative1660

unquestioning1697

unsuspectful1781

pin-faith1800

questionless1821

unspeculating1828

unsceptical1851

round-heeled1920

pistic1923

1697 T. Brown Physick lies Bleeding ii. ii. 21 An Apothecary, or Farrier may go to Leyden a Year or two, come afterwards to that free and unquestioning University of Cambridg to be dubb'd Doctor, and straightway be admitted into the College of Physicians.

1791 W. Dalrymple Sequel Life of Christ xxi. 120 True obedience is simple and unquestioning.

1846 A. Marsh Father Darcy II. xxi. 356 Unquestioning obedience to the authority of his superiors.

1861 ‘G. Eliot’ Silas Marner ii. 27 The unquestioning activity of a spinning insect.

1875 E. White Life in Christ iv. xxvii. 470 Schools which have..accepted with unquestioning faith, the everlasting duration of the soul.

1940 T. Wolfe & E. C. Aswell You can't go Home Again xxxii. 527 In the complete and unquestioning loyalty of her character, Mrs. Purvis was like a large and gentle dog.

1971 Films in Rev. Aug. 405/1 She was, and is, the kind of tap-dancer whose energy seems to be generated by a whole-hearted, unquestioning yea-saying to life.

2010 Sunday Sun (Nexis) 10 Jan. 13 We live in an age of unquestioning sycophancy to stars, where bland is beautiful.

Derivatives

unˈquestioningness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > act of convincing, conviction > [noun] > state of being convinced

persuasion1534

satisfaction1582

convictment1593

persuadedness1659

self-conviction1673

implicitness1679

conviction1699

unsuspicion1792

unsuspiciousness1809

convincement1825

unsuspectfulness1852

unquestioningness1876

convincedness1882

unsuspectingness1883

1876 A. D. Whitney Sights & Insights (London ed.) III. 98 His eyes were as steadfast as hers; but they had not her unquestioningness.

1915 Times of India 20 May 6/6 You will discover a loyalty and simplicity that are child-like in their unquestioningness.

1997 Rev. Eng. Stud. 48 218 They are likely to have shared in the Victorian unquestioningness of the historical development that made the writings in English a glorious, common heritage of all speakers of English.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	unquestioning
释义	unquestioningadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈkwɛstʃənɪŋ/, /(ˌ)ʌnˈkwɛstʃn̩ɪŋ/, /(ˌ)ʌŋˈkwɛstʃənɪŋ/, /(ˌ)ʌŋˈkwɛstʃn̩ɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌənˈkwɛstʃənɪŋ/, /ˌənˈkwɛʃtʃənɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, questioning adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + questioning adj. Compare earlier unquestioningly adv. rare before mid 19th cent. Accepting something without dissent or doubt; (sometimes depreciative) uncritical, unthinking. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > act of convincing, conviction > [adjective] > accepting without question mistrustless1586 unsuspicious1586 unmistrustful1587 unmistrusting1595 unsuspecting1595 unsuspicious1595 suspectless1605 implicit faith1610 distrustless1611 confidenta1616 suspicionlessc1650 undistrustful1654 unspeculative1660 unquestioning1697 unsuspectful1781 pin-faith1800 questionless1821 unspeculating1828 unsceptical1851 round-heeled1920 pistic1923 1697 T. Brown Physick lies Bleeding ii. ii. 21 An Apothecary, or Farrier may go to Leyden a Year or two, come afterwards to that free and unquestioning University of Cambridg to be dubb'd Doctor, and straightway be admitted into the College of Physicians. 1791 W. Dalrymple Sequel Life of Christ xxi. 120 True obedience is simple and unquestioning. 1846 A. Marsh Father Darcy II. xxi. 356 Unquestioning obedience to the authority of his superiors. 1861 ‘G. Eliot’ Silas Marner ii. 27 The unquestioning activity of a spinning insect. 1875 E. White Life in Christ iv. xxvii. 470 Schools which have..accepted with unquestioning faith, the everlasting duration of the soul. 1940 T. Wolfe & E. C. Aswell You can't go Home Again xxxii. 527 In the complete and unquestioning loyalty of her character, Mrs. Purvis was like a large and gentle dog. 1971 Films in Rev. Aug. 405/1 She was, and is, the kind of tap-dancer whose energy seems to be generated by a whole-hearted, unquestioning yea-saying to life. 2010 Sunday Sun (Nexis) 10 Jan. 13 We live in an age of unquestioning sycophancy to stars, where bland is beautiful. Derivatives unˈquestioningness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > act of convincing, conviction > [noun] > state of being convinced persuasion1534 satisfaction1582 convictment1593 persuadedness1659 self-conviction1673 implicitness1679 conviction1699 unsuspicion1792 unsuspiciousness1809 convincement1825 unsuspectfulness1852 unquestioningness1876 convincedness1882 unsuspectingness1883 1876 A. D. Whitney Sights & Insights (London ed.) III. 98 His eyes were as steadfast as hers; but they had not her unquestioningness. 1915 Times of India 20 May 6/6 You will discover a loyalty and simplicity that are child-like in their unquestioningness. 1997 Rev. Eng. Stud. 48 218 They are likely to have shared in the Victorian unquestioningness of the historical development that made the writings in English a glorious, common heritage of all speakers of English. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1697
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