discourageableadj.

Brit.

/dᵻˈskʌrɪdʒəbl/, U.S.

/dᵻˈskərɪdʒəb(ə)l/

Forms: 1500s–1600s 1800s– discourageable, 1600s 1900s– discouragable.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: discourage v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < discourage v. + -able suffix. Compare slightly earlier undiscourageable adj.

Capable of being discouraged, deterred, or disheartened. Formerly also: †discouraging, off-putting (obsolete).In quot. 1576 probably an error for undiscourageable (cf. quot. 1574 at undiscourageable adj.).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > [adjective]

fasteOE

stathelfasteOE

anredOE

hardOE

starkOE

trueOE

steadfast993

fastredeOE

stithc1000

findyOE

stablea1275

stathelyc1275

stiffc1275

stablec1290

steel to the (very) backa1300

unbowinga1300

stably13..

firm1377

unmovablea1382

constantc1386

abidingc1400

toughc1400

sure1421

unmoblea1425

unfaintedc1425

unfaint1436

permanent?a1475

stalwartc1480

unbroken1513

immovable1534

inconcuss1542

unshaken1548

stout1569

unwavering1570

undiscourageable1571

fixed1574

discourageable1576

unappalled1578

resolute1579

unremoved1583

resolved1585

unflexiblea1586

unshakeda1586

square1589

unstooping1597

iron1598

rocky1601

steady1602

undeclinable1610

unboweda1616

unfainting1615

unswayed1615

staunch1624

undiscourageda1628

staid1631

unshook1633

blue?1636

true blue?1636

tenacious1640

uncomplying1643

yieldless1651

riveting1658

unshakened1659

inconquerable1660

unyielding1677

unbendinga1688

tight1690

unswerving1694

unfaltering1727

unsubmitting1730

undeviating1732

undrooping1736

impervertible1741

undamped1742

undyingc1765

sturdy1775

stiff as a poker1798

unfickle1802

indivertible1821

thick and thin1822

undisheartened1827

inconvertible1829

straightforward1829

indomitable1830

stickfast1831

unsuccumbing1833

unturnable1847

unswerved1849

undivertible1856

unforsaking1862

swerveless1863

steeve1870

rock-ribbed1884

stiff in the back1897

the mind > emotion > fear > dismay > [adjective] > capable of being discouraged

discourageable1576

1576 A. Gilby tr. Test. Twelue Patriarches (new ed.) f. 13 My harte was stout, my minde vnmoueable, and my stomack discourageable [1574 vndiscorageable].

1623 R. Jobson Golden Trade 115 By these stollen delights to..make the time of their recouery lesse tedious to themselues, and discourageable to others.

1634 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. Hist. New Test. (STC 12640.5) 243 O love of unthankfull soules! not discourageable by the most hatefull indignities.

1673 R. Baxter Christian Directory iv. 827 Their profession was made the common scorn, which tempted them..to seek to make it honourable,..and to encourage those who were discouragable by the scorn.

1862 M. Oliphant Life E. Irving II. v. 264 Had Irving's heart been discourageable..such a blow, falling at such a time, might well have disabled him altogether.

1913 Everybody's Mag. Sept. 359/2 Twitch-grass is of all the vegetable kingdom the least discourageable.

1949 Charleston (W. Va.) Daily Mail 13 June 4/5 The fellow who pins you in the corner in order to brag of his fried chicken or his knack with gravy is discouragable only by gunshot.

2003 New Yorker (Nexis) 8 Dec. 128 While nature seems to award brilliance equally to men and women, society does not nurture it equally in the two sexes, and thus leaves the women more discourageable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	discourageable
释义	discourageableadj. Brit. /dᵻˈskʌrɪdʒəbl/, U.S. /dᵻˈskərɪdʒəb(ə)l/ Forms: 1500s–1600s 1800s– discourageable, 1600s 1900s– discouragable. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: discourage v., -able suffix. Etymology: < discourage v. + -able suffix. Compare slightly earlier undiscourageable adj. Capable of being discouraged, deterred, or disheartened. Formerly also: †discouraging, off-putting (obsolete).In quot. 1576 probably an error for undiscourageable (cf. quot. 1574 at undiscourageable adj.). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > [adjective] fasteOE stathelfasteOE anredOE hardOE starkOE trueOE steadfast993 fastredeOE stithc1000 findyOE stablea1275 stathelyc1275 stiffc1275 stablec1290 steel to the (very) backa1300 unbowinga1300 stably13.. firm1377 unmovablea1382 constantc1386 abidingc1400 toughc1400 sure1421 unmoblea1425 unfaintedc1425 unfaint1436 permanent?a1475 stalwartc1480 unbroken1513 immovable1534 inconcuss1542 unshaken1548 stout1569 unwavering1570 undiscourageable1571 fixed1574 discourageable1576 unappalled1578 resolute1579 unremoved1583 resolved1585 unflexiblea1586 unshakeda1586 square1589 unstooping1597 iron1598 rocky1601 steady1602 undeclinable1610 unboweda1616 unfainting1615 unswayed1615 staunch1624 undiscourageda1628 staid1631 unshook1633 blue?1636 true blue?1636 tenacious1640 uncomplying1643 yieldless1651 riveting1658 unshakened1659 inconquerable1660 unyielding1677 unbendinga1688 tight1690 unswerving1694 unfaltering1727 unsubmitting1730 undeviating1732 undrooping1736 impervertible1741 undamped1742 undyingc1765 sturdy1775 stiff as a poker1798 unfickle1802 indivertible1821 thick and thin1822 undisheartened1827 inconvertible1829 straightforward1829 indomitable1830 stickfast1831 unsuccumbing1833 unturnable1847 unswerved1849 undivertible1856 unforsaking1862 swerveless1863 steeve1870 rock-ribbed1884 stiff in the back1897 the mind > emotion > fear > dismay > [adjective] > capable of being discouraged discourageable1576 1576 A. Gilby tr. Test. Twelue Patriarches (new ed.) f. 13 My harte was stout, my minde vnmoueable, and my stomack discourageable [1574 vndiscorageable]. 1623 R. Jobson Golden Trade 115 By these stollen delights to..make the time of their recouery lesse tedious to themselues, and discourageable to others. 1634 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. Hist. New Test. (STC 12640.5) 243 O love of unthankfull soules! not discourageable by the most hatefull indignities. 1673 R. Baxter Christian Directory iv. 827 Their profession was made the common scorn, which tempted them..to seek to make it honourable,..and to encourage those who were discouragable by the scorn. 1862 M. Oliphant Life E. Irving II. v. 264 Had Irving's heart been discourageable..such a blow, falling at such a time, might well have disabled him altogether. 1913 Everybody's Mag. Sept. 359/2 Twitch-grass is of all the vegetable kingdom the least discourageable. 1949 Charleston (W. Va.) Daily Mail 13 June 4/5 The fellow who pins you in the corner in order to brag of his fried chicken or his knack with gravy is discouragable only by gunshot. 2003 New Yorker (Nexis) 8 Dec. 128 While nature seems to award brilliance equally to men and women, society does not nurture it equally in the two sexes, and thus leaves the women more discourageable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1576
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