curvityn.

Brit.

/ˈkəːvᵻti/, U.S.

/ˈkərvədi/

Forms: late Middle English curuitee, 1500s curuyte, 1600s curuitie, 1600s curvitie, 1600s– curvity.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French curvité; Latin curvitas.

Etymology: < (i) Middle French curvité quality or state of being curved, curved portion of anything (both late 14th cent.), or its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin curvitas curvature, curvedness (4th cent.), crookedness of conduct (from 12th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin curvus curve adj. + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). Compare curvature n.With the figurative use in sense 2 compare Italian curvità (1619 in the passage translated in quot. 1620; a1519 in sense ‘quality or state of being curved’).

Now rare.

1. The quality or state of being curved or bent; curvedness, curvature; (also) a curved portion of anything, a curve.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > [noun]

curvation?a1425

curvity?a1425

curvaturea1460

bent1541

bend1597

curvedness1598

flexure1628

incurvation1647

compassedness1652

deflexure1656

flexion1656

curvilinearity1756

deflection1821

wind1825

inflection1837

the world > health and disease > ill health > deformity > deformities of specific parts > [noun] > curvature of spine

curvity?a1425

lordosis1634

scoliosis1706

curvature1762

transcurvation1822

poker back1890

poker spine1917

the world > space > shape > curvature > [noun] > a curve

bightOE

crookingc1380

curvature?a1425

bought1519

compass1545

ply1575

reflexure1578

curve1596

circumflex1601

curb1601

flexion1607

flexure1608

round1608

sinus1615

return1626

inflection1658

curvity1705

sweep1715

tarve1848

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 6^v (MED) Vnder the nayle gibbositee and curuitee i. crokednesse [L. curuitas]..cleuyngez, and foule colouryng.

1547 A. Borde Breuiary of Helthe i. f. xlviii^v A backe the which may haue many infyrmytes, as debylytie and wekenes, curuyte, and gybbosyte.

1635 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Donzella Desterrada 191 Shee was with a long prospective-glasse descried to be so farre discoasted, as a good sight not interposed by the curvity of the Globe might discerne.

1656 T. Hobbes Six Lessons iii. 24 in Elements Philos. The rectitude or Curvity of the Lines.

1705 Philos. Trans. 1704–05 (Royal Soc.) 24 2062 The divers flexures and curvities of the Serpent.

1743 Ladies Cabinet 52 You have a little Tumour on the Shoulders and Curvity in your Pegs [i.e. legs].

1842 Morning Post 4 May 5/5 The ample descending ears of the bonnet..holding in their shell-formed curvity broad curls of hair.

1891 Monist 1 349 The Academician..will go into ecstasies before a greater curvity given to a screw.

1922 Sikeston (Missouri) Standard 4 July Mrs. Hinkle..has suffered many years from consumption and curvity of the spine.

1936 Psychol. Monogr. 48 i. 49 As no two lines are exactly alike, interpretations must be made as to curvity, direction, character of irregularities, etc.

†2. figurative. Deviation from rectitude or uprightness as regards morals or behaviour; perverseness, crookedness. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > crookedness > [noun]

crookednessc1380

deformityc1400

turningnessa1586

indirectiona1616

obliquitya1620

curvity1620

tortuosity1621

indirectness1628

unsinglenessa1658

unstraightness1693

tortuousness1824

underhandedness1884

society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [noun] > lack of straightforwardness or uprightness

crookednessc1380

turningnessa1586

indirectiona1616

obliquitya1620

curvity1620

tortuosity1621

indirectness1628

unuprightnessa1680

unstraightness1693

deviousness1727

tortuousness1824

obliqueness1877

1620 N. Brent tr. P. Sarpi Hist. Councel of Trent ii. 177 The whole nature of man..remained crooked; not by the curuitie of Adam, but by his owne.

1675 R. Baxter Catholick Theol. i. iii. 82 That there is as much positivity of Relation in disobedience as in obedience, in curvity as in rectitude.

1678 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV 136 That God be the motor..of the action..but not of the obliquitie or curvitie in acting.

