unprizableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈprʌɪzəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈpraɪzəb(ə)l/

Forms: Middle English vnprisabel, Middle English vnprisable, 1600s vnprizable, 1600s vnprizeable, 1600s–1800s unprizeable, 1600s– unprizable.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, prize v.¹, -able suffix.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + prize v.¹ + -able suffix. Compare later prizable adj.¹

1. Beyond price; inestimable, priceless. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > worth > [adjective] > beyond valuation

unprizablec1400

unvaluable?1569

invaluable1576

inestimable1579

unvalued1590

priceless1594

unprized1601

invalued1603

unrateable1629

unpriceablea1641

unpriced1839

c1400 Prickynge of Love (Harl.) (1983) 178 (MED) Fadir, þis is a swetnesse vnseyȝable, a gladnesse vnprisable [L. jucunditas inaestimabilis].

1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) v. 246 Some gifts are..so vnprizable, that a man is never able perfitly to recompence them.

1616 N. Breton Good & Badde 29 A Quiet woman is..a Iewell vnprizeable, and a ioy vnspeakable.

1634 W. Tirwhyt tr. J. L. G. de Balzac Lett. 258 She is rich, but my liberty is vnprizeable.

1725 H. Baker Orig. Poems 2 If in all your boundless Store A Blessing so unprizable there be.

1860 Monthly Packet June 594 The escape of my unnatural son,..the loss of my treasure, yea, of the unprizeable relic which princes envied, all this..I thank ye for.

1941 E. R. Eddison Fish Dinner xi. 180 A casket..lit by the fires of some jewel unprizable cased within it.

2. Unworthy of being highly prized; of little value. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > of little worth

undearc897

little worthc1175

sorry1372

petitc1390

simplec1440

noughty1508

quadrant1589

weak1600

cheapa1604

patch panel1606

unprizablea1616

petite1766

Sears-Roebuck1917

a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) v. i. 51 A bawbling Vessell was he Captaine of, For shallow draught and bulke vnprizable .

2008 H. S. Sy-Quia & P. Oswald tr. F. Schiller Mary Stuart ii. viii, in tr. F. Schiller Don Carlos & Mary Stuart 258 Mary's hand Seemed an unprizable possession then, When I had hopes to win the Queen of England [Ger. Damals hielt ich Mariens Hand für mich zu klein, ich hoffte Auf den Besitz der Königin von England].

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

单词	unprizable
释义	unprizableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈprʌɪzəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈpraɪzəb(ə)l/ Forms: Middle English vnprisabel, Middle English vnprisable, 1600s vnprizable, 1600s vnprizeable, 1600s–1800s unprizeable, 1600s– unprizable. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, prize v.¹, -able suffix. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + prize v.¹ + -able suffix. Compare later prizable adj.¹ 1. Beyond price; inestimable, priceless. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > worth > [adjective] > beyond valuation unprizablec1400 unvaluable?1569 invaluable1576 inestimable1579 unvalued1590 priceless1594 unprized1601 invalued1603 unrateable1629 unpriceablea1641 unpriced1839 c1400 Prickynge of Love (Harl.) (1983) 178 (MED) Fadir, þis is a swetnesse vnseyȝable, a gladnesse vnprisable [L. jucunditas inaestimabilis]. 1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) v. 246 Some gifts are..so vnprizable, that a man is never able perfitly to recompence them. 1616 N. Breton Good & Badde 29 A Quiet woman is..a Iewell vnprizeable, and a ioy vnspeakable. 1634 W. Tirwhyt tr. J. L. G. de Balzac Lett. 258 She is rich, but my liberty is vnprizeable. 1725 H. Baker Orig. Poems 2 If in all your boundless Store A Blessing so unprizable there be. 1860 Monthly Packet June 594 The escape of my unnatural son,..the loss of my treasure, yea, of the unprizeable relic which princes envied, all this..I thank ye for. 1941 E. R. Eddison Fish Dinner xi. 180 A casket..lit by the fires of some jewel unprizable cased within it. 2. Unworthy of being highly prized; of little value. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > of little worth undearc897 little worthc1175 sorry1372 petitc1390 simplec1440 noughty1508 quadrant1589 weak1600 cheapa1604 patch panel1606 unprizablea1616 petite1766 Sears-Roebuck1917 a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) v. i. 51 A bawbling Vessell was he Captaine of, For shallow draught and bulke vnprizable . View more context for this quotation 2008 H. S. Sy-Quia & P. Oswald tr. F. Schiller Mary Stuart ii. viii, in tr. F. Schiller Don Carlos & Mary Stuart 258 Mary's hand Seemed an unprizable possession then, When I had hopes to win the Queen of England [Ger. Damals hielt ich Mariens Hand für mich zu klein, ich hoffte Auf den Besitz der Königin von England]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.c1400
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