earthinessn.

Brit.

/ˈəːθɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈərθinᵻs/

Forms: Middle English eorþynesse, Middle English erthynesse, 1500s earthines, 1500s erthynes, 1500s–1600s earthinesse, 1600s– earthiness.

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

Etymology: < earthy adj. + -ness suffix.

a. The properties characteristic of earth as a substance or as an element; the quality of being earthy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > [noun] > quality

earthinessa1398

earthliness?1533

terrestrity1568

terreity1612

terrenity1649

terreneness1652

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xvii. cxxiv. 1020 Tame peres green..beþ soure..but in sethynge in freissh water wiþ ony oþer wiþ som oþer swete þyng þe erthynesse and þe rownesse þerof may be somdel ytempred.

1555 R. Eden tr. V. Biringucci Pyrotechnia in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 335^v In the sommer season, with pacience and ingenious practise, the searchers to pourge it from the grose earthinesse of the myne, and wasshe it diligently.

1647 H. More Philos. Poems iii. iii. lv. 169 Thence it is They're not so easly turn'd by sympathie, The air there having lesse of earthinesse; So that they move not with one speedinesse, The earth and it.

1678 R. Russel tr. Jabir ibn Haiyan Wks. Geber ii. ii. i. x. 166 We find Bodies of more Earthiness of more easie Calcination.

1707 T. Heton Some Acct. Mines xxii. 159 It wasteth in the Fire every time it is heated, falling off in Scales, because it wants Humidity proportionable to its Earthiness.

1750 tr. C. Leonardus Mirror of Stones 18 There is no stone but will, by reason of its earthiness, sink in water.

1829 T. De Quincey in ‘H. A. Page’ T. De Quincey: Life & Writings (1877) I. xii. 265 New potatoes of celestial earthiness and raciness.

1870 C. Reade Put Yourself in his Place III. 275 The water had a foul and appalling odour, a compound of earthiness and putrescence.

1924 C. Mackenzie Heavenly Ladder 315 The essential earthiness of the plain and the wateriness of the ocean and airiness of the air oppressed the mind.

2005 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 9 Mar. d6/1 In some of the wines that I liked the best..I also detected a hint of red clay earthiness.

†b. Earthy matter, sediment. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > [noun] > earthy matter

earthiness1528

terrenity1649

1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni sig. B iij b The moystnes therof [sc. of fleme] is conieyled and some what altered to erthynes.

1576 G. Baker tr. C. Gesner Newe Jewell of Health iv. f. 229 If the spirit shal not be sufficient pure, or dilligently seperated, insomuch that somwhat of the earthinesse yet remayneth, [etc.]

1651 J. French Art Distillation i. 19 The Spirit..ariseth..without any earthinesse mixed with it.

1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Compl. Gard'ner i. iii. iv. 125 Having a juice extremely sweet and sugred, leaving no Earthiness or Lees behind it.

2. The quality of being of the earth or worldly; coarseness, lack of refinement. Also: unpretentiousness, simplicity.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > [noun] > worldliness

worldlishipa1425

worldliness?c1430

worldlihoodc1443

propriety?1504

earthiness1597

worldly-mindedness1621

mundanity1647

terrenity1649

mundaneness1727

materialism1771

1597 G. Markham in tr. G. Pétau de Maulette Deuoreux Ep. sig. A2^v With the beames of your gracious eyes, (most rare creatures) shine vpon it, and then the worst of my penns earthines doubtlesse shall be stellified.

1600 Abp. G. Abbot Expos. Prophet Ionah xii. 260 Our memory is decayed, by reason of the heauinesse of our spirits, and the earthinesse of that corruptible carcasse, which hangeth so fast vpon vs.

1619 G. Herbert Let. 6 Oct. in I. Walton Life G. Herbert 95 in Lives (1670) This dignity hath no such earthiness in it, but it may very well be joined with Heaven.

1726 R. Erskine Happy Congregation 21 Some are groveling on the Earth.., having their Hearts and Affections clogged with the Clay, in Respect to their Worldliness, Earthiness, Covetousness.

?1785 A. Fuller Gospel of Christ iii. 110 To prove the earthiness of Adam's mind and principles.

1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. v. 161 There is dreaming enough, and earthiness enough..in human existence.

