verven.

Brit.

/vəːv/, U.S.

/vərv/

Etymology: < French verve, of obscure origin; in Old French (from 12th cent.) the sense is ‘caprice, fancy’.

1. Special bent, vein, or talent in writing. Now rare or Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > [noun] > turn of mind, bent, or talent

spiritc1384

bend1591

incline1596

declinationa1605

verve1697

cast1711

affinity1832

flair1925

society > leisure > the arts > literature > art or occupation of writer or author > [noun] > special bent or talent

verve1697

1697 J. Dryden Ded. Æneis in tr. Virgil Wks. sig. e1^v If he be above Virgil, and is resolv'd to follow his own Verve (as the French call it,) the Proverb will fall heavily upon him; Who teaches himself, has a Fool for his Master.

1756 T. Gray Let. 25 July in W. Mason Mem. (1807) II. 119 You will not expect therefore I should give you any account of my Verve which is at best..of so delicate a constitution.

1783 H. Walpole Let. to W. Mason 8 Nov. One of my most fervent wishes has long been that you would exercise more frequently the verve that is so eminently marked as your characteristic talent.

1878 S. Smiles Robert Dick 412 He had a strong poetic verve.

2. Intellectual vigour, energy, or ‘go’, esp. as manifested in literary productions; great vivacity of ideas and expression. (Common from c1870.)

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [noun]

eloquence1382

elocution1509

gravity?1520

pith?1531

vigour1532

emphasy1548

energy?1549

emphasisa1555

pithiness1557

abruptness1591

emphaticalness1647

nervousness1727

cogency1750

forcibility1771

cogence1782

verve1803

forcefulness1825

force1842

snap1870

full-bloodedness1894

punch1901

compulsiveness1918

punchiness1938

1803 T. Beddoes Hygëia III. x. 35 Many such processes..are carried on with as high a verve or as true fervour as ever accompanied poetic fiction.

1818 Lady Morgan in Passages from Autobiogr. (1859) 233 There is Madame de Genlis,..approaching her eightieth year, full of verve, and announcing her ‘Mémoires de Dangeau’.

1872 J. Morley Voltaire vii. 327 He..launched forth during the rest of the meal with his usual verve and fanciful extravagance of imagination.

1879 M. Pattison Milton 172 That thorough enjoyment of the labour, which is necessary to give life and verve to any creation, whether of the poet or the orator.

1894 A. Birrell Ess. v. 56 Cumberland tells the story with the irresistible verve of falsehood.

3. In general use: Energy, vigour, spirit.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun]

greennesseOE

lustinessc1325

forcea1375

vigourc1386

virrc1575

vigour1602

nerve1605

vivacity1649

vis1650

actuosity1660

amenity1661

vogue1674

energy1783

smeddum1790

dash1796

throughput1808

feck1811

go1825

steam1826

jism1842

vim1843

animalism1848

fizz1856

jasm1860

verve1863

snap1865

sawdusta1873

élan1880

stingo1885

energeticism1891

sprawl1894

zip1899

pep1908

jazz1912

zoom1926

toe1963

zap1968

stank1997

1863 ‘Ouida’ Held in Bondage I. iv. 87 There isn't one half the verve among you new people there was in my young time.

1885 M. E. Braddon Wyllard's Weird I. 250 Such a man, not too young nor yet too old,..full of verve and enjoyment of life.

1893 H. Vizetelly Glances Back II. xxiv. 48 Thackeray's ‘Mahogany Tree’, which..[Mayhew] gave in his deep bass voice with uncommon verve.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	verve
释义	verven. Brit. /vəːv/, U.S. /vərv/ Etymology: < French verve, of obscure origin; in Old French (from 12th cent.) the sense is ‘caprice, fancy’. 1. Special bent, vein, or talent in writing. Now rare or Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > [noun] > turn of mind, bent, or talent spiritc1384 bend1591 incline1596 declinationa1605 verve1697 cast1711 affinity1832 flair1925 society > leisure > the arts > literature > art or occupation of writer or author > [noun] > special bent or talent verve1697 1697 J. Dryden Ded. Æneis in tr. Virgil Wks. sig. e1^v If he be above Virgil, and is resolv'd to follow his own Verve (as the French call it,) the Proverb will fall heavily upon him; Who teaches himself, has a Fool for his Master. 1756 T. Gray Let. 25 July in W. Mason Mem. (1807) II. 119 You will not expect therefore I should give you any account of my Verve which is at best..of so delicate a constitution. 1783 H. Walpole Let. to W. Mason 8 Nov. One of my most fervent wishes has long been that you would exercise more frequently the verve that is so eminently marked as your characteristic talent. 1878 S. Smiles Robert Dick 412 He had a strong poetic verve. 2. Intellectual vigour, energy, or ‘go’, esp. as manifested in literary productions; great vivacity of ideas and expression. (Common from c1870.) ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [noun] eloquence1382 elocution1509 gravity?1520 pith?1531 vigour1532 emphasy1548 energy?1549 emphasisa1555 pithiness1557 abruptness1591 emphaticalness1647 nervousness1727 cogency1750 forcibility1771 cogence1782 verve1803 forcefulness1825 force1842 snap1870 full-bloodedness1894 punch1901 compulsiveness1918 punchiness1938 1803 T. Beddoes Hygëia III. x. 35 Many such processes..are carried on with as high a verve or as true fervour as ever accompanied poetic fiction. 1818 Lady Morgan in Passages from Autobiogr. (1859) 233 There is Madame de Genlis,..approaching her eightieth year, full of verve, and announcing her ‘Mémoires de Dangeau’. 1872 J. Morley Voltaire vii. 327 He..launched forth during the rest of the meal with his usual verve and fanciful extravagance of imagination. 1879 M. Pattison Milton 172 That thorough enjoyment of the labour, which is necessary to give life and verve to any creation, whether of the poet or the orator. 1894 A. Birrell Ess. v. 56 Cumberland tells the story with the irresistible verve of falsehood. 3. In general use: Energy, vigour, spirit. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] greennesseOE lustinessc1325 forcea1375 vigourc1386 virrc1575 vigour1602 nerve1605 vivacity1649 vis1650 actuosity1660 amenity1661 vogue1674 energy1783 smeddum1790 dash1796 throughput1808 feck1811 go1825 steam1826 jism1842 vim1843 animalism1848 fizz1856 jasm1860 verve1863 snap1865 sawdusta1873 élan1880 stingo1885 energeticism1891 sprawl1894 zip1899 pep1908 jazz1912 zoom1926 toe1963 zap1968 stank1997 1863 ‘Ouida’ Held in Bondage I. iv. 87 There isn't one half the verve among you new people there was in my young time. 1885 M. E. Braddon Wyllard's Weird I. 250 Such a man, not too young nor yet too old,..full of verve and enjoyment of life. 1893 H. Vizetelly Glances Back II. xxiv. 48 Thackeray's ‘Mahogany Tree’, which..[Mayhew] gave in his deep bass voice with uncommon verve. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1697
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