double meaningn.

Forms: see double adj.¹ and adv. and meaning n.²

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: double adj.¹, meaning n.²

Etymology: < double adj.¹ + meaning n.² With the specific sense compare later double entendre n.

Double or ambiguous signification; the use of an ambiguous word or phrase, esp. to convey an indelicate meaning; = double entendre n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > [noun]

ambiguitya1325

doublenessa1513

ambiguousness1542

double meaning1551

indifferency1596

equivocacy1646

equivocalness1647

ambilogy1656

greyness1663

mealy-mouthedness1697

amphilogy1731

equivocality1735

grey1822

double-edgedness1901

ambivalence1912

ambivalency1912

1551 T. Wilson Rule of Reason sig. Ciiij^v The wily vsyng of wordes that in sence haue double meanyng.

Derivatives

double-meaner n. one who deals in double meanings.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > [noun] > exploiter of

mealmouth1546

Tom Double1704

double-meaner1712

mealy-mouth1861

amphibian1902

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 504. ⁋2 These are ever harping upon things they ought not to allude to, and deal mightily in double meanings..for your double-meaners are dispersed..thro' all parts of town or city.

1841 T. Hood Miss Kilmansegg iv, in New Monthly Mag. 61 263 A double meaning shows double sense.

ˈdouble-meaning adj. having a double meaning, ambiguous.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > [adjective]

double?c1225

uncertainc1384

equivoquea1450

amphibille?1450

ambiguousc1487

indifferent?1531

forked1551

amphibological1587

equivocal1601

double-meaning1605

left-handed1610

dilogical1616

two-edgeda1625

biviousa1644

equivocating1645

amphibolous1647

yea-and-nay1648

amphibolical1652

bifarious1656

double-handed1661

squibbling1674

ambigual1683

equivocous1701

ambiguea1734

double-edged1791

multivocala1834

grey1835

amphibolic1873

ambivalent1923

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. vi. 218 Th' Embassader Of Pyrrus (whom the Delphian Oracler Deluded by his double-meaning Measures).

a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) iv. iii. 102 Has deceiu'd mee, like a double-meaning Prophesier.

1853 G. Grote Hist. Greece XI. ii. lxxxiii. 36 By delicate wit and double-meaning phrases to express an offensive sentiment.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	double meaning
释义	double meaningn. Forms: see double adj.¹ and adv. and meaning n.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: double adj.¹, meaning n.² Etymology: < double adj.¹ + meaning n.² With the specific sense compare later double entendre n. Double or ambiguous signification; the use of an ambiguous word or phrase, esp. to convey an indelicate meaning; = double entendre n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > [noun] ambiguitya1325 doublenessa1513 ambiguousness1542 double meaning1551 indifferency1596 equivocacy1646 equivocalness1647 ambilogy1656 greyness1663 mealy-mouthedness1697 amphilogy1731 equivocality1735 grey1822 double-edgedness1901 ambivalence1912 ambivalency1912 1551 T. Wilson Rule of Reason sig. Ciiij^v The wily vsyng of wordes that in sence haue double meanyng. Derivatives double-meaner n. one who deals in double meanings. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > [noun] > exploiter of mealmouth1546 Tom Double1704 double-meaner1712 mealy-mouth1861 amphibian1902 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 504. ⁋2 These are ever harping upon things they ought not to allude to, and deal mightily in double meanings..for your double-meaners are dispersed..thro' all parts of town or city. 1841 T. Hood Miss Kilmansegg iv, in New Monthly Mag. 61 263 A double meaning shows double sense. ˈdouble-meaning adj. having a double meaning, ambiguous. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > [adjective] double?c1225 uncertainc1384 equivoquea1450 amphibille?1450 ambiguousc1487 indifferent?1531 forked1551 amphibological1587 equivocal1601 double-meaning1605 left-handed1610 dilogical1616 two-edgeda1625 biviousa1644 equivocating1645 amphibolous1647 yea-and-nay1648 amphibolical1652 bifarious1656 double-handed1661 squibbling1674 ambigual1683 equivocous1701 ambiguea1734 double-edged1791 multivocala1834 grey1835 amphibolic1873 ambivalent1923 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. vi. 218 Th' Embassader Of Pyrrus (whom the Delphian Oracler Deluded by his double-meaning Measures). a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) iv. iii. 102 Has deceiu'd mee, like a double-meaning Prophesier. View more context for this quotation 1853 G. Grote Hist. Greece XI. ii. lxxxiii. 36 By delicate wit and double-meaning phrases to express an offensive sentiment. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1551
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