unruffledadj.¹

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈrʌfld/, U.S.

/ˌənˈrəf(ə)ld/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and ruffled adj.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, ruffled adj.¹

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + ruffled adj.¹

a. Not made rough, uneven, or irregular; (of feathers, hair, etc.) not disordered or disarranged; (of paper, cloth, the skin, etc.) not crumpled, rumpled, or wrinkled.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > [adjective] > not ruffled or made rough

unruffled1600

unroughened1775

1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique i. xxii. 122 They [sc. dove houses] must be made so large as that the pigeon may turne herselfe in them, keeping her feathers vnruffled.

1634 T. Heywood & R. Brome Late Lancashire Witches iv. sig. G3^v Finde the Pillow swell'd, Vnbruis'd with any weight, the sheets unruffled, The Curtaines neither drawne, nor bed layd down.

1752 Adventures of Valet I. ii. ix. 127 She received me with an unruffled Brow.

1798 M. R. Stockdale Effusions of Heart 86 Unruffled plumage deck'd thy downy breast.

1816 J. Wilson City of Plague ii. iv. 106 Like an angel With hair unruffled in its radiance.

1821 W. Scott Kenilworth I. v. 116 Now for..an open and unruffled brow.

1841 Engagement I. 78 She laid..the unruffled sheet of silver paper over the engraving.

a1878 G. G. Scott Lect. Mediæval Archit. (1879) I. 320 Here the Byzantinesque foliage is nearly all of the plain unruffled form.

1904 R. Hughes Real N.Y. ix. 189 He..looked sleepily at his unruffled bed.

1936 S. Sitwell Dance of Quick & Dead iii. iii. 147 The unruffled plumes exaggerate their stature and in their right hands they hold scepters of jade.

2001 R. Goulart Groucho Marx & Broadway Murders xxvi. 174 Wrinkles, my dear? Why, I'm noted in Hollywood for my smooth, unruffled skin.

b. Of water, the sky, etc.: not disturbed or agitated; not set in motion or churned up; remaining in a calm or tranquil state. Also in figurative context.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > water > [adjective] > properties or characteristics of water > still, calm, smooth, or without current

stillOE

deada1000

lithec1275

smoothc1374

unruffled1710

unrippled1775

streamless1863

streamline1907

1710 R. Butler Brit. Michael 1 Like some calm Swain, I stand, Who spies a Storm from the unruffled Strand.

1713 J. Addison Cato i. iv Calm and unruffled as a summer-sea.

1757 W. Wilkie Epigoniad v. 135 A lake..Whose surface smooth, unruffled by the breeze, The hills inverted shows.

1814 W. Wordsworth Excursion ii. 68 Days unruffled by the gale Of public news or private.

1824 L.-M. Hawkins Annaline II. 229 Crags mantled in unruffled snow.

1873 Macmillan's Mag. May 54/2 Between the ferry and the latter [sc. a bridge] the river Niagara flows unruffled.

1902 J. Conrad Heart of Darkness i in Youth 53 The old river..rested unruffled.

1938 E. G. Richardson Physical Sci. Mod. Life i. 23 Even with a perfectly unruffled wake..there still persists a small remnant of force on the body.

2007 V. Berberian Das Kapital 26 Were they seduced by the sky, by the unruffled blue that encased the unrest below?

a. Not unduly affected by excitement or emotion; not agitated or irritated; calm, composed, unperturbed.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > [adjective]

