freenessn.

Brit.

/ˈfriːnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈfrinᵻs/

Forms: see free adj., n., and adv. and -ness suffix

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

Etymology: < free adj. + -ness suffix. Compare freedom n.freedom n. is now more common in most senses.

a. The quality or state of being free (in various senses of the adjective); freedom.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [noun]

freedomOE

freenesslOE

libertya1393

licence?a1400

wilfulnessc1460

immunity1549

latitude1605

voluntariness1612

liberum arbitrium1642

free agencya1646

libertinism1649

unrestrainedness1698

unrestraint1755

relaxity1759

head1804

laissez-aller1818

unrestrictedness1825

uninhibitedness1947

lOE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Domitian A.viii) anno 796 Ic Aðelard..mid anmodan ræde ealles sinoðes & mid ealra ðare gegaderungæ ealra ðara mynstra, ðan be ealdan dagan frignesse was geauen fram geleaffullan mannum.

c1390 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1895) I. 253 (MED) Þow schalt han in bodi..Freonesse wiþouten þraldam.

R. Misyn tr. R. Rolle Fire of Love 46 With frenes truly of þer lyst with grace of god þai ar fulfillyd.

1546 S. Gardiner Declar. True Articles (new ed.) f. lxv As for frenes in iustification, I affirme all to be of gift, and there is nothynge freer then gift.

1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xiii. 222 According to their freenesse..they work freely.

1642 E. Reynolds Israels Petition 22 That cometh like water out of a Spring, with a voluntary freenesse.

1647 C. Cotterell & W. Aylesbury tr. E. C. Davila Hist. Civill Warres France i. 48 Resolution and freenesse of courage.

1656 H. Jeanes Treat. Fulnesse of Christ 218 in Mixture Scholasticall Divinity The absolute freenesse of it: It was neither for his advantage, as an end, nor for our deservings, as a motive.

1722 B. Franklin in New-England Courant 9 July 24 Whoever would overthrow the Liberty of a Nation, must begin by subduing the Freeness of Speech; a Thing terrible to Publick Traytors.

1800 A. Stewart Acct. Revival Relig. Highlands 9 The fulness and freeness of the redemption which is in Christ.

1850 D. G. Mitchell Reveries of Bachelor iii. 112 My cigar is burning with wondrous freeness.

1862 C. Dresser Art Decorative Design 70 The convolvulus winding its way in graceful freeness around the branches.

1937 Jrnl. Marketing 2 19/1 There are degrees of monopoly, just as..there are degrees of freeness in competition.

1979 Trans. Philol. Soc. 52 This free word order..reflects the general freeness of within-clause word order in Mycenaean and classical Greek.

2003 N. Rush Mortals xx. 255 I was Ellen's sister, Ellen being a paragon of freeness, being unmarried and having this baby and all.

b. With from.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > non-possession > [noun] > state of being devoid of something

voidness1534

freeness1581

void1786

1581 J. Marbeck Bk. Notes & Common Places 378 True fasting..consisteth in freenesse from bites, in continencie of tongue, in suppressing of anger [etc.].

1640 E. Reynolds Treat. Passions xxvi. 260 Freenesse from Enemies, Cleernes from Injuries.

1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Inaffectation, carelesseness, freeness from vain-glory.

1697 J. Wilmot Controversial Disc. Church Pref. sig. Aiij^v Their freenesse from these crimes cannot be certainly known.

1835 Biblical Repertory Jan. 102 In the Son of man are manifested, openness, ingenuous frankness, transparent sincerity, freeness from guile, craft, finesse, concealment.

1867 A. Duncan Mem. W. Duncan 28 It was quite a model in respect of order and neatness and freeness from weeds.

1896 Science 9 Oct. 531/1 The correlation between mortality and freeness from certain disorders and the rates of growth.

1950 H. T. Christensen Marriage Anal. iv. 107 Man, with his greater physical strength and his freeness from childbearing, has been able to define the situation quite a bit to his own advantage.

2006 Detroit Free Press (Nexis) 14 Oct. Hand-eye coordination, an ability to play the game at a deliberate speed, and freeness from anxiety also affect how well a player uses his hands.

