eagernessn.

Brit.

/ˈiːɡənəs/, U.S.

/ˈiɡərnəs/

Forms: see eager adj. and -ness suffix; also Middle English egrinesse.

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

Etymology: < eager adj. + -ness suffix.

†1. Acerbity, bitterness; irritability. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > [noun]

impatiencec1230

eagernessa1400

unsufferancea1400

impatiency1526

testiness1526

impatientness1550

touchiness1603

tetchiness1623

irritability1791

twitchiness1834

rustiness1860

soreheadedness1860

shirtiness1868

chippiness1877

rattiness1898

cabin fever1918

snarkiness1960

edginess1963

a1400 Prose Life Christ (Pepys) (1922) 67 (MED) And Jesus hem ansuered & seide þat it was for egernesse and for felonye þat Moyses it hem suffred, þat hij ne slowȝen hym nouȝth.

1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (xviii. 56) Saul had persecuted him with greater furie and egrenesse than all the rest.

1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie xxxvii. 222 Ye must looke whether ye haue not some hartrisings and eagernesse in you.

1624 W. Bedell Copies Certaine Lett. ii. 47 This eagrenesse is not mutuall.

1700 T. Bennet Answer Dissenters Pleas 314 Many Expressions fell from him in the heat of Disputation, according to the warmth and eagerness of his Temper.

1739 J. Wesley Free Grace 12 A Sharpness or Eagerness of Temper, which is quite contrary to the Meekness of Christ.

†2. Pungency of taste; esp. acidity, sourness (in beer or wine). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [noun]

sharpnessc1000

sournessc1050

sourheada1400

eagerness?a1425

verdure1508

tartness1530

acetosity1599

acidity1615

sourfulness1617

tetricity1623

tetritude1656

tartarousness1657

acidness1660

sourishness1670

fieriness1675

acescency1756

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 156 (MED) Citrinesse or egrinesse [?c1425 Paris sourenesse; L. acredinem].

a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 208 (MED) We felen the dyuersite of Sauores, Swetnes and bittyrnesse, Saltnesse and egyrnesse, and othyr Saueoure.

c1503 ( Indenture in R. Arnold Chron. f. xl/2 Alle maner auenturs..of alle the sayd wynes lecage forst & egirnesse of the same oonly exepte.

1558 W. Ward tr. G. Ruscelli Secretes Alexis of Piemount (1568) 106 a Sugre for to moderate the eygrenesse of the Alome.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xix. viii. 31 Senvie..stewed..in some convenient liquor, in such sort, as a man shal not..complaine of any eagernesse that it hath.

1682 Art & Myst. of Vintners 23 (heading) To correct the Rankness and Eagerness of Wines, as Sack and Malaga, or any other Sweet Wines.

1712 J. Dennis Ess. Genius of Shakespear 51 Those Tatlers were the Off-spring of some certain Poets, which is manifest by their insipid Satyr, like the faint Eagerness of Vinegar decay'd.

1736 W. Ellis London & Country Brewer II. 19 By..Boiling, the Wort is..more able to resist Eagerness and Putrefaction.

†3. Impetuosity, fierceness. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > zeal or enthusiasm > [noun]

jealoustea1382

yeverousheada1400

zeala1413

zealc1425

jealousy1436

eagernessc1450

heartinessc1475

estudy1483

fierceness1533

zealousnessc1555

zealousyc1565

edge1591

warmth1600

empressement1709

enthusiasm1717

entrain1847

impressment1854

fanaticism1855

keenness1875

the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [noun] > heartiness or zeal

goodwillOE

zealc1425

eagernessc1450

heartinessc1475

estudy1483

fanaticism1855

jolly hockey sticks1972

c1450 (?a1400) Sege Melayne (1880) l. 915 Aftir armours he askede tytte, For egernesse he loughe.

1590 L. Lloyd First Pt. Diall of Daies sig. N4^v Perceiuing their eagernes, the Romane made as though he would flee, and the Sabine..followed him hard at the heeles,..the Romane turned vppon the soden and fought with the Sabine.

1665 T. Manley tr. H. Grotius De Rebus Belgicis 417 Nor the Sea it self, can put a stop to their [bears'] eagerness.

1678 Earl of Murray in O. Airy Lauderdale Papers (1885) III. lxxx. 131 The Kinge..becaem paell and he shouke withe eagernes.

4. Keenness of appetite or desire; impatient haste to do or obtain something; enthusiasm. With for (also †of) the thing desired, or followed by infinitive expressing the desired action.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [noun] > eagerness

yernfulnesseOE

yevernesseOE

fainnessc1340

eagerness1486

edge1600

spleena1616

anxiousness1736

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > strong or eager desire > [noun]

lickerousnessc1380

avaricec1386

avidityc1449

zealc1451

eagerness1486

greediness1553

anxiety1555

lickerishness1580

inhiation1608

exoptation1633

1486 Bk. St. Albans sig. avij^v Mony an hawke for egernesse when he shulde nomme a fowle he seesith bot the federis.

1567 A. Golding tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) v. 59 Through egernesse to wounde his necke.., he burst his brittle sworde in twaine.

