demissadj.

/dɪˈmɪs/

Etymology: < Latin dēmissus let down, lowered, sunken, downcast, lowly, past participle of dēmittĕre to demit v.¹ Compare Italian demisso ‘demisse, base, submisse, faint’ Florio, French démis out of joint, Old French desmis, also ‘submitted, humble, submissiue’ (Cotgrave).

1. Submissive, humble, lowly; also in bad sense, Abject, base.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > humility > [adjective]

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daftc1000

edmedec1000

edmodc1000

edmodeda1175

sheepishc1175

deftc1220

edmodi?c1225

lowc1225

humblec1250

beienlichc1275

buxoma1300

meekc1325

benign1377

lowlya1382

contemptiblec1384

pridelessc1395

humil1488

low-down1548

unproud1570

demiss1572

unpuffed1577

afflicted1590

unselfdelicious1605

cottagely1653

unselfvaluing1668

simplified1721

demissivea1763

stateless1844

maiden-meek1847

vanityless1854

patronizable1884

the mind > emotion > humility > servility > [adjective]

go-by-ground?a1300

thrall1398

abjectc1430

manly?c1430

servicious1440

serviceable1483

servile1537

tame1563

slavish1565

demiss1572

submissive1572

cringing1579

fawning1585

incrouching?1593

vassal1594

scraping1599

obsequious1602

spaniel1606

observing1609

deprostrate1610

supplea1616

vernile1623

shrugging1629

wormy1640

compliable1641

thrall-like1641

obeisant1642

inservient1646

truckling1656

cringeling1693

benecking1705

subservient1714

footman-like1776

bingeing1805

sidling1821

toadying1863

crawlsome1904

toadyish1909

crawling1941

ass-kissing1942

1572 J. Jones Bathes of Bathes Ayde ii. f. 10 So demisse of nature.

1591 H. Savile tr. Tacitus Ende of Nero: Fower Bks. Hist. i. 30 Among the seuerer sort Vitellius was thought base and demisse.

1596 E. Spenser Hymne Heauenly Loue in Fowre Hymnes 136 He downe descended, like a most demisse And abiect thrall.

1612 R. Sheldon 1st Serm. after Conversion 9 Spoken vnder correction of faith, and with demisse reuerence.

1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar xv. §6 Sullen gestures or demiss behaviour.

1837 H. E. Manning in J. R. S. Leslie Life (1921) 269 I wrote a very soft, demiss rejoinder.

1888 C. M. Doughty Trav. Arabia Deserta I. 253 Not timid as the demiss Damascene Christians.

1888 [implied in: J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. III. lxxxvii. 161 A kind of independence of manner..very different from the demissness of the humbler classes of the Old World.].

1903 J. Bryce Stud. in Contemp. Biogr. 53 By appearing too demiss or too unenterprising in foreign affairs.

†2. literal. Hanging down. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xxviii. 237.

†3. Of the head or countenance: Hanging down, cast down, downcast. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > posture > position of specific body parts > [adjective] > head, face, or eyes

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casta1586

demiss1586

upturned1597

demissive1630

unaverted1753

unuplifted1814

1586 T. Bright Treat. Melancholie xx. 124 Countenance demisse, and hanging downe.

1634 H. Peacham Gentlemans Exercise (new ed.) i. vii. 23 Giving him a demisse and lowly countenance.

†4. Of sound: Subdued, low. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > faintness or weakness > [adjective]

smalleOE

stillc1000

softc1230

dim1398

lowc1400

obscure?a1450

basea1500

remiss1530

indistinct1589

demiss1646

faint1660

murmurant1669

faintish1712

slender1785

under1806

unclamorous1849

1646 J. Gaule Select Cases Conscience 129 A demisse hollow muttering.

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5. Botany. Depressed, flattened.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	demiss
释义	demissadj. /dɪˈmɪs/ Etymology: < Latin dēmissus let down, lowered, sunken, downcast, lowly, past participle of dēmittĕre to demit v.¹ Compare Italian demisso ‘demisse, base, submisse, faint’ Florio, French démis out of joint, Old French desmis, also ‘submitted, humble, submissiue’ (Cotgrave). 1. Submissive, humble, lowly; also in bad sense, Abject, base. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > [adjective] heanc825 daftc1000 edmedec1000 edmodc1000 edmodeda1175 sheepishc1175 deftc1220 edmodi?c1225 lowc1225 humblec1250 beienlichc1275 buxoma1300 meekc1325 benign1377 lowlya1382 contemptiblec1384 pridelessc1395 humil1488 low-down1548 unproud1570 demiss1572 unpuffed1577 afflicted1590 unselfdelicious1605 cottagely1653 unselfvaluing1668 simplified1721 demissivea1763 stateless1844 maiden-meek1847 vanityless1854 patronizable1884 the mind > emotion > humility > servility > [adjective] go-by-ground?a1300 thrall1398 abjectc1430 manly?c1430 servicious1440 serviceable1483 servile1537 tame1563 slavish1565 demiss1572 submissive1572 cringing1579 fawning1585 incrouching?1593 vassal1594 scraping1599 obsequious1602 spaniel1606 observing1609 deprostrate1610 supplea1616 vernile1623 shrugging1629 wormy1640 compliable1641 thrall-like1641 obeisant1642 inservient1646 truckling1656 cringeling1693 benecking1705 subservient1714 footman-like1776 bingeing1805 sidling1821 toadying1863 crawlsome1904 toadyish1909 crawling1941 ass-kissing1942 1572 J. Jones Bathes of Bathes Ayde ii. f. 10 So demisse of nature. 1591 H. Savile tr. Tacitus Ende of Nero: Fower Bks. Hist. i. 30 Among the seuerer sort Vitellius was thought base and demisse. 1596 E. Spenser Hymne Heauenly Loue in Fowre Hymnes 136 He downe descended, like a most demisse And abiect thrall. 1612 R. Sheldon 1st Serm. after Conversion 9 Spoken vnder correction of faith, and with demisse reuerence. 1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar xv. §6 Sullen gestures or demiss behaviour. 1837 H. E. Manning in J. R. S. Leslie Life (1921) 269 I wrote a very soft, demiss rejoinder. 1888 C. M. Doughty Trav. Arabia Deserta I. 253 Not timid as the demiss Damascene Christians. 1888 [implied in: J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. III. lxxxvii. 161 A kind of independence of manner..very different from the demissness of the humbler classes of the Old World.]. 1903 J. Bryce Stud. in Contemp. Biogr. 53 By appearing too demiss or too unenterprising in foreign affairs. †2. literal. Hanging down. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xxviii. 237. †3. Of the head or countenance: Hanging down, cast down, downcast. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > position of specific body parts > [adjective] > head, face, or eyes back-flunga1586 casta1586 demiss1586 upturned1597 demissive1630 unaverted1753 unuplifted1814 1586 T. Bright Treat. Melancholie xx. 124 Countenance demisse, and hanging downe. 1634 H. Peacham Gentlemans Exercise (new ed.) i. vii. 23 Giving him a demisse and lowly countenance. †4. Of sound: Subdued, low. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > faintness or weakness > [adjective] smalleOE stillc1000 softc1230 dim1398 lowc1400 obscure?a1450 basea1500 remiss1530 indistinct1589 demiss1646 faint1660 murmurant1669 faintish1712 slender1785 under1806 unclamorous1849 1646 J. Gaule Select Cases Conscience 129 A demisse hollow muttering. Categories » 5. Botany. Depressed, flattened. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1572
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