2. Readiness; generosity, liberality.

ΘΚΠ

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

willOE

goodwilllOE

wilfulnessa1398

freenessc1400

freedoma1425

towardness1461

willingness1535

towardlinessa1569

fitness1604

inclinableness1608

lubency1623

pronenessa1640

libence1654

promptitude1712

allubescency1727

willinghood1841

unhesitatingness1876

the mind > possession > giving > liberal giving > [noun] > liberality

freedomOE

custinessOE

largesse?c1225

freeshipa1250

franchisec1325

largitya1382

largenessa1387

liberalityc1390

bountya1400

honestya1400

freenessc1400

largec1400

liberalnessc1410

munificencec1425

plentyc1425

bounteousnessc1440

magnificencec1450

bountifulness1489

bountines1512

royalty1548

magnificency?c1550

munificency?c1550

free-heartedness1583

profuseness1584

bountihead1590

lavishness1590

frankness1591

ingenuousness1611

fruitfulnessa1616

generosity1634

open-handednessa1640

large-heartedness1640

communicativeness1653

unsparingness1818

free-handedness1860

big-heartedness1872

ungrudgingness1885

two-handedness1891

outgivingness1968

c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. xvi. 88 (MED) Filius, bi þe fader wille and frenesse of spiritus sancti.

a1425 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Galba) l. 27861 (MED) Better bote es none þan schrift, Frenes of hert and large of gift.

a1500 Eng. Conquest Ireland (Rawl.) (1896) 129 (MED) The Pepill of Irland, wyth frenes and sleghtes, [Hugh de Lacy] drow So and allied to hym, that men haddyn grete exstymacion vpon hym.

1533 tr. Erasmus Enchiridion Militis Christiani xiii. sig. Iviii^v Where is curtesy or gentylnesse, where is frenesse of herte.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) v. vi. 422 Wee'l learne our Freenesse of a Sonne-in-Law: Pardon's the word to all.

1648 N. Ward To Parl. at Westm. 25 Their..freeness to assist the Kindome in a time of need.

1660 T. Fuller Mixt Contempl. i. xiv. 23 Let us now pay Taxes, that we may never pay Taxes; for as matters now stand, our Freenesse at the present, may cause our Freedome at the future.

1709 Brit. Apollo 29 July–3 Aug. This Comparison displays the Freeness of Remission with regard to the Offending Persons.

1866 Times 30 Nov. 7/6 To dispense with a world-wide prodigality and freeness the glorious Gospel of the blessed God.

1966 Sunday Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio) 2 Jan. d1/9 The Packers, despite their freeness at giving up yards on the ground, were the toughest team to score against.

1994 A. Branscomb Who owns Information? i. 24 The freeness with which people seem to distribute lists of consumers without their permission.

3. Unreservedness in speech, etc.; openness, frankness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > sincerity, freedom from deceit > [noun] > frankness, straightforwardness

plainness1465

plain dealinga1529

freeness1548

roundness1557

ingenuity1614

apertness1618

downrightness1628

unconspiringness1661

frankness1668

even downa1679

undisguise1804

forthcomingness1808

undisguisedness1814

overtness1865

forthrightness1873

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Matt. xvii. f. 13 Frenesse in reprouyng of kynges.

1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique 106 b Freenesse of speache, is when we speake boldely & without feare..whatsoeuer we please.

c1614 C. Cornwallis in J. Gutch Collectanea Curiosa (1781) I. 149 He would requite my kind proceeding with a real freeness.

1633 T. Heywood Eng. Trav. iii, in Wks. (1874) IV. 57 I am sorry my freenesse should offend you.

1689 P. Belon Court Secret: Pt. 2 82 That Freeness did abundantly speak the great Confidence which the Sultana repos'd in Clorineta.

1747 R. Gough tr. D. Martin Hist. Bible 69 This indecent Action which added to the Freeness of her Speech, and shewed the horrible Disorder of her Mind and Heart.

1862 J. H. Wilson Late Prince Consort iv. 30 He was delighted with the frankness and freeness of the Queen and the Prince.

1942 Soda Springs (Iowa) Sun 30 July MacArthur answered all questions with surprising freeness after being assured that everything he might say was strictly off the record.