1864 D. G. Mitchell Seven Stories 265 The eyes are living eyes, but with no touch of earthiness.

1927 Times 29 Nov. 14/2 His final emphasis was not on their earthiness but on their spirituality.

1996 J. Whedon in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Script Bk. (2000) 1st Season I. 41 (stage direct.) The place has an appealing dive-y earthiness; no waiting in line for the bouncer to decide whether you're cool or not.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	earthiness
释义	earthinessn. Brit. /ˈəːθɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈərθinᵻs/ Forms: Middle English eorþynesse, Middle English erthynesse, 1500s earthines, 1500s erthynes, 1500s–1600s earthinesse, 1600s– earthiness. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: earthy adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < earthy adj. + -ness suffix. 1. a. The properties characteristic of earth as a substance or as an element; the quality of being earthy. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > [noun] > quality earthinessa1398 earthliness?1533 terrestrity1568 terreity1612 terrenity1649 terreneness1652 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xvii. cxxiv. 1020 Tame peres green..beþ soure..but in sethynge in freissh water wiþ ony oþer wiþ som oþer swete þyng þe erthynesse and þe rownesse þerof may be somdel ytempred. 1555 R. Eden tr. V. Biringucci Pyrotechnia in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 335^v In the sommer season, with pacience and ingenious practise, the searchers to pourge it from the grose earthinesse of the myne, and wasshe it diligently. 1647 H. More Philos. Poems iii. iii. lv. 169 Thence it is They're not so easly turn'd by sympathie, The air there having lesse of earthinesse; So that they move not with one speedinesse, The earth and it. 1678 R. Russel tr. Jabir ibn Haiyan Wks. Geber ii. ii. i. x. 166 We find Bodies of more Earthiness of more easie Calcination. 1707 T. Heton Some Acct. Mines xxii. 159 It wasteth in the Fire every time it is heated, falling off in Scales, because it wants Humidity proportionable to its Earthiness. 1750 tr. C. Leonardus Mirror of Stones 18 There is no stone but will, by reason of its earthiness, sink in water. 1829 T. De Quincey in ‘H. A. Page’ T. De Quincey: Life & Writings (1877) I. xii. 265 New potatoes of celestial earthiness and raciness. 1870 C. Reade Put Yourself in his Place III. 275 The water had a foul and appalling odour, a compound of earthiness and putrescence. 1924 C. Mackenzie Heavenly Ladder 315 The essential earthiness of the plain and the wateriness of the ocean and airiness of the air oppressed the mind. 2005 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 9 Mar. d6/1 In some of the wines that I liked the best..I also detected a hint of red clay earthiness. †b. Earthy matter, sediment. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > [noun] > earthy matter earthiness1528 terrenity1649 1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni sig. B iij b The moystnes therof [sc. of fleme] is conieyled and some what altered to erthynes. 1576 G. Baker tr. C. Gesner Newe Jewell of Health iv. f. 229 If the spirit shal not be sufficient pure, or dilligently seperated, insomuch that somwhat of the earthinesse yet remayneth, [etc.] 1651 J. French Art Distillation i. 19 The Spirit..ariseth..without any earthinesse mixed with it. 1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Compl. Gard'ner i. iii. iv. 125 Having a juice extremely sweet and sugred, leaving no Earthiness or Lees behind it. 2. The quality of being of the earth or worldly; coarseness, lack of refinement. Also: unpretentiousness, simplicity. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > [noun] > worldliness worldlishipa1425 worldliness?c1430 worldlihoodc1443 propriety?1504 earthiness1597 worldly-mindedness1621 mundanity1647 terrenity1649 mundaneness1727 materialism1771 1597 G. Markham in tr. G. Pétau de Maulette Deuoreux Ep. sig. A2^v With the beames of your gracious eyes, (most rare creatures) shine vpon it, and then the worst of my penns earthines doubtlesse shall be stellified. 1600 Abp. G. Abbot Expos. Prophet Ionah xii. 260 Our memory is decayed, by reason of the heauinesse of our spirits, and the earthinesse of that corruptible carcasse, which hangeth so fast vpon vs. 1619 G. Herbert Let. 6 Oct. in I. Walton Life G. Herbert 95 in Lives (1670) This dignity hath no such earthiness in it, but it may very well be joined with Heaven. 1726 R. Erskine Happy Congregation 21 Some are groveling on the Earth.., having their Hearts and Affections clogged with the Clay, in Respect to their Worldliness, Earthiness, Covetousness. ?1785 A. Fuller Gospel of Christ iii. 110 To prove the earthiness of Adam's mind and principles. 1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. v. 161 There is dreaming enough, and earthiness enough..in human existence. 1864 D. G. Mitchell Seven Stories 265 The eyes are living eyes, but with no touch of earthiness. 1927 Times 29 Nov. 14/2 His final emphasis was not on their earthiness but on their spirituality. 1996 J. Whedon in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Script Bk. (2000) 1st Season I. 41 (stage direct.) The place has an appealing dive-y earthiness; no waiting in line for the bouncer to decide whether you're cool or not. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1398
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