consumptivityn.

Brit.

/ˌkɒnsəm(p)ˈtɪvᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌkɑnsəm(p)ˈtɪvᵻdi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: consumptive adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < consumptive adj. + -ity suffix. Compare earlier consumptiveness n. at consumptive n. and adj. Derivatives.

Tendency to develop consumption.Only in Galton, or discussions of his work.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > wasting disease > [noun] > consumption

phthisic1301

consumptiona1398

phthisis1525

studious consumption1666

consumptiveness1677

colliquitation1720

decay1725

wearing1824

consumptivity1889

1889 F. Galton Nat. Inheritance 181 The whole population must be tainted with consumption... A condition which we may call ‘consumptivity’..may exist without showing any outward sign.

1889 Nature 25 Apr. 604 To arrange parents and children in a graduated scale of ‘consumptivity’..seems precarious.

1930 K. Pearson Life, Lett. & Labours Francis Galton III. xiv. 74 To his surprise he [i.e. Galton] found on making frequency distributions of consumptivity in fraternities..that low and high degrees of consumptivity were both maxima.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	consumptivity
释义	consumptivityn. Brit. /ˌkɒnsəm(p)ˈtɪvᵻti/, U.S. /ˌkɑnsəm(p)ˈtɪvᵻdi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: consumptive adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < consumptive adj. + -ity suffix. Compare earlier consumptiveness n. at consumptive n. and adj. Derivatives. Tendency to develop consumption.Only in Galton, or discussions of his work. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > wasting disease > [noun] > consumption phthisic1301 consumptiona1398 phthisis1525 studious consumption1666 consumptiveness1677 colliquitation1720 decay1725 wearing1824 consumptivity1889 1889 F. Galton Nat. Inheritance 181 The whole population must be tainted with consumption... A condition which we may call ‘consumptivity’..may exist without showing any outward sign. 1889 Nature 25 Apr. 604 To arrange parents and children in a graduated scale of ‘consumptivity’..seems precarious. 1930 K. Pearson Life, Lett. & Labours Francis Galton III. xiv. 74 To his surprise he [i.e. Galton] found on making frequency distributions of consumptivity in fraternities..that low and high degrees of consumptivity were both maxima. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1889
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