1964 Times 20 July 11/2 The apparent freeness with which younger officers..criticized Hitler before their commanding officers.

2006 Univ. Wire (Nexis) 16 Oct. [He] told The Stanford Daily that the forum was marked by ‘surprising freeness’.

4. Caribbean. Something, esp. hospitality or entertainment, which is provided or obtained free of charge; a free party.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > gift or present > [noun] > free gift

wil-ȝeouea1225

free-will offering1530

gratuitum1602

volunteer1757

free gift1909

giveaway1934

freeness1938

free1982

society > leisure > entertainment > [noun] > source of amusement or entertainment > free of charge

freeness1938

1938 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 8 Nov. 12/6 The senior officers..are..receiving from £600 to £1200 a year..in addition to some ‘freeness’.

1952 S. Selvon Brighter Sun xii. 235 Couple of de boys coming, we having ah little party. Is freeness.

1960 Tamarack Rev. xiv. 18 He meet up unexpected with a good friend at a freeness.

1999 A. Wheatle Brixton Rock 197 As it's my brother playing, me and Sharon will get freeness, so we thought why not go.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	freeness
释义	freenessn. Brit. /ˈfriːnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈfrinᵻs/ Forms: see free adj., n., and adv. and -ness suffix Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: free adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < free adj. + -ness suffix. Compare freedom n.freedom n. is now more common in most senses. 1. a. The quality or state of being free (in various senses of the adjective); freedom. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [noun] freedomOE freenesslOE libertya1393 licence?a1400 wilfulnessc1460 immunity1549 latitude1605 voluntariness1612 liberum arbitrium1642 free agencya1646 libertinism1649 unrestrainedness1698 unrestraint1755 relaxity1759 head1804 laissez-aller1818 unrestrictedness1825 uninhibitedness1947 lOE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Domitian A.viii) anno 796 Ic Aðelard..mid anmodan ræde ealles sinoðes & mid ealra ðare gegaderungæ ealra ðara mynstra, ðan be ealdan dagan frignesse was geauen fram geleaffullan mannum. c1390 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1895) I. 253 (MED) Þow schalt han in bodi..Freonesse wiþouten þraldam. R. Misyn tr. R. Rolle Fire of Love 46 With frenes truly of þer lyst with grace of god þai ar fulfillyd. 1546 S. Gardiner Declar. True Articles (new ed.) f. lxv As for frenes in iustification, I affirme all to be of gift, and there is nothynge freer then gift. 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xiii. 222 According to their freenesse..they work freely. 1642 E. Reynolds Israels Petition 22 That cometh like water out of a Spring, with a voluntary freenesse. 1647 C. Cotterell & W. Aylesbury tr. E. C. Davila Hist. Civill Warres France i. 48 Resolution and freenesse of courage. 1656 H. Jeanes Treat. Fulnesse of Christ 218 in Mixture Scholasticall Divinity The absolute freenesse of it: It was neither for his advantage, as an end, nor for our deservings, as a motive. 1722 B. Franklin in New-England Courant 9 July 24 Whoever would overthrow the Liberty of a Nation, must begin by subduing the Freeness of Speech; a Thing terrible to Publick Traytors. 1800 A. Stewart Acct. Revival Relig. Highlands 9 The fulness and freeness of the redemption which is in Christ. 1850 D. G. Mitchell Reveries of Bachelor iii. 112 My cigar is burning with wondrous freeness. 1862 C. Dresser Art Decorative Design 70 The convolvulus winding its way in graceful freeness around the branches. 1937 Jrnl. Marketing 2 19/1 There are degrees of monopoly, just as..there are degrees of freeness in competition. 1979 Trans. Philol. Soc. 52 This free word order..reflects the general freeness of within-clause word order in Mycenaean and classical Greek. 2003 N. Rush Mortals xx. 255 I was Ellen's sister, Ellen being a paragon of freeness, being unmarried and having this baby and all. b. With from. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > non-possession > [noun] > state of being devoid of something voidness1534 freeness1581 void1786 1581 J. Marbeck Bk. Notes & Common Places 378 True fasting..consisteth in freenesse from bites, in continencie of tongue, in suppressing of anger [etc.]