unperplexedadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnpəˈplɛkst/, U.S.

/ˌənpərˈplɛkst/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and perplexed adj. and n.

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + perplexed adj.

1. Not confused, baffled, or bewildered. Formerly also: †not troubled or distressed (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > [adjective]

sickerc1100

bolda1300

surec1330

trist1340

certain1362

traista1400

tresta1400

ensurec1430

suredc1450

absolute1483

firm1483

resolute1501

assured1523

satisfied1533

unperplexed1558

unblanked1570

resolved1577

secure1578

clear1604

constant1611

ungravelled1611

confidenta1616

definitea1616

fearless1634

decretory1651

positive1658

unbrangled1671

cocksure1672

convinced1685

reliant1702

unbewildereda1807

positivistic1893

hensure1929

tooting1932

1558 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Seuen First Bks. Eneidos vi. sig. Q.j^v Proud minds vnperplext Reioysing vile in sinne.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. iv. sig. Ll3^v Desiring her (whose thoughts were vnperplexed) to vse for his sake..intercession.

1647 C. Wyvill Certaine Serious Thoughts 17 My willing Muse, so she were unperplext, Could wish to sing her Nunc-Dimittis next.

1688 W. Lloyd Answer Bishop of Oxford's Reasons 32 The Test therefore requires..the easiest, most unperplexed Assent, Belief, and Declaration.

a1711 T. Ken Urania in Wks. (1721) IV. 452 With Judgment unperplex'd [she] Reviews the Text.

1728 E. Young Love of Fame: Universal Passion (ed. 2) v. 263 Bless'd with health, with business unperplex'd.

1824 T. Campbell Theodric 192 Hers was the brow, in trials unperplexed, That cheered the sad.

1881 Pall Mall Gaz. 14 May 11/1 He thus leaves himself wholly unperplexed by difficult problems of passion and character.

1919 Times Lit. Suppl. 4 Dec. 710/4 Our musings and wanderings are in fact as pious and as unperplexed as he could wish.

1938 ‘M. Innes’ Lament for Maker v. i. 227 More strangely, I was unperplexed by this.

2001 G. Keillor Lake Wobegon Summer 1956 xxix. 284 A bride crying on her wedding day. It scared me to hear it but the women of the Bon Marché seemed unperplexed.

2. Not complicated, confused, or involved; not complex or difficult.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > clarity > [adjective] > not involved or intricate

unperplexed1653

uncontorted1834

1653 I. Walton Compl. Angler i. 31 That good, plain, unperplext Catechism, that is printed with the old service book.

c1698 J. Locke Thoughts on Conduct of Understanding §39 Simple, unperplexed proposition belonging to the matter in hand.

?1750 J. Mann Descript. Pocket Microscope sig. A1^v We have in this Microscope so contrived the parts, as unperplexed in the Use, and easy for Carriage, as the Price of the whole can possibly admit of.

1754 A. Murphy Gray's Inn Jrnl. No. 104 My Arrangement has been grammatically just, unperplexed and clear.

1823 W. Wordsworth Descr. Lakes (ed. 4) 20 Progress intricate Yet unperplexed, as if one spirit swayed Their indefatigable flight.

1864 E. B. Pusey Daniel 317 The unperplexed simple pleading.

1917 N.Y. Times 8 Apr. x. 5/1 The latest and best of the war plays, a simple, uncomplicated, unperplexed study of patriotism.

2000 Times (Nexis) 8 July Collins's language has a clarity, a lovely unperplexed quality through which ideas shine all the sharper.

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

单词	unperplexed
释义	unperplexedadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnpəˈplɛkst/, U.S. /ˌənpərˈplɛkst/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and perplexed adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, perplexed adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + perplexed adj. 1. Not confused, baffled, or bewildered. Formerly also: †not troubled or distressed (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > [adjective] sickerc1100 bolda1300 surec1330 trist1340 certain1362 traista1400 tresta1400 ensurec1430 suredc1450 absolute1483 firm1483 resolute1501 assured1523 satisfied1533 unperplexed1558 unblanked1570 resolved1577 secure1578 clear1604 constant1611 ungravelled1611 confidenta1616 definitea1616 fearless1634 decretory1651 positive1658 unbrangled1671 cocksure1672 convinced1685 reliant1702 unbewildereda1807 positivistic1893 hensure1929 tooting1932 1558 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Seuen First Bks. Eneidos vi. sig. Q.j^v Proud minds vnperplext Reioysing vile in sinne. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. iv. sig. Ll3^v Desiring her (whose thoughts were vnperplexed) to vse for his sake..intercession. 1647 C. Wyvill Certaine Serious Thoughts 17 My willing Muse, so she were unperplext, Could wish to sing her Nunc-Dimittis next. 1688 W. Lloyd Answer Bishop of Oxford's Reasons 32 The Test therefore requires..the easiest, most unperplexed Assent, Belief, and Declaration. a1711 T. Ken Urania in Wks. (1721) IV. 452 With Judgment unperplex'd [she] Reviews the Text. 1728 E. Young Love of Fame: Universal Passion (ed. 2) v. 263 Bless'd with health, with business unperplex'd. 1824 T. Campbell Theodric 192 Hers was the brow, in trials unperplexed, That cheered the sad. 1881 Pall Mall Gaz. 14 May 11/1 He thus leaves himself wholly unperplexed by difficult problems of passion and character. 1919 Times Lit. Suppl. 4 Dec. 710/4 Our musings and wanderings are in fact as pious and as unperplexed as he could wish. 1938 ‘M. Innes’ Lament for Maker v. i. 227 More strangely, I was unperplexed by this. 2001 G. Keillor Lake Wobegon Summer 1956 xxix. 284 A bride crying on her wedding day. It scared me to hear it but the women of the Bon Marché seemed unperplexed. 2. Not complicated, confused, or involved; not complex or difficult. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > clarity > [adjective] > not involved or intricate unperplexed1653 uncontorted1834 1653 I. Walton Compl. Angler i. 31 That good, plain, unperplext Catechism, that is printed with the old service book. View more context for this quotation c1698 J. Locke Thoughts on Conduct of Understanding §39 Simple, unperplexed proposition belonging to the matter in hand. ?1750 J. Mann Descript. Pocket Microscope sig. A1^v We have in this Microscope so contrived the parts, as unperplexed in the Use, and easy for Carriage, as the Price of the whole can possibly admit of. 1754 A. Murphy Gray's Inn Jrnl. No. 104 My Arrangement has been grammatically just, unperplexed and clear. 1823 W. Wordsworth Descr. Lakes (ed. 4) 20 Progress intricate Yet unperplexed, as if one spirit swayed Their indefatigable flight. 1864 E. B. Pusey Daniel 317 The unperplexed simple pleading. 1917 N.Y. Times 8 Apr. x. 5/1 The latest and best of the war plays, a simple, uncomplicated, unperplexed study of patriotism. 2000 Times (Nexis) 8 July Collins's language has a clarity, a lovely unperplexed quality through which ideas shine all the sharper. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1558
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