dunnessn.

Brit.

/ˈdʌnnəs/, U.S.

/ˈdə(n)nəs/

Forms: see dun adj. and -ness suffix.

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

Etymology: < dun adj. + -ness suffix.

The state or quality of being dun in colour, esp. of being a dull greyish-brown.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > dimness or absence of brightness > [noun]

dimnessc825

dimc1430

dunnessc1475

dullness1567

dimmedness1596

faintness1651

filminess1727

opacity1794

tenuity1794

c1475 ( Surg. Treat. in MS Wellcome 564 f. 92 (MED) Þe colour of þe blood drawiþ to palenesse or grenesse or dunnesse or ledynesse.

1559 P. Morwyng tr. C. Gesner Treasure of Euonymus 319 A water of diuers metals..for the leprosi, spots & dunnes [L. caliginem] of the eies.

1610 G. Markham Maister-peece i. lxvi. 140 When Baynesse turnes to dunnesse, blackes to duskishnes.

1616 G. Markham tr. C. Estienne et al. Maison Rustique (rev. ed.) ii. xlii. 205 Spots or dunnesse of the skinne.

1798 R. Anderson Poems on Var. Subj. 16 In robe of dunness clad, she silent sits On yon grey mountain's brow.

1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold II. v. vii. 53 The dunness of cloud.

1993 J. Meades Pompey (1994) 38 There are boxes to the ceiling casting a cardboard dunness.

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

单词	dunness
释义	dunnessn. Brit. /ˈdʌnnəs/, U.S. /ˈdə(n)nəs/ Forms: see dun adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dun adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < dun adj. + -ness suffix. The state or quality of being dun in colour, esp. of being a dull greyish-brown. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > dimness or absence of brightness > [noun] dimnessc825 dimc1430 dunnessc1475 dullness1567 dimmedness1596 faintness1651 filminess1727 opacity1794 tenuity1794 c1475 ( Surg. Treat. in MS Wellcome 564 f. 92 (MED) Þe colour of þe blood drawiþ to palenesse or grenesse or dunnesse or ledynesse. 1559 P. Morwyng tr. C. Gesner Treasure of Euonymus 319 A water of diuers metals..for the leprosi, spots & dunnes [L. caliginem] of the eies. 1610 G. Markham Maister-peece i. lxvi. 140 When Baynesse turnes to dunnesse, blackes to duskishnes. 1616 G. Markham tr. C. Estienne et al. Maison Rustique (rev. ed.) ii. xlii. 205 Spots or dunnesse of the skinne. 1798 R. Anderson Poems on Var. Subj. 16 In robe of dunness clad, she silent sits On yon grey mountain's brow. 1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold II. v. vii. 53 The dunness of cloud. 1993 J. Meades Pompey (1994) 38 There are boxes to the ceiling casting a cardboard dunness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1475
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