1701 W. Anstruther Ess., Moral & Divine iv. 155 Some may say, she was Composed only of that crooked part of Man his Ribb, which makes her ever since have such a Curvity and Perverseness in their Nature.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	curvity
释义	curvityn. Brit. /ˈkəːvᵻti/, U.S. /ˈkərvədi/ Forms: late Middle English curuitee, 1500s curuyte, 1600s curuitie, 1600s curvitie, 1600s– curvity. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French curvité; Latin curvitas. Etymology: < (i) Middle French curvité quality or state of being curved, curved portion of anything (both late 14th cent.), or its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin curvitas curvature, curvedness (4th cent.), crookedness of conduct (from 12th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin curvus curve adj. + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). Compare curvature n.With the figurative use in sense 2 compare Italian curvità (1619 in the passage translated in quot. 1620; a1519 in sense ‘quality or state of being curved’). Now rare. 1. The quality or state of being curved or bent; curvedness, curvature; (also) a curved portion of anything, a curve. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > [noun] curvation?a1425 curvity?a1425 curvaturea1460 bent1541 bend1597 curvedness1598 flexure1628 incurvation1647 compassedness1652 deflexure1656 flexion1656 curvilinearity1756 deflection1821 wind1825 inflection1837 the world > health and disease > ill health > deformity > deformities of specific parts > [noun] > curvature of spine curvity?a1425 lordosis1634 scoliosis1706 curvature1762 transcurvation1822 poker back1890 poker spine1917 the world > space > shape > curvature > [noun] > a curve bightOE crookingc1380 curvature?a1425 bought1519 compass1545 ply1575 reflexure1578 curve1596 circumflex1601 curb1601 flexion1607 flexure1608 round1608 sinus1615 return1626 inflection1658 curvity1705 sweep1715 tarve1848 ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 6^v (MED) Vnder the nayle gibbositee and curuitee i. crokednesse [L. curuitas]..cleuyngez, and foule colouryng. 1547 A. Borde Breuiary of Helthe i. f. xlviii^v A backe the which may haue many infyrmytes, as debylytie and wekenes, curuyte, and gybbosyte. 1635 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Donzella Desterrada 191 Shee was with a long prospective-glasse descried to be so farre discoasted, as a good sight not interposed by the curvity of the Globe might discerne. 1656 T. Hobbes Six Lessons iii. 24 in Elements Philos. The rectitude or Curvity of the Lines. 1705 Philos. Trans. 1704–05 (Royal Soc.) 24 2062 The divers flexures and curvities of the Serpent. 1743 Ladies Cabinet 52 You have a little Tumour on the Shoulders and Curvity in your Pegs [i.e. legs]. 1842 Morning Post 4 May 5/5 The ample descending ears of the bonnet..holding in their shell-formed curvity broad curls of hair. 1891 Monist 1 349 The Academician..will go into ecstasies before a greater curvity given to a screw. 1922 Sikeston (Missouri) Standard 4 July Mrs. Hinkle..has suffered many years from consumption and curvity of the spine. 1936 Psychol. Monogr. 48 i. 49 As no two lines are exactly alike, interpretations must be made as to curvity, direction, character of irregularities, etc. †2. figurative. Deviation from rectitude or uprightness as regards morals or behaviour; perverseness, crookedness. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > crookedness > [noun] crookednessc1380 deformityc1400 turningnessa1586 indirectiona1616 obliquitya1620 curvity1620 tortuosity1621 indirectness1628 unsinglenessa1658 unstraightness1693 tortuousness1824 underhandedness1884 society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [noun] > lack of straightforwardness or uprightness crookednessc1380 turningnessa1586 indirectiona1616 obliquitya1620 curvity1620 tortuosity1621 indirectness1628 unuprightnessa1680 unstraightness1693 deviousness1727 tortuousness1824 obliqueness1877 1620 N. Brent tr. P. Sarpi Hist. Councel of Trent ii. 177 The whole nature of man..remained crooked; not by the curuitie of Adam, but by his owne. 1675 R. Baxter Catholick Theol. i. iii. 82 That there is as much positivity of Relation in disobedience as in obedience, in curvity as in rectitude. 1678 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV 136 That God be the motor..of the action..but not of the obliquitie or curvitie in acting. 1701 W. Anstruther Ess., Moral & Divine iv. 155 Some may say, she was Composed only of that crooked part of Man his Ribb, which makes her ever since have such a Curvity and Perverseness in their Nature. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?a1425
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