eveneOE

still1340

unperturbeda1450

unmovedc1480

quietful1494

lowna1500

calma1568

calmya1586

unpassionatea1586

smartless1593

reposeful1594

dispassionate1595

recollected1595

unaffectedc1595

unpassioned?1605

unpassionated1611

collecteda1616

tranquila1616

untouched1616

impassionate1621

composed1628

dispassioneda1631

tranquillous1638

slow1639

serene1640

dispassionated1647

imperturbed1652

unruffled1654

reposing1655

equanimous1656

perplacid1660

placate1662

equal1680

collect1682

cooled1682

posed1693

sedate1693

impassive1699

uninflamed1714

unexcited1735

unalarmed1756

unfanned1764

unagitated1772

undistraught1773

recollected1792

equable1796

unfussy1823

take-it-easy1825

unflurried1854

cool1855

comfortable1856

disimpassioned1860

tremorless1869

unpressured1879

unrippled1883

ice-cool1891

unrattled1891

Zen-likea1908

unrestless1919

steadyish1924

ataractic1941

relaxed1958

nonplussed1960

loose1968

Zenned-out1968

downtempo1972

mellowed1977

de-stressed1999

1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 286 Thou canst account nothing so great Misery as unruffled Prosperity, or uncheckt Current of Successes.

1659 W. Chamberlayne Pharonnida Ded. sig. A4^v I have, with an unruffl'd Confidence, given these Papers a Capacity of being publickly viewed.

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 381. ¶4 His Temper is even and unruffled.

1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle IV. civ. 137 ‘Why shouldn't I lend a hand?’..(answered the unruffled Pipes).

1829 E. Bulwer-Lytton Devereux I. ii. ii. 169 The most unruffled composure.

1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People vii. §3. 369 Her mind was unruffled by the spiritual problems which were vexing the minds around her.

1929 E. A. Powell Last Home of Myst. i. 7 The diminutive brown policemen..keep the traffic moving with perfect competency and unruffled calm.

2013 Psychologies (U.K. ed.) May 58/1 You seem to think that to be strong you must remain unruffled at all times, avoid showing any external signs of weakness.

†b. Not affected by drink; sober. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > moderation in drinking > [adjective] > sober or not drunk

undrunkenc897

sobera1387

fresha1450

unfoxed1622

unliquored1642

(as) sober as a judge1682

unruffled1709

unconcerned1748

unebriate1853

1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 27. ⁋2 When he is himself, and unruffled with Intemperance.

1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson iii. vii. 363 Perceiving, that after they had dispatched four or five bottles.., the Mandarine still continued unruffled.

Derivatives

unˈruffledness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > [noun]

resteOE

peacea1225

egalityc1374

tranquillityc1374

peaceabilityc1384

sobernessc1384

tranquille1412

quietness?a1425

evenheadc1440

equalitya1475

equability1531

sobermood1556

calmness1561

evenness1561

serenity1599

collection1602

equilibrium1608

calm1609

temperateness1609

composedness1611

recollection1611

temper1611

unpassionateness1611

placidity1619

sereneness1628

attemperature1635

quietationa1639

equableness1641

steadiness1642

sedateness1647

imperturbation1648

placidness1654

centredness1662

equanimity1663

composure1667

serenitude1672

equalness1675

unperturbedness1676

dispassion1690

quietism1735

serene1744

relaxednessa1750

self-composure1762

sober-mindedness1767

collectedness1789

unprovokedness1795

comfortableness1815

repose1815

levelness1824

dispassionateness1842

unruffledness1858

passionlessness1867

1858 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 21 Sept. in French & Ital. Notebks. (1980) vi. 424 His propriety, his cleanliness and unruffledness.

1880 J. Ruskin Let. in Hortus Inclusus (1887) 77 The perfect cleanliness and unruffledness of white cap [in Chartres] is always a marvel.

