devilnessn.

Brit.

/ˈdɛvlnəs/, U.S.

/ˈdɛv(ə)lnəs/

Forms: see devil n. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: devil n., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < devil n. + -ness suffix. Compare devilry n. 2 and devilship n.

†1. A devil, a demon, a false god; (also) the presence or activity of the Devil or a devil. Cf. devilry n. 2. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun]

evil angel, spiritc950

ghosteOE

uncleanOE

demonOE

devilOE

devilshineOE

groa1225

debleriea1325

devilnessa1400

devilryc1400

sprat?a1475

nicker1481

fiend of hell1509

imp1526

virtue1584

elf1587

succubus1601

blue devilc1616

black man1656

woolsaw1757

buggane1775

bhut1785

demonic1785

pishachi1807

devil-devil1831

skookum1838

taipo1848

lightning bird1870

demonry1883

pisaca1885

mafufunyanas1963

mare1981

a1400 Psalter (Vesp.) xcv. 5 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1896) II. 229 For alle goddes of genge deuelnesses [L. daemonia] ere þa.

1448 Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Arms) 415 The monekes toke holywater, and drof a way the maner deuelnesse.

2. Wickedness, badness, devilishness; (also in weakened use) mischievousness, naughtiness.Quot. 1853 is a misquotation of a line from Thomas Moore's Fudge Family in Paris (1818); the original has ‘devilishness’.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > [noun]

woughc888

manOE

evilness1000

evilc1040

un-i-thora1200

witherfulnessc1200

mixshipc1225

quedeship?c1225

lithernessa1240

unwrastshipa1250

felonyc1290

shrewheadc1290

litherhead1297

wickedheada1300

wicknessa1300

follyc1300

shrewdom13..

wickhedec1305

shrewdheadc1315

shrewdnessc1315

unwrastnessc1315

wickc1330

wickednessa1340

quedehead1340

quedeness1340

lewdnessa1387

felona1400

wickedleka1400

wickedredea1400

badnessc1400

shrewdshipc1400

shrewnessc1425

wickdomc1440

noughtinessa1500

naughtiness?1529

sinfulness1530

noughtihoodc1540

meschancy1609

scelerateness1613

meschantnessa1630

nefariousness1727

devilness1853

1853 Morning Post (London) 8 Oct. 6/5 Call down the Holy Trinity to bless Perdition leagues and deeds of devilness.

1882 Georgia Weekly Tel. 13 Jan. 1/4 His devilness would manifest itself by interrupting religious meetings and carrying on the devil generally.

1980 Garden City (Kansas) Telegram 25 Oct. 6/6 Because parents try to make the angel shine forth the rest of the year, then, they balance this by encouraging a show of devilness on Halloween.

2016 Pretoria (S. Afr.) New Weekend (Nexis) 11 June 9 If filthiness is next to devilness, then Joburg is a city from Hell.

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

单词	devilness
释义	devilnessn. Brit. /ˈdɛvlnəs/, U.S. /ˈdɛv(ə)lnəs/ Forms: see devil n. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: devil n., -ness suffix. Etymology: < devil n. + -ness suffix. Compare devilry n. 2 and devilship n. †1. A devil, a demon, a false god; (also) the presence or activity of the Devil or a devil. Cf. devilry n. 2. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun] evil angel, spiritc950 ghosteOE uncleanOE demonOE devilOE devilshineOE groa1225 debleriea1325 devilnessa1400 devilryc1400 sprat?a1475 nicker1481 fiend of hell1509 imp1526 virtue1584 elf1587 succubus1601 blue devilc1616 black man1656 woolsaw1757 buggane1775 bhut1785 demonic1785 pishachi1807 devil-devil1831 skookum1838 taipo1848 lightning bird1870 demonry1883 pisaca1885 mafufunyanas1963 mare1981 a1400 Psalter (Vesp.) xcv. 5 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1896) II. 229 For alle goddes of genge deuelnesses [L. daemonia] ere þa. 1448 Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Arms) 415 The monekes toke holywater, and drof a way the maner deuelnesse. 2. Wickedness, badness, devilishness; (also in weakened use) mischievousness, naughtiness.Quot. 1853 is a misquotation of a line from Thomas Moore's Fudge Family in Paris (1818); the original has ‘devilishness’. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > [noun] woughc888 manOE evilness1000 evilc1040 un-i-thora1200 witherfulnessc1200 mixshipc1225 quedeship?c1225 lithernessa1240 unwrastshipa1250 felonyc1290 shrewheadc1290 litherhead1297 wickedheada1300 wicknessa1300 follyc1300 shrewdom13.. wickhedec1305 shrewdheadc1315 shrewdnessc1315 unwrastnessc1315 wickc1330 wickednessa1340 quedehead1340 quedeness1340 lewdnessa1387 felona1400 wickedleka1400 wickedredea1400 badnessc1400 shrewdshipc1400 shrewnessc1425 wickdomc1440 noughtinessa1500 naughtiness?1529 sinfulness1530 noughtihoodc1540 meschancy1609 scelerateness1613 meschantnessa1630 nefariousness1727 devilness1853 1853 Morning Post (London) 8 Oct. 6/5 Call down the Holy Trinity to bless Perdition leagues and deeds of devilness. 1882 Georgia Weekly Tel. 13 Jan. 1/4 His devilness would manifest itself by interrupting religious meetings and carrying on the devil generally. 1980 Garden City (Kansas) Telegram 25 Oct. 6/6 Because parents try to make the angel shine forth the rest of the year, then, they balance this by encouraging a show of devilness on Halloween. 2016 Pretoria (S. Afr.) New Weekend (Nexis) 11 June 9 If filthiness is next to devilness, then Joburg is a city from Hell. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1400
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