amiabilityn.

Brit.

/ˌeɪmɪəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌeɪmiəˈbɪlᵻdi/

Forms: 1500s amiabilitie, 1600s amiaebility, 1600s– amiability.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: amiable adj., -bility suffix.

Etymology: < amiable adj.: see -bility suffix. Compare amiableness n.The following shows an earlier borrowing of Anglo-Norman and Middle French amiableté:c1500 Melusine (1895) 298 Farwel beaute, bounte, swetenes, amyablete.

1. The quality of being lovable; loveliness; = amability n. 1. Now rare.In later use chiefly with reference to God.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > quality of being lovable > [noun]

lovesomenessOE

lovesomeheada1400

amiableness1528

amability1572

amiability1582

loveliness1657

lovableness1824

lovability1834

1582 R. Mulcaster 1st Pt. Elementarie xxv. 172 Amiabilitie.

1660 R. Allestree Gentlemans Calling 152 Such an æquable piety will extort reverence from all, there being such a venerable amiæbility in it.

1724 G. Cheyne Ess. Health vi. 163 Amiability, Pulchritude or Beauty, is as much the peculiar and proper Object of this Affection of the Mind, as Light or a luminous Body is of Vision.

1787 J. Berington Hist. Lives Abeillard & Heloisa iii. 155 Round his own person played a bright and brilliant sunshine, which cast light and amiability on every thought.

1869 E. M. Goulburn Pursuit of Holiness vii. 62 The amiability of God consists in his moral perfections.

1930 Irish Monthly Nov. 611 Saint Alphonsus' one great ambition in all his writings was to make known to all men the infinite amiability of Jesus Christ.

2000 A. Plantinga Warranted Christian Belief iii. ix. 299 I spoke of..the ability to grasp and apprehend the beauty and sweetness and amiability of the Lord and of the great things of the gospel.

2. The fact or quality of being friendly and pleasant in nature or character; affability. Also: an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > mixture of friendliness and worthiness

amiableness1603

amiability1725

1725 R. Whatley Let. to Right Honourable Lord-Chief-Justice King 19 That known Integrity of Judgment and Action which Your Lordship has been famous for..join'd to a great Amiability of Manners.

1788 New Lady's Mag. 3 Suppl. 693/2 To be joined in wedlock with a woman of refinement, blest with an amiability of temper, must..be the greatest happiness.

1885 Cent. Mag. July 359/1 The sailor mumbled, with a smile of tipsy amiability.., something about the crew being discharged.

a1911 D. G. Phillips Susan Lenox (1917) I. xxi. 382 Kate grew more and more ill-tempered as the family sank. Formerly she had been noted for her amiability.

1981 N.Y. Mag. 27 Apr. 57/1 They welcome vacationers with an amiability not found in many other places.

2007 S. Garrett tr. G. Mak In Europe (2008) ix. 106 Antoon's broad face shines with amiability.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	amiability
释义	amiabilityn. Brit. /ˌeɪmɪəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌeɪmiəˈbɪlᵻdi/ Forms: 1500s amiabilitie, 1600s amiaebility, 1600s– amiability. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: amiable adj., -bility suffix. Etymology: < amiable adj.: see -bility suffix. Compare amiableness n.The following shows an earlier borrowing of Anglo-Norman and Middle French amiableté:c1500 Melusine (1895) 298 Farwel beaute, bounte, swetenes, amyablete. 1. The quality of being lovable; loveliness; = amability n. 1. Now rare.In later use chiefly with reference to God. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > quality of being lovable > [noun] lovesomenessOE lovesomeheada1400 amiableness1528 amability1572 amiability1582 loveliness1657 lovableness1824 lovability1834 1582 R. Mulcaster 1st Pt. Elementarie xxv. 172 Amiabilitie. 1660 R. Allestree Gentlemans Calling 152 Such an æquable piety will extort reverence from all, there being such a venerable amiæbility in it. 1724 G. Cheyne Ess. Health vi. 163 Amiability, Pulchritude or Beauty, is as much the peculiar and proper Object of this Affection of the Mind, as Light or a luminous Body is of Vision. 1787 J. Berington Hist. Lives Abeillard & Heloisa iii. 155 Round his own person played a bright and brilliant sunshine, which cast light and amiability on every thought. 1869 E. M. Goulburn Pursuit of Holiness vii. 62 The amiability of God consists in his moral perfections. 1930 Irish Monthly Nov. 611 Saint Alphonsus' one great ambition in all his writings was to make known to all men the infinite amiability of Jesus Christ. 2000 A. Plantinga Warranted Christian Belief iii. ix. 299 I spoke of..the ability to grasp and apprehend the beauty and sweetness and amiability of the Lord and of the great things of the gospel. 2. The fact or quality of being friendly and pleasant in nature or character; affability. Also: an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > mixture of friendliness and worthiness amiableness1603 amiability1725 1725 R. Whatley Let. to Right Honourable Lord-Chief-Justice King 19 That known Integrity of Judgment and Action which Your Lordship has been famous for..join'd to a great Amiability of Manners. 1788 New Lady's Mag. 3 Suppl. 693/2 To be joined in wedlock with a woman of refinement, blest with an amiability of temper, must..be the greatest happiness. 1885 Cent. Mag. July 359/1 The sailor mumbled, with a smile of tipsy amiability.., something about the crew being discharged. a1911 D. G. Phillips Susan Lenox (1917) I. xxi. 382 Kate grew more and more ill-tempered as the family sank. Formerly she had been noted for her amiability. 1981 N.Y. Mag. 27 Apr. 57/1 They welcome vacationers with an amiability not found in many other places. 2007 S. Garrett tr. G. Mak In Europe (2008) ix. 106 Antoon's broad face shines with amiability. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1582
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