defectuosityn.

Brit.

/ˌdiːfɛktjʊˈɒsᵻti/,

/ˌdiːfɛktʃʊˈɒsᵻti/, U.S.

/diˌfɛktʃəˈwɑsədi/

Forms: 1500s defectuositie, 1600s– defectuosity.

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

Etymology: < (i) Middle French defectuosité defect, flaw (a1440; French défectuosité ), or its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin defectuositas vice, defect (15th cent.; earlier in sense ‘poverty’ (14th cent.)) < defectuosus defectuous adj. + classical Latin -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). Compare Middle French deffectueusité (a1494). Compare earlier defectuous adj.

Now rare.

A defect, a fault, a flaw.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > imperfection > [noun] > types of: defectiveness or faultiness

defection1526

faultiness1530

lameness1530

defecta1538

badness1539

defectuosity1602

defectiveness1603

defectibilitya1617

shortness1644

defectuousness1654

defectability1662

demerit1832

wonkiness1982

1602 S. Patrick tr. I. Gentillet Disc. Wel Governing iii. vii. 192 The spirituall papalitie may bee deficient in the subject, by a defectuositie of science, and the potestative by a defectuositie in the election.

1612 P. Lowe Disc. Whole Art Chyrurgerie (ed. 2) v. xxviii. 185 The Hare-shaw, is a defectuositie of nature..in the Lip, Eare, or Nose.

1648 W. Montagu Miscellanea Spiritualia xiv. 186 This mercifull indulgence given to our defectuosities.

a1743 A. M. Ramsay tr. B. Spinoza in Philos. Princ. Nat. & Revealed Relig. (1748) I. xliv. 332 God is the only efficient cause of all that expresses reality or power; but the defectuosity comes from their finite natures in which there are infinite degrees.

1751 tr. J. Pernetti Philos. Lett. Physiognomies xv. 113 This Division might..serve to account for the Defectuosities in certain Bodies.

1821 Sporting Mag. Dec. 126/1 Attention, perseverance, and exact combinations, are the only remedies for those defectuosities.

1896 Cincinnati Lancet-Clinic 14 Mar. 323/2 The eminent physician none the less believes, despite the defectuosities of his experiments, that one can augur from this time on a certain method of investigation.

1907 Amer. Vet. Rev. Nov. 171 Inspectors that are not veterinarians have charge of this, and this defectuosity in the organization has been taken advantage of by numerous importers.

1999 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 1 Apr. d4 Many Ontario visitors to the Outaouais had been embarrassed when informed of a defectuosity in their licence plates.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	defectuosity
释义	defectuosityn. Brit. /ˌdiːfɛktjʊˈɒsᵻti/, /ˌdiːfɛktʃʊˈɒsᵻti/, U.S. /diˌfɛktʃəˈwɑsədi/ Forms: 1500s defectuositie, 1600s– defectuosity. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French defectuosité; Latin defectuositas. Etymology: < (i) Middle French defectuosité defect, flaw (a1440; French défectuosité ), or its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin defectuositas vice, defect (15th cent.; earlier in sense ‘poverty’ (14th cent.)) < defectuosus defectuous adj. + classical Latin -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). Compare Middle French deffectueusité (a1494). Compare earlier defectuous adj. Now rare. A defect, a fault, a flaw. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > imperfection > [noun] > types of: defectiveness or faultiness defection1526 faultiness1530 lameness1530 defecta1538 badness1539 defectuosity1602 defectiveness1603 defectibilitya1617 shortness1644 defectuousness1654 defectability1662 demerit1832 wonkiness1982 1602 S. Patrick tr. I. Gentillet Disc. Wel Governing iii. vii. 192 The spirituall papalitie may bee deficient in the subject, by a defectuositie of science, and the potestative by a defectuositie in the election. 1612 P. Lowe Disc. Whole Art Chyrurgerie (ed. 2) v. xxviii. 185 The Hare-shaw, is a defectuositie of nature..in the Lip, Eare, or Nose. 1648 W. Montagu Miscellanea Spiritualia xiv. 186 This mercifull indulgence given to our defectuosities. a1743 A. M. Ramsay tr. B. Spinoza in Philos. Princ. Nat. & Revealed Relig. (1748) I. xliv. 332 God is the only efficient cause of all that expresses reality or power; but the defectuosity comes from their finite natures in which there are infinite degrees. 1751 tr. J. Pernetti Philos. Lett. Physiognomies xv. 113 This Division might..serve to account for the Defectuosities in certain Bodies. 1821 Sporting Mag. Dec. 126/1 Attention, perseverance, and exact combinations, are the only remedies for those defectuosities. 1896 Cincinnati Lancet-Clinic 14 Mar. 323/2 The eminent physician none the less believes, despite the defectuosities of his experiments, that one can augur from this time on a certain method of investigation. 1907 Amer. Vet. Rev. Nov. 171 Inspectors that are not veterinarians have charge of this, and this defectuosity in the organization has been taken advantage of by numerous importers. 1999 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 1 Apr. d4 Many Ontario visitors to the Outaouais had been embarrassed when informed of a defectuosity in their licence plates. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1602
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