1999 Washington Post (Nexis) 16 Aug. c1 Tall and reedy, hair in place, tie knotted perfectly, a picture of unruffledness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unruffled
释义	unruffledadj.¹ Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈrʌfld/, U.S. /ˌənˈrəf(ə)ld/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and ruffled adj.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, ruffled adj.¹ Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + ruffled adj.¹ 1. a. Not made rough, uneven, or irregular; (of feathers, hair, etc.) not disordered or disarranged; (of paper, cloth, the skin, etc.) not crumpled, rumpled, or wrinkled. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > [adjective] > not ruffled or made rough unruffled1600 unroughened1775 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique i. xxii. 122 They [sc. dove houses] must be made so large as that the pigeon may turne herselfe in them, keeping her feathers vnruffled. 1634 T. Heywood & R. Brome Late Lancashire Witches iv. sig. G3^v Finde the Pillow swell'd, Vnbruis'd with any weight, the sheets unruffled, The Curtaines neither drawne, nor bed layd down. 1752 Adventures of Valet I. ii. ix. 127 She received me with an unruffled Brow. 1798 M. R. Stockdale Effusions of Heart 86 Unruffled plumage deck'd thy downy breast. 1816 J. Wilson City of Plague ii. iv. 106 Like an angel With hair unruffled in its radiance. 1821 W. Scott Kenilworth I. v. 116 Now for..an open and unruffled brow. 1841 Engagement I. 78 She laid..the unruffled sheet of silver paper over the engraving. a1878 G. G. Scott Lect. Mediæval Archit. (1879) I. 320 Here the Byzantinesque foliage is nearly all of the plain unruffled form. 1904 R. Hughes Real N.Y. ix. 189 He..looked sleepily at his unruffled bed. 1936 S. Sitwell Dance of Quick & Dead iii. iii. 147 The unruffled plumes exaggerate their stature and in their right hands they hold scepters of jade. 2001 R. Goulart Groucho Marx & Broadway Murders xxvi. 174 Wrinkles, my dear? Why, I'm noted in Hollywood for my smooth, unruffled skin. b. Of water, the sky, etc.: not disturbed or agitated; not set in motion or churned up; remaining in a calm or tranquil state. Also in figurative context. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > water > [adjective] > properties or characteristics of water > still, calm, smooth, or without current stillOE deada1000 lithec1275 smoothc1374 unruffled1710 unrippled1775 streamless1863 streamline1907 1710 R. Butler Brit. Michael 1 Like some calm Swain, I stand, Who spies a Storm from the unruffled Strand. 1713 J. Addison Cato i. iv Calm and unruffled as a summer-sea. 1757 W. Wilkie Epigoniad v. 135 A lake..Whose surface smooth, unruffled by the breeze, The hills inverted shows. 1814 W. Wordsworth Excursion ii. 68 Days unruffled by the gale Of public news or private. View more context for this quotation 1824 L.-M. Hawkins Annaline II. 229 Crags mantled in unruffled snow. 1873 Macmillan's Mag. May 54/2 Between the ferry and the latter [sc. a bridge] the river Niagara flows unruffled. 1902 J. Conrad Heart of Darkness i in Youth 53 The old river..rested unruffled. 1938 E. G. Richardson Physical Sci. Mod. Life i. 23 Even with a perfectly unruffled wake..there still persists a small remnant of force on the body. 2007 V. Berberian Das Kapital 26 Were they seduced by the sky, by the unruffled blue that encased the unrest below? 2. a. Not unduly affected by excitement or emotion; not agitated or irritated; calm, composed, unperturbed. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > [adjective] eveneOE still1340 unperturbeda1450 unmovedc1480 quietful1494 lowna1500 calma1568 calmya1586 unpassionatea1586 smartless1593 reposeful1594 dispassionate1595 recollected1595 unaffectedc1595 unpassioned?1605 unpassionated1611 collecteda1616 tranquila1616 untouched1616 impassionate1621 composed1628 dispassioneda1631 tranquillous1638 slow1639 serene1640 dispassionated1647 imperturbed1652 unruffled1654 reposing1655 equanimous1656 perplacid1660 placate1662 equal1680 collect1682 cooled1682 posed1693 sedate1693 impassive1699 uninflamed1714 unexcited1735 unalarmed1756 unfanned1764 unagitated1772 undistraught1773 recollected1792 equable1796 unfussy1823 take-it-easy1825 unflurried1854 cool1855 comfortable1856 disimpassioned1860 tremorless1869 unpressured1879 unrippled1883 ice-cool1891 unrattled1891 Zen-likea1908 unrestless1919 steadyish1924 ataractic1941 relaxed1958 nonplussed1960 loose1968 Zenned-out1968 downtempo1972 mellowed1977 de-stressed1999 1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 286 Thou canst account nothing so great Misery as unruffled Prosperity, or uncheckt Current of Successes. 