downtonern.

Brit.

/ˈdaʊntəʊnə/, U.S.

/ˈdaʊnˌtoʊnər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: down adv., tone v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < down adv. + tone v. + -er suffix¹, after to tone down at tone v. 6b.

Grammar.

An adverb or adverbial phrase that reduces the effect of the following adjective, adverb, noun, or verb (such as rather, fairly, sort of, etc.). Opposed to amplifier, intensifier.

ΘΚΠ

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adverb of quality1530

frequentative1635

adverb of manner1728

circumstance1795

submodifier1868

sentence adverb1892

downtoner?1900

sentence adverbial1964

?1900 C. Stoffel Intensives & Down-toners ii. i. 129 Shading off in various directions, these ‘down-toners’ express a moderate, slight, or just perceptible degree of a quality.

1931 G. Stern Meaning & Change of Meaning 338 Intensifiers used ironically instead of down-toners. ‘A lot you know about that!’

1987 S. Adamson et al. Papers 5th Intern. Conf. Eng. Hist. Ling. (1990) 502 The adverbial meanings [of just] may at first seem somewhat different... You just missed the bull's eye (downtoner).

2015 J. Butterfield New Fowler's Mod. Eng. Usage (ed. 4) at Kind n. She kind of wasn't listening (in which kind of is a ‘downtoner’).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	downtoner
释义	downtonern. Brit. /ˈdaʊntəʊnə/, U.S. /ˈdaʊnˌtoʊnər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: down adv., tone v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < down adv. + tone v. + -er suffix¹, after to tone down at tone v. 6b. Grammar. An adverb or adverbial phrase that reduces the effect of the following adjective, adverb, noun, or verb (such as rather, fairly, sort of, etc.). Opposed to amplifier, intensifier. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > adverb > [noun] > specific types of adverb of quality1530 frequentative1635 adverb of manner1728 circumstance1795 submodifier1868 sentence adverb1892 downtoner?1900 sentence adverbial1964 ?1900 C. Stoffel Intensives & Down-toners ii. i. 129 Shading off in various directions, these ‘down-toners’ express a moderate, slight, or just perceptible degree of a quality. 1931 G. Stern Meaning & Change of Meaning 338 Intensifiers used ironically instead of down-toners. ‘A lot you know about that!’ 1987 S. Adamson et al. Papers 5th Intern. Conf. Eng. Hist. Ling. (1990) 502 The adverbial meanings [of just] may at first seem somewhat different... You just missed the bull's eye (downtoner). 2015 J. Butterfield New Fowler's Mod. Eng. Usage (ed. 4) at Kind n. She kind of wasn't listening (in which kind of is a ‘downtoner’). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1900
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