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xix. 194 Industrie is a liuely and vnweried search and occupation in honest things, egernesse is an appetite in base and small matters.

a1624 R. Crakanthorpe Vigilius Dormitans (1631) xxxiv. 427 The very same eagernesse for Nestorianisme, and love to his heresies.

1658 R. Allestree Pract. Christian Graces; or, Whole Duty of Man xiv. §25. 304 Out of an eagerness of bestowing them wealthily.

1665 R. Boyle Disc. iv. iv, in Occas. Refl. sig. F5 We..find not..that Satisfaction..that the Eagerness of our unruly Appetites promises us.

1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xi. 18 What say'st thou, my Girl, said he, with some Eagerness.

1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker II. 88 He expressed great eagerness to pay his respects to his master.

1847 A. Brontë Agnes Grey xiv. 226 Poor Hatfield's intense eagerness in making his ardent declaration.

1849 H. Melville Redburn ii. 26 He overset his seat in his eagerness to get beyond my range.

1870 W. C. Bryant tr. Homer Iliad I. vi. 184 Let no man through eagerness for spoil Linger behind the rest.

1924 E. Wharton False Dawn vi. 88 It will take a little time, the son thought, tingling with the eagerness of youth.

1963 A. Baron Lowlife vii. 55 A smile of pathetic eagerness was painted on her face.

2016 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 26 Aug. e3 Dogs have Tinseltown at their paws thanks to their trainability and eagerness to please.

†5. Defectiveness of tempering in a metal, brittleness. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > qualities of metals > [noun] > imperfections > fatigue or weakness

eagerness1622

fatigue1854

1622 G. de Malynes Consuetudo 289 It taketh away the eagrenesse of Brasse.

†6. With reference to a tool: ability to bite rapidly into a material, keenness. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > sharpness of edge or point > [noun]

sharpnessc725

keenness1530

fineness?1537

acuity1598

acuteness1642

eagerness1831

1831 J. Holland Treat. Manuf. Metal I. 290 These stones [grindstones for cutlery] are of a peculiar grit, and cut with great eagerness.

