Crichtonn.

Brit.

/ˈkrʌɪtn/, U.S.

/ˈkraɪtn/

Forms: 1800s– Crichton, 1800s– Crighton.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Crichton.

Etymology: < the surname of James Crichton of Clunie (1560–85?), a Scottish prodigy of intellectual and knightly accomplishments; in later use chiefly after the character of the talented and resourceful butler in J. M. Barrie's play The Admirable Crichton (1914) (first performed in 1902), named in allusion to James Crichton of Clunie.The epithet admirable became traditionally applied to James Crichton. Compare early use in Latin in J. Johnston Heroes ex omni historia Scotica lectissimi (1603) 41 ‘Iacobus Critonius Clunius, Musarum pariter ac Martis alumnus, omnibus in studiis, ipsis etiam Italis admirabilis’ (‘James Crichton of Cluny, equal of the Muses and pupil of Mars, admirable in all studies, even to the Italians’). In English it appeared first in T. Urquhart's Εκσκυβαλαυρον (1652) 112 ‘The admirable Crichtoun..did..present himself to epilogate this his almost extemporanean Comedie’.

allusively. More fully Admirable Crichton. A person who excels in all kinds of studies and pursuits; (in later use esp.) a person of an inferior social status or lower place in a hierarchy who is far more talented and capable and has more natural authority than his or her superiors.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > [noun] > many-sidedness or versatility > many-sided or versatile person

universalist1713

Admirable Crichton1807

all-rounder1869

all-arounder1902

Renaissance man1906

uomo universale1963

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > large amount of knowledge > [noun] > possession of > one who has or claims

polyhistor1588

omniscian1593

walking dictionary1609

polymathist1621

polymath1624

callent1637

polyhistorian1669

at-all1672

omniscient1710

universalist1713

dictionary1734

know-all1800

Crichton1807

pantologist1840

pansophist1864

encyclopaedist1871

know-it-all1873

omniscientist1932

pointy-head1969

1807 G. H. Wilson Eccentric Mirror III. 3 In her wanton moods, she [sc. Nature] forms..an admirable Crichton with every accomplishment and a thousand other men with none.

1812 T. Amyot Some Acct. Life W. Windham I. 139 [Windham] was the admirable Crichton of his age and country.

1823 in T. Reid Inq. Human Mind (rev. ed.) p. xvii Genius and natural talent will indeed do much, they will occasionally produce an admirable Crighton, a Watts, or a Burns.

a1845 R. H. Barham Brothers of Birchington in Ingoldsby Legends (1847) 3rd Ser. 264 Like a small boy at Eton, Who's not quite a Crichton.

1890 Punch 11 Jan. 15/2 Algy... You lucky dog, you possess all the accomplishments I lack! Jim... Oh, nonsense! Why, you're making me out a regular Crichton!

1914 ‘I. Hay’ Lighter Side School Life ii. 47 In addition to all this, he must be an Admirable Crichton.

1953 A. Christie Pocket Full of Rye iv. 30 Inspector Neele raised his eyebrows. ‘The admirable Miss Crichton.’ ‘I find one must know how to do everything oneself.’

1959 Listener 5 Feb. 244/1 Other people, in some sort of Admirable Crichton situation, in fact exercise authority even though they are not in authority.

2002 M. Holroyd Wks. on Paper 6 Eternally guarding their self-esteem, like Admirable Crichtons, by reminding themselves of their intellectual superiority from their socially inferior position.

Derivatives

ˈCrichtonism n. now rare (more fully admirable Crichtonism) excellence in all kinds of studies and pursuits.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > [noun] > many-sidedness or versatility

volubility1579

ambidexterity1593

versatilousness1640

versatileness1654

versability1672

versatilitya1773

versatility1798

flexility1815

manysidedness1831

Crichtonism1854

multisidedness1903

omnicompetence1937

1854 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 40/2 Such wonderful Admirable Crichtonism, such virtuosity, that modern accomplishments must fall back dismayed before the ponderous splendor.

1889 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 146 707/1 The..endless resource and Admirable Crichtonism of Robert Hazel.

