allaymentn.

Brit.

/əˈleɪm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/əˈleɪm(ə)nt/,

/æˈleɪm(ə)nt/

Forms: see allay v.¹ and -ment suffix; also 1600s alaiment.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: allay v.¹, -ment suffix; allay v.³, -ment suffix.

Etymology: < allay v.¹ + -ment suffix. In some early uses perhaps < allay v.³ + -ment suffix, or influenced by association with allay v.³ (compare discussion of semantic overlap at allay v.¹).Compare Middle French alaiement alloying, alloy (1326), variant of aloiement , alliement ( < allier ally v. + -ment -ment suffix).

The action or result of allaying something (in various senses of allay v.¹); esp. subduing, assuaging, moderation. Also: an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > [noun] > calming person or thing

quietera1542

cooler1592

allayment1609

allay1614

julepa1640

composer1649

calmer1653

lull1721

tranquillizer1800

calmant1811

steadier1864

calmative1870

quietive1873

soothment1900

the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [noun] > mitigation or alleviation

allegeancec1325

swaging1340

legeancec1390

mitigationa1400

swagea1400

allegementa1425

alleging?a1425

alleviation?a1425

lighteningc1425

queeming1440

allevation1502

soberinga1510

extenuation1542

assuagement1561

releasement1569

assuaging1580

assuage1596

mitification1607

allayment1609

palliation1813

soothing1847

the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [noun] > consolation or relief

lightingOE

leathc1175

comfort?c1225

solacec1290

lithec1300

comfortingc1320

allegeancec1325

swaging1340

froa1350

releasec1350

consolationc1374

legeancec1390

reliefa1393

comfortationa1400

leathinga1400

swagea1400

allegementa1425

alleviation?a1425

recreation?a1425

refrigery?a1425

lighteningc1425

recomfortc1425

mitigation?1435

recomforting1487

recreancea1500

allevation1502

easement1533

solacy1534

ease1542

cheer1549

assuagement1561

refreshing1561

easing1580

recomfortation1585

recomforture1595

assuage1596

allevement1599

mitification1607

allayment1609

solagement1609

levation1656

solacement1721

solation1757

soulagement1777

consolement1797

de-tension1949

de-tensioning1952

tea and sympathy1953

1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida iv. v. 8 If I could temporize with my affections, Or brew it to a weake and coulder pallat, The like alayment [1623 alaiment] could I giue my griefe.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) i. v. 22 To try the vigour of them [sc. thy Compounds], and apply Allayments to their Act.

a1658 J. Durham Dying Man's Test. (1659) iii. xiv. 251 They may and ought to endeavour according to their place, the composure and allayment of all the..differences and heart-burnings.

1796 G. D. Harley Poems 74 Round the hurt heart the purple tide may roll..Treach'rous allayment for when reason wakes.

1830 T. Moore Lett. & Jrnls. Life Byron II. 762 His expedients for the allayment of hunger.

1865 R. E. Lee Let. 7 Sept. in H. A. White Robert E. Lee & Southern Confederacy (1898) xv. 432 The allayment of passion, the dissipation of prejudice, and the restoration of reason.

1931 Advocate of Peace Aug. 174/1 The natural gain from the allayment of the panic.

1972 Ann. Rev. Anthropol. 1 11 Their crucial role in the generation and allayment of malfunctions, conflicts and stresses.

2003 B. Burton Nucl. Power, Pollution & Politics vi. 141 There appears to have been substantial allayment of the public's fears.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	allayment
释义	allaymentn. Brit. /əˈleɪm(ə)nt/, U.S. /əˈleɪm(ə)nt/, /æˈleɪm(ə)nt/ Forms: see allay v.¹ and -ment suffix; also 1600s alaiment. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: allay v.¹, -ment suffix; allay v.³, -ment suffix. Etymology: < allay v.¹ + -ment suffix. In some early uses perhaps < allay v.³ + -ment suffix, or influenced by association with allay v.³ (compare discussion of semantic overlap at allay v.¹).Compare Middle French alaiement alloying, alloy (1326), variant of aloiement , alliement ( < allier ally v. + -ment -ment suffix). The action or result of allaying something (in various senses of allay v.¹); esp. subduing, assuaging, moderation. Also: an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > [noun] > calming person or thing quietera1542 cooler1592 allayment1609 allay1614 julepa1640 composer1649 calmer1653 lull1721 tranquillizer1800 calmant1811 steadier1864 calmative1870 quietive1873 soothment1900 the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [noun] > mitigation or alleviation allegeancec1325 swaging1340 legeancec1390 mitigationa1400 swagea1400 allegementa1425 alleging?a1425 alleviation?a1425 lighteningc1425 queeming1440 allevation1502 soberinga1510 extenuation1542 assuagement1561 releasement1569 assuaging1580 assuage1596 mitification1607 allayment1609 palliation1813 soothing1847 the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [noun] > consolation or relief lightingOE leathc1175 comfort?c1225 solacec1290 solacec1290 lithec1300 comfortingc1320 allegeancec1325 swaging1340 froa1350 releasec1350 consolationc1374 legeancec1390 reliefa1393 comfortationa1400 leathinga1400 swagea1400 allegementa1425 alleviation?a1425 recreation?a1425 refrigery?a1425 lighteningc1425 recomfortc1425 mitigation?1435 recomforting1487 recreancea1500 allevation1502 easement1533 solacy1534 ease1542 cheer1549 assuagement1561 refreshing1561 easing1580 recomfortation1585 recomforture1595 assuage1596 allevement1599 mitification1607 allayment1609 solagement1609 levation1656 solacement1721 solation1757 soulagement1777 consolement1797 de-tension1949 de-tensioning1952 tea and sympathy1953 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida iv. v. 8 If I could temporize with my affections, Or brew it to a weake and coulder pallat, The like alayment [1623 alaiment] could I giue my griefe. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) i. v. 22 To try the vigour of them [sc. thy Compounds], and apply Allayments to their Act. View more context for this quotation a1658 J. Durham Dying Man's Test. (1659) iii. xiv. 251 They may and ought to endeavour according to their place, the composure and allayment of all the..differences and heart-burnings. 1796 G. D. Harley Poems 74 Round the hurt heart the purple tide may roll..Treach'rous allayment for when reason wakes. 1830 T. Moore Lett. & Jrnls. Life Byron II. 762 His expedients for the allayment of hunger. 1865 R. E. Lee Let. 7 Sept. in H. A. White Robert E. Lee & Southern Confederacy (1898) xv. 432 The allayment of passion, the dissipation of prejudice, and the restoration of reason. 1931 Advocate of Peace Aug. 174/1 The natural gain from the allayment of the panic. 1972 Ann. Rev. Anthropol. 1 11 Their crucial role in the generation and allayment of malfunctions, conflicts and stresses. 2003 B. Burton Nucl. Power, Pollution & Politics vi. 141 There appears to have been substantial allayment of the public's fears. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1609
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