1659 W. Chamberlayne Pharonnida Ded. sig. A4^v I have, with an unruffl'd Confidence, given these Papers a Capacity of being publickly viewed. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 381. ¶4 His Temper is even and unruffled. 1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle IV. civ. 137 ‘Why shouldn't I lend a hand?’..(answered the unruffled Pipes). 1829 E. Bulwer-Lytton Devereux I. ii. ii. 169 The most unruffled composure. 1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People vii. §3. 369 Her mind was unruffled by the spiritual problems which were vexing the minds around her. 1929 E. A. Powell Last Home of Myst. i. 7 The diminutive brown policemen..keep the traffic moving with perfect competency and unruffled calm. 2013 Psychologies (U.K. ed.) May 58/1 You seem to think that to be strong you must remain unruffled at all times, avoid showing any external signs of weakness. †b. Not affected by drink; sober. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > moderation in drinking > [adjective] > sober or not drunk undrunkenc897 sobera1387 fresha1450 unfoxed1622 unliquored1642 (as) sober as a judge1682 unruffled1709 unconcerned1748 unebriate1853 1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 27. ⁋2 When he is himself, and unruffled with Intemperance. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson iii. vii. 363 Perceiving, that after they had dispatched four or five bottles.., the Mandarine still continued unruffled. Derivatives unˈruffledness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > [noun] resteOE peacea1225 egalityc1374 tranquillityc1374 peaceabilityc1384 sobernessc1384 tranquille1412 quietness?a1425 evenheadc1440 equalitya1475 equability1531 sobermood1556 calmness1561 evenness1561 serenity1599 collection1602 equilibrium1608 calm1609 temperateness1609 composedness1611 recollection1611 temper1611 unpassionateness1611 placidity1619 sereneness1628 attemperature1635 quietationa1639 equableness1641 steadiness1642 sedateness1647 imperturbation1648 placidness1654 centredness1662 equanimity1663 composure1667 serenitude1672 equalness1675 unperturbedness1676 dispassion1690 quietism1735 serene1744 relaxednessa1750 self-composure1762 sober-mindedness1767 collectedness1789 unprovokedness1795 comfortableness1815 repose1815 levelness1824 dispassionateness1842 unruffledness1858 passionlessness1867 1858 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 21 Sept. in French & Ital. Notebks. (1980) vi. 424 His propriety, his cleanliness and unruffledness. 1880 J. Ruskin Let. in Hortus Inclusus (1887) 77 The perfect cleanliness and unruffledness of white cap [in Chartres] is always a marvel. 1999 Washington Post (Nexis) 16 Aug. c1 Tall and reedy, hair in place, tie knotted perfectly, a picture of unruffledness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). unruffledadj.² Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈrʌfld/, U.S. /ˌənˈrəf(ə)ld/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, ruffled adj.² Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + ruffled adj.² Not provided with a ruffle or ruffles; unadorned with ruffles. See ruffle n.¹ II. and cf. ruffled adj.² ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > having specific parts > ornamented or trimmed > ruffled or flounced > not unfurbelowed1772 unruffled1805 1805 W. Perry Synonymous Eng. Dict. Unruffled,..being without ruffles: as, an unruffled shirt. 1845 P. M. Howard tr. E. Becklard Physiol. Myst. & Revelations Love (rev. ed.) xiii. 174 A snow white, starch stiffened cravat, plain diamond pin, unruffled shirt bosom, [etc.]. 1908 Christian Advocate 25 June 1091/1 Choosing a plain, unruffled waist. 1992 Cent. Home Aug. 80/3 They [sc. Cape Cod curtains] come in many variations and colours, ruffled or unruffled, plain or patterned. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.¹1600adj.²1805
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unruffledadj.1

Derivatives

unruffledadj.2

unruffledadj.¹

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