diffusenessn.

Brit.

/dᵻˈfjuːsnəs/, U.S.

/dᵻˈfjusnəs/

Forms: see diffuse adj. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: diffuse adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < diffuse adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality or condition of being diffuse, esp. in speech or literary style.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > spreading or diffusion > [noun] > condition of being

diffuseness1474

dispersedness1571

dispersenessa1613

spreadoutness1879

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > prolixity

prolixityc1395

tediouste?a1412

diffusiona1413

diffuseness1474

tediousness?a1475

largeness1547

longness1587

prolixness?1590

length1597

longanimity1607

tediositya1625

wire-drawing1640

longinquity1641

long-windedness1648

diffusivenessa1719

sprawling1822

longsomeness1834

ramblingness1835

lengthsomeness1849

bagginess1860

lengthiness1863

governmentese1907

1474–5 Rolls of Parl.: Edward IV (Electronic ed.) Parl. Oct. 1472 3rd Roll §43. m. 10 The levie of the other half [of the tax]..will be of like diffusenes as is aforeseid.

?a1500 MS Laud Misc. 733 f. 1 Sone for þat in armys diffusenes is I counceil you attende to þis tretis.

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. To moste renoumed Prince sig. IIa.iii^v I doe not thinke mete to be imputed to their dulnesse or lacke of learnyng, but either to the obscuritie of the stile or elles to the diffusenes of thinges conteyned therin.

1660 G. Havers tr. M. de Scudéry Clelia IV. ii. 154 His defects shall be his diffusenesse, and excesse of fancy.

1727 L. Welsted Disc. to Sir R. Walpole 6 These [other modern languages] being, for the most part, either too harsh and prærupt, or else unenergetic thro' their diffuseness.

1797 Monthly Mag. 3 46 He..spreads out his conceptions with tedious diffuseness.

1842 P. Allen & A. M'Vickar Hist. Exped. Lewis & Clark (rev. ed.) II. App. 373 The diffuseness of its branches may result from its open situation.

1892 Speaker 22 Oct. 505/2 Notes..written with intolerable diffuseness, dullness, and obscurity.

1915 Jrnl. Philos., Psychol. & Sci. Methods 12 658 The evenness of illumination, the diffuseness of light.

1965 R. Paulson Novelette before 1900 p. v It lacks the diffuseness as well as the length of a novel.

2008 S. Bruce Fundamentalism v. 97 The diffuseness of Hinduism..makes it hard for any particular movement plausibly to present itself as representing the core of the faith.

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

单词	diffuseness
释义	diffusenessn. Brit. /dᵻˈfjuːsnəs/, U.S. /dᵻˈfjusnəs/ Forms: see diffuse adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: diffuse adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < diffuse adj. + -ness suffix. The quality or condition of being diffuse, esp. in speech or literary style. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > spreading or diffusion > [noun] > condition of being diffuseness1474 dispersedness1571 dispersenessa1613 spreadoutness1879 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > prolixity prolixityc1395 tediouste?a1412 diffusiona1413 diffuseness1474 tediousness?a1475 largeness1547 longness1587 prolixness?1590 length1597 longanimity1607 tediositya1625 wire-drawing1640 longinquity1641 long-windedness1648 diffusivenessa1719 sprawling1822 longsomeness1834 ramblingness1835 lengthsomeness1849 bagginess1860 lengthiness1863 governmentese1907 1474–5 Rolls of Parl.: Edward IV (Electronic ed.) Parl. Oct. 1472 3rd Roll §43. m. 10 The levie of the other half [of the tax]..will be of like diffusenes as is aforeseid. ?a1500 MS Laud Misc. 733 f. 1 Sone for þat in armys diffusenes is I counceil you attende to þis tretis. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. To moste renoumed Prince sig. IIa.iii^v I doe not thinke mete to be imputed to their dulnesse or lacke of learnyng, but either to the obscuritie of the stile or elles to the diffusenes of thinges conteyned therin. 1660 G. Havers tr. M. de Scudéry Clelia IV. ii. 154 His defects shall be his diffusenesse, and excesse of fancy. 1727 L. Welsted Disc. to Sir R. Walpole 6 These [other modern languages] being, for the most part, either too harsh and prærupt, or else unenergetic thro' their diffuseness. 1797 Monthly Mag. 3 46 He..spreads out his conceptions with tedious diffuseness. 1842 P. Allen & A. M'Vickar Hist. Exped. Lewis & Clark (rev. ed.) II. App. 373 The diffuseness of its branches may result from its open situation. 1892 Speaker 22 Oct. 505/2 Notes..written with intolerable diffuseness, dullness, and obscurity. 1915 Jrnl. Philos., Psychol. & Sci. Methods 12 658 The evenness of illumination, the diffuseness of light. 1965 R. Paulson Novelette before 1900 p. v It lacks the diffuseness as well as the length of a novel. 2008 S. Bruce Fundamentalism v. 97 The diffuseness of Hinduism..makes it hard for any particular movement plausibly to present itself as representing the core of the faith. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1474
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