1957 M. R. Proctor Eng. Univ. Novel vii. 133 Zuleika Dobson typifies the irreverent deflation of the myth of Crichtonism which was prevalent at the turn of the century.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	crichton
释义	Crichtonn. Brit. /ˈkrʌɪtn/, U.S. /ˈkraɪtn/ Forms: 1800s– Crichton, 1800s– Crighton. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Crichton. Etymology: < the surname of James Crichton of Clunie (1560–85?), a Scottish prodigy of intellectual and knightly accomplishments; in later use chiefly after the character of the talented and resourceful butler in J. M. Barrie's play The Admirable Crichton (1914) (first performed in 1902), named in allusion to James Crichton of Clunie.The epithet admirable became traditionally applied to James Crichton. Compare early use in Latin in J. Johnston Heroes ex omni historia Scotica lectissimi (1603) 41 ‘Iacobus Critonius Clunius, Musarum pariter ac Martis alumnus, omnibus in studiis, ipsis etiam Italis admirabilis’ (‘James Crichton of Cluny, equal of the Muses and pupil of Mars, admirable in all studies, even to the Italians’). In English it appeared first in T. Urquhart's Εκσκυβαλαυρον (1652) 112 ‘The admirable Crichtoun..did..present himself to epilogate this his almost extemporanean Comedie’. allusively. More fully Admirable Crichton. A person who excels in all kinds of studies and pursuits; (in later use esp.) a person of an inferior social status or lower place in a hierarchy who is far more talented and capable and has more natural authority than his or her superiors. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > [noun] > many-sidedness or versatility > many-sided or versatile person universalist1713 Admirable Crichton1807 all-rounder1869 all-arounder1902 Renaissance man1906 uomo universale1963 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > large amount of knowledge > [noun] > possession of > one who has or claims polyhistor1588 omniscian1593 walking dictionary1609 polymathist1621 polymath1624 callent1637 polyhistorian1669 at-all1672 omniscient1710 universalist1713 dictionary1734 know-all1800 Crichton1807 pantologist1840 pansophist1864 encyclopaedist1871 know-it-all1873 omniscientist1932 pointy-head1969 1807 G. H. Wilson Eccentric Mirror III. 3 In her wanton moods, she [sc. Nature] forms..an admirable Crichton with every accomplishment and a thousand other men with none. 1812 T. Amyot Some Acct. Life W. Windham I. 139 [Windham] was the admirable Crichton of his age and country. 1823 in T. Reid Inq. Human Mind (rev. ed.) p. xvii Genius and natural talent will indeed do much, they will occasionally produce an admirable Crighton, a Watts, or a Burns. a1845 R. H. Barham Brothers of Birchington in Ingoldsby Legends (1847) 3rd Ser. 264 Like a small boy at Eton, Who's not quite a Crichton. 1890 Punch 11 Jan. 15/2 Algy... You lucky dog, you possess all the accomplishments I lack! Jim... Oh, nonsense! Why, you're making me out a regular Crichton! 1914 ‘I. Hay’ Lighter Side School Life ii. 47 In addition to all this, he must be an Admirable Crichton. 1953 A. Christie Pocket Full of Rye iv. 30 Inspector Neele raised his eyebrows. ‘The admirable Miss Crichton.’ ‘I find one must know how to do everything oneself.’ 1959 Listener 5 Feb. 244/1 Other people, in some sort of Admirable Crichton situation, in fact exercise authority even though they are not in authority. 2002 M. Holroyd Wks. on Paper 6 Eternally guarding their self-esteem, like Admirable Crichtons, by reminding themselves of their intellectual superiority from their socially inferior position. Derivatives ˈCrichtonism n. now rare (more fully admirable Crichtonism) excellence in all kinds of studies and pursuits. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > [noun] > many-sidedness or versatility volubility1579 ambidexterity1593 versatilousness1640 versatileness1654 versability1672 versatilitya1773 versatility1798 flexility1815 manysidedness1831 Crichtonism1854 multisidedness1903 omnicompetence1937 1854 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 40/2 Such wonderful Admirable Crichtonism, such virtuosity, that modern accomplishments must fall back dismayed before the ponderous splendor. 1889 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 146 707/1 The..endless resource and Admirable Crichtonism of Robert Hazel. 1957 M. R. Proctor Eng. Univ. Novel vii. 133 Zuleika Dobson typifies the irreverent deflation of the myth of Crichtonism which was prevalent at the turn of the century. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1807
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