expansivenessn.

/ɛkˈspansɪvnɪs/

Etymology: formed as expansive adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality of being expansive.

1. (a) Tendency to expand. (b) Wide-spreading character or nature.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [noun] > tendency to expand

expansiveness1829

expansivity1837

1829 J. Bentham Wks. (1843) XI. 18 What you say on this subject shows the expandedness and expansiveness of your mind.

a1853 F. W. Robertson Serm. (1857) 3rd Ser. xiv. 172 The..affections of the Apostle Paul..tending to expansiveness rather than concentration.

1854 H. Miller Schools & Schoolmasters (1860) xii. 122/2 The scenery..was imposing..from its bare and lonely expansiveness.

1857 J. Toulmin Smith Parish (new ed.) 11 While the..expansiveness of the Common Law will be thus shown.

1879 ‘G. Eliot’ Theophrastus Such ix. 162 That would restrict the expansiveness of trade.

1884 B. Bosanquet et al. tr. H. Lotze Metaphysic 96 The..expansiveness of the gaseous elements.

2. Absence of reserve in feeling or speech; genial frankness, freedom, openness; unrestrained flow of sympathy or conversation.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > social intercourse or companionship > [noun] > freedom from awkwardness in style or behaviour > absence of reserve in feeling or speech

expansiveness1856

1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits xiv. 257 That expansiveness which is the essence of the poetic element.

1862 M. W. Gordon Christopher North II. xi. 156 In the expansiveness of his own heart.

1864 Sat. Rev. 9 July 45 Gifted female friends..can praise with a large, ungrudging expansiveness.

1867 G. H. Lewes Hist. Philos. II. 520 In the expansiveness of private conversation.

1883 G. H. Boughton in Harper's Mag. Dec. 95/1 Who greeted Miles with..noisy familiarity and expansiveness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	expansiveness
释义	expansivenessn. /ɛkˈspansɪvnɪs/ Etymology: formed as expansive adj. + -ness suffix. The quality of being expansive. 1. (a) Tendency to expand. (b) Wide-spreading character or nature. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [noun] > tendency to expand expansiveness1829 expansivity1837 1829 J. Bentham Wks. (1843) XI. 18 What you say on this subject shows the expandedness and expansiveness of your mind. a1853 F. W. Robertson Serm. (1857) 3rd Ser. xiv. 172 The..affections of the Apostle Paul..tending to expansiveness rather than concentration. 1854 H. Miller Schools & Schoolmasters (1860) xii. 122/2 The scenery..was imposing..from its bare and lonely expansiveness. 1857 J. Toulmin Smith Parish (new ed.) 11 While the..expansiveness of the Common Law will be thus shown. 1879 ‘G. Eliot’ Theophrastus Such ix. 162 That would restrict the expansiveness of trade. 1884 B. Bosanquet et al. tr. H. Lotze Metaphysic 96 The..expansiveness of the gaseous elements. 2. Absence of reserve in feeling or speech; genial frankness, freedom, openness; unrestrained flow of sympathy or conversation. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > social intercourse or companionship > [noun] > freedom from awkwardness in style or behaviour > absence of reserve in feeling or speech expansiveness1856 1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits xiv. 257 That expansiveness which is the essence of the poetic element. 1862 M. W. Gordon Christopher North II. xi. 156 In the expansiveness of his own heart. 1864 Sat. Rev. 9 July 45 Gifted female friends..can praise with a large, ungrudging expansiveness. 1867 G. H. Lewes Hist. Philos. II. 520 In the expansiveness of private conversation. 1883 G. H. Boughton in Harper's Mag. Dec. 95/1 Who greeted Miles with..noisy familiarity and expansiveness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1829
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