单词 | welcomeness |
释义 | welcomenessn. The state of being welcome or of being welcomed. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [noun] > quality of being greeted with pleasure welcomeness1620 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun] > welcome > state of being welcomed welcomeness1620 1620 Swetnam Arraigned (1880) 61 Oh, Madame, I haue such welcomenesse! For me, what is't? 1660 R. Boyle Seraphic Love (1700) §xxv. 151 Yet will they [sc. our joys] really still continue new..upon the scores of their welcomness and Freshness. 1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey I. 113 The poor little fellow press'd it [sc. the snuff-box] upon them with a nod of welcomeness..Prenez en—prenez, said he. 1977 R. Barnard Blood Brotherhood vi. 61 The thought of some fearsome affray..came upon him with all the welcomeness of a thunderclap on a picnic party. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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