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

单词	eagerness
释义	eagernessn. Brit. /ˈiːɡənəs/, U.S. /ˈiɡərnəs/ Forms: see eager adj. and -ness suffix; also Middle English egrinesse. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: eager adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < eager adj. + -ness suffix. †1. Acerbity, bitterness; irritability. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > [noun] impatiencec1230 eagernessa1400 unsufferancea1400 impatiency1526 testiness1526 impatientness1550 touchiness1603 tetchiness1623 irritability1791 twitchiness1834 rustiness1860 soreheadedness1860 shirtiness1868 chippiness1877 rattiness1898 cabin fever1918 snarkiness1960 edginess1963 a1400 Prose Life Christ (Pepys) (1922) 67 (MED) And Jesus hem ansuered & seide þat it was for egernesse and for felonye þat Moyses it hem suffred, þat hij ne slowȝen hym nouȝth. 1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (xviii. 56) Saul had persecuted him with greater furie and egrenesse than all the rest. 1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie xxxvii. 222 Ye must looke whether ye haue not some hartrisings and eagernesse in you. 1624 W. Bedell Copies Certaine Lett. ii. 47 This eagrenesse is not mutuall. 1700 T. Bennet Answer Dissenters Pleas 314 Many Expressions fell from him in the heat of Disputation, according to the warmth and eagerness of his Temper. 1739 J. Wesley Free Grace 12 A Sharpness or Eagerness of Temper, which is quite contrary to the Meekness of Christ. †2. Pungency of taste; esp. acidity, sourness (in beer or wine). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [noun] sharpnessc1000 sournessc1050 sourheada1400 eagerness?a1425 verdure1508 tartness1530 acetosity1599 acidity1615 sourfulness1617 tetricity1623 tetritude1656 tartarousness1657 acidness1660 sourishness1670 fieriness1675 acescency1756 ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 156 (MED) Citrinesse or egrinesse [?c1425 Paris sourenesse; L. acredinem]. a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 208 (MED) We felen the dyuersite of Sauores, Swetnes and bittyrnesse, Saltnesse and egyrnesse, and othyr Saueoure. c1503 ( Indenture in R. Arnold Chron. f. xl/2 Alle maner auenturs..of alle the sayd wynes lecage forst & egirnesse of the same oonly exepte. 1558 W. Ward tr. G. Ruscelli Secretes Alexis of Piemount (1568) 106 a Sugre for to moderate the eygrenesse of the Alome. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xix. viii. 31 Senvie..stewed..in some convenient liquor, in such sort, as a man shal not..complaine of any eagernesse that it hath. 1682 Art & Myst. of Vintners 23 (heading) To correct the Rankness and Eagerness of Wines, as Sack and Malaga, or any other Sweet Wines. 1712 J. Dennis Ess. Genius of Shakespear 51 Those Tatlers were the Off-spring of some certain Poets, which is manifest by their insipid Satyr, like the faint Eagerness of Vinegar decay'd. 1736 W. Ellis London & Country Brewer II. 19 By..Boiling, the Wort is..more able to resist Eagerness and Putrefaction. †3. Impetuosity, fierceness. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > zeal or enthusiasm > [noun] jealoustea1382 yeverousheada1400 zeala1413 zealc1425 jealousy1436 eagernessc1450 heartinessc1475 estudy1483 fierceness1533 zealousnessc1555 zealousyc1565 edge1591 warmth1600 empressement1709 enthusiasm1717 entrain1847 impressment1854 fanaticism1855 keenness1875 the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [noun] > heartiness or zeal goodwillOE zealc1425 eagernessc1450 heartinessc1475 estudy1483 fanaticism1855 jolly hockey sticks1972 c1450 (?a1400) Sege Melayne (1880) l. 915 Aftir armours he askede tytte, For egernesse he loughe. 1590 L. Lloyd First Pt. Diall of Daies sig. N4^v Perceiuing their eagernes, the Romane made as though he would flee, and the Sabine..followed him hard at the heeles,..the Romane turned vppon the soden and fought with the Sabine. 1665 T. Manley tr. H. Grotius De Rebus Belgicis 417 Nor the Sea it self, can put a stop to their [bears'] eagerness. 1678 Earl of Murray in O. Airy Lauderdale Papers (1885) III. lxxx. 131 The Kinge..becaem paell and he shouke withe eagernes. 4. Keenness of appetite or desire; impatient haste to do or obtain something; enthusiasm. With for (also †of) the thing desired, or followed by infinitive expressing the desired action. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [noun] > eagerness yernfulnesseOE yevernesseOE fainnessc1340 eagerness1486 edge1600 spleena1616 anxiousness1736 the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > strong or eager desire > [noun] lickerousnessc1380 avaricec1386 avidityc1449 zealc1451 eagerness1486 greediness1553 anxiety1555 lickerishness1580 inhiation1608 exoptation1633 1486 Bk. St. Albans sig. avij^v Mony an hawke for egernesse when he shulde nomme a fowle he seesith bot the federis. 1567 A. Golding tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) v. 59 Through egernesse to wounde his necke.., he burst his brittle sworde in twaine. 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xix. 194 Industrie is a liuely and vnweried search and occupation in honest things, egernesse is an appetite in base and small matters. a1624 R. Crakanthorpe Vigilius Dormitans (1631) xxxiv. 427 The very same eagernesse for Nestorianisme, and love to his heresies. 1658 R. Allestree Pract. Christian Graces; or, Whole Duty of Man xiv. §25. 304 Out of an eagerness of bestowing them wealthily. 1665 R. Boyle Disc. iv. iv, in Occas. Refl. sig. F5 We..find not..that Satisfaction..that the Eagerness of our unruly Appetites promises us. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xi. 18 What say'st thou, my Girl, said he, with some Eagerness. 1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker II. 88 He expressed great eagerness to pay his respects to his master. 1847 A. Brontë Agnes Grey xiv. 226 Poor Hatfield's intense eagerness in making his ardent declaration. 1849 H. Melville Redburn ii. 26 He overset his seat in his eagerness to get beyond my range. 1870 W. C. Bryant tr. Homer Iliad I. vi. 184 Let no man through eagerness for spoil Linger behind the rest. 1924 E. Wharton False Dawn vi. 88 It will take a little time, the son thought, tingling with the eagerness of youth. 1963 A. Baron Lowlife vii. 55 A smile of pathetic eagerness was painted on her face. 2016 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 26 Aug. e3 Dogs have Tinseltown at their paws thanks to their trainability and eagerness to please. †5. Defectiveness of tempering in a metal, brittleness. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > qualities of metals > [noun] > imperfections > fatigue or weakness eagerness1622 fatigue1854 1622 G. de Malynes Consuetudo 289 It taketh away the eagrenesse of Brasse. †6. With reference to a tool: ability to bite rapidly into a material, keenness. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > sharpness of edge or point > [noun] sharpnessc725 keenness1530 fineness?1537 acuity1598 acuteness1642 eagerness1831 1831 J. Holland Treat. Manuf. Metal I. 290 These stones [grindstones for cutlery] are of a peculiar grit, and cut with great eagerness. 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