doublenessn.

/ˈdʌb(ə)lnɪs/

Etymology: < double adj.¹ + -ness suffix.

a. The quality or state of being double or twofold. (In quot. c1515, A double layer or fold.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > duality > [noun]

doublenessa1398

duality1532

duplicity1589

biformity1611

duity1645

twoness1648

dualism1833

twofoldnessa1834

duplexity1856

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xix. cxvi. 1354 Þe more a þing neigheþ to oon, þe more he passiþ fro doubilnes [1495 de Worde doublynesse] and neigheþ to simplenesse.

c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) ix. 23 The stroke passyd through the doublenes of his cloke.

1665–76 J. Rea Flora 190 The Double Popy differeth only from the single field Popy in the doubleness of the flowers.

1855 A. Bain Senses & Intellect i. ii. 184 If we had..two distinct olfactory nerves, we should..have a feeling of doubleness or repetition of smells.

†b. Double or doubtful meaning, ambiguity.

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

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. ccxxiii. f. cxliiii He wagged his hede, as he that conceyued some doublenesse in this reporte.

1551 T. Wilson Rule of Reason sig. Ciiij^v That the doublenesse of no one worde deceaue the hearer.

1694 R. Burthogge Ess. Reason 37 Words..often have a doubleness of meaning, and then are called Ambiguous.]

c. doubleness of mind n. = double-mindedness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [noun]

yea-and-nayc1384

vacillationc1400

titteringa1413

stackeringc1440

wondingc1440

fluctuationc1450

waver1519

mammering1532

uncertainty1548

wavering1548

to and fro1553

suspense1560

staggering1565

suspension1568

mammery1578

demur1581

branle1591

dilly-dally1592

hesitance1601

irresolution1601

uncertainness1601

undecision1611

waveringness1614

hesitancy1617

unsettledness1619

hesitation1622

unresolvednessa1626

doubleness of minda1628

wavinga1628

swagging1636

poise1637

mambling1640

stickagea1647

vacillancy1668

whifflinga1677

hovering1679

unresolve1679

irresoluteness1686

shilly-shally1755

indecisiona1763

undecisiveness1779

indecisiveness1793

oscillation1798

flexility1815

shilly-shallying1842

swaying1850

Hamletism1852

teeter1855

havering1866

off and on1875

dilly-dallying1879

double-mindedness1881

hesitatingness1890

dither1958

a1628 J. Preston New Covenant (1629) i. 11 Doublenes of minde..when a man is distracted betweene God and some other obiect.

1863 A. W. Kinglake Invasion of Crimea I. xvii. 348 That doubleness of mind which made him always prone to do acts clashing one with another.

2. The character of being ‘double’ in action or conduct; duplicity, deceitfulness, treachery.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > evasive deception, shiftiness > [noun] > double-dealing, duplicity

doublenessc1374

frouncec1374

duplicityc1430

double-heartedness1571

a heart and a heart1583

two hearts1594

ambidextry1611

ambidexterity1755

double-facedness1867

two-facedness1882

double-handedness1883

c1374 G. Chaucer Anelida & Arcite 159 He coude hir dowbilnesse espie.

1423 Kingis Quair cxxxvi Fy on thaire doubilnesse!

1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. cxcix^v The erle began to complain..of the ingratitude and doublenes of kyng Edward.

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 602 Dissimulation and doublenesse of heart.

1792 F. Burney Let. 2 May in Jrnls. & Lett. (1972) I. 152 Unsuspicious..where he has met no doubleness.

1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola III. xiii. 143 What he called perplexity seemed to her sophistry and doubleness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	doubleness
释义	doublenessn. /ˈdʌb(ə)lnɪs/ Etymology: < double adj.¹ + -ness suffix. 1. a. The quality or state of being double or twofold. (In quot. c1515, A double layer or fold.) ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > duality > [noun] doublenessa1398 duality1532 duplicity1589 biformity1611 duity1645 twoness1648 dualism1833 twofoldnessa1834 duplexity1856 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xix. cxvi. 1354 Þe more a þing neigheþ to oon, þe more he passiþ fro doubilnes [1495 de Worde doublynesse] and neigheþ to simplenesse. c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) ix. 23 The stroke passyd through the doublenes of his cloke. 1665–76 J. Rea Flora 190 The Double Popy differeth only from the single field Popy in the doubleness of the flowers. 1855 A. Bain Senses & Intellect i. ii. 184 If we had..two distinct olfactory nerves, we should..have a feeling of doubleness or repetition of smells. †b. Double or doubtful meaning, ambiguity. 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 a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. ccxxiii. f. cxliiii He wagged his hede, as he that conceyued some doublenesse in this reporte. 1551 T. Wilson Rule of Reason sig. Ciiij^v That the doublenesse of no one worde deceaue the hearer. 1694 R. Burthogge Ess. Reason 37 Words..often have a doubleness of meaning, and then are called Ambiguous.] c. doubleness of mind n. = double-mindedness. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [noun] yea-and-nayc1384 vacillationc1400 titteringa1413 stackeringc1440 wondingc1440 fluctuationc1450 waver1519 mammering1532 uncertainty1548 wavering1548 to and fro1553 suspense1560 staggering1565 suspension1568 mammery1578 demur1581 branle1591 dilly-dally1592 hesitance1601 irresolution1601 uncertainness1601 undecision1611 waveringness1614 hesitancy1617 unsettledness1619 hesitation1622 unresolvednessa1626 doubleness of minda1628 wavinga1628 swagging1636 poise1637 mambling1640 stickagea1647 vacillancy1668 whifflinga1677 hovering1679 unresolve1679 irresoluteness1686 shilly-shally1755 indecisiona1763 undecisiveness1779 indecisiveness1793 oscillation1798 flexility1815 shilly-shallying1842 swaying1850 Hamletism1852 teeter1855 havering1866 off and on1875 dilly-dallying1879 double-mindedness1881 hesitatingness1890 dither1958 a1628 J. Preston New Covenant (1629) i. 11 Doublenes of minde..when a man is distracted betweene God and some other obiect. 1863 A. W. Kinglake Invasion of Crimea I. xvii. 348 That doubleness of mind which made him always prone to do acts clashing one with another. 2. The character of being ‘double’ in action or conduct; duplicity, deceitfulness, treachery. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > evasive deception, shiftiness > [noun] > double-dealing, duplicity doublenessc1374 frouncec1374 duplicityc1430 double-heartedness1571 a heart and a heart1583 two hearts1594 ambidextry1611 ambidexterity1755 double-facedness1867 two-facedness1882 double-handedness1883 c1374 G. Chaucer Anelida & Arcite 159 He coude hir dowbilnesse espie. 1423 Kingis Quair cxxxvi Fy on thaire doubilnesse! 1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. cxcix^v The erle began to complain..of the ingratitude and doublenes of kyng Edward. 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 602 Dissimulation and doublenesse of heart. 1792 F. Burney Let. 2 May in Jrnls. & Lett. (1972) I. 152 Unsuspicious..where he has met no doubleness. 1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola III. xiii. 143 What he called perplexity seemed to her sophistry and doubleness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1374
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