. 1640 E. Reynolds Treat. Passions xxvi. 260 Freenesse from Enemies, Cleernes from Injuries. 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Inaffectation, carelesseness, freeness from vain-glory. 1697 J. Wilmot Controversial Disc. Church Pref. sig. Aiij^v Their freenesse from these crimes cannot be certainly known. 1835 Biblical Repertory Jan. 102 In the Son of man are manifested, openness, ingenuous frankness, transparent sincerity, freeness from guile, craft, finesse, concealment. 1867 A. Duncan Mem. W. Duncan 28 It was quite a model in respect of order and neatness and freeness from weeds. 1896 Science 9 Oct. 531/1 The correlation between mortality and freeness from certain disorders and the rates of growth. 1950 H. T. Christensen Marriage Anal. iv. 107 Man, with his greater physical strength and his freeness from childbearing, has been able to define the situation quite a bit to his own advantage. 2006 Detroit Free Press (Nexis) 14 Oct. Hand-eye coordination, an ability to play the game at a deliberate speed, and freeness from anxiety also affect how well a player uses his hands. 2. Readiness; generosity, liberality. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [noun] willOE goodwilllOE wilfulnessa1398 freenessc1400 freedoma1425 towardness1461 willingness1535 towardlinessa1569 fitness1604 inclinableness1608 lubency1623 pronenessa1640 libence1654 promptitude1712 allubescency1727 willinghood1841 unhesitatingness1876 the mind > possession > giving > liberal giving > [noun] > liberality freedomOE custinessOE largesse?c1225 freeshipa1250 franchisec1325 largitya1382 largenessa1387 liberalityc1390 bountya1400 honestya1400 freenessc1400 largec1400 liberalnessc1410 munificencec1425 plentyc1425 bounteousnessc1440 magnificencec1450 bountifulness1489 bountines1512 royalty1548 magnificency?c1550 munificency?c1550 free-heartedness1583 profuseness1584 bountihead1590 lavishness1590 frankness1591 ingenuousness1611 fruitfulnessa1616 generosity1634 open-handednessa1640 large-heartedness1640 communicativeness1653 unsparingness1818 free-handedness1860 big-heartedness1872 ungrudgingness1885 two-handedness1891 outgivingness1968 c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. xvi. 88 (MED) Filius, bi þe fader wille and frenesse of spiritus sancti. a1425 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Galba) l. 27861 (MED) Better bote es none þan schrift, Frenes of hert and large of gift. a1500 Eng. Conquest Ireland (Rawl.) (1896) 129 (MED) The Pepill of Irland, wyth frenes and sleghtes, [Hugh de Lacy] drow So and allied to hym, that men haddyn grete exstymacion vpon hym. 1533 tr. Erasmus Enchiridion Militis Christiani xiii. sig. Iviii^v Where is curtesy or gentylnesse, where is frenesse of herte. a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) v. vi. 422 Wee'l learne our Freenesse of a Sonne-in-Law: Pardon's the word to all. View more context for this quotation 1648 N. Ward To Parl. at Westm. 25 Their..freeness to assist the Kindome in a time of need. 1660 T. Fuller Mixt Contempl. i. xiv. 23 Let us now pay Taxes, that we may never pay Taxes; for as matters now stand, our Freenesse at the present, may cause our Freedome at the future. 1709 Brit. Apollo 29 July–3 Aug. This Comparison displays the Freeness of Remission with regard to the Offending Persons. 1866 Times 30 Nov. 7/6 To dispense with a world-wide prodigality and freeness the glorious Gospel of the blessed God. 1966 Sunday Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio) 2 Jan. d1/9 The Packers, despite their freeness at giving up yards on the ground, were the toughest team to score against. 1994 A. Branscomb Who owns Information? i. 24 The freeness with which people seem to distribute lists of consumers without their permission. 3. Unreservedness in speech, etc.; openness, frankness. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > sincerity, freedom from deceit > [noun] > frankness, straightforwardness plainness1465 plain dealinga1529 freeness1548 roundness1557 ingenuity1614 apertness1618 downrightness1628 unconspiringness1661 frankness1668 even downa1679 undisguise1804 forthcomingness1808 undisguisedness1814 overtness1865 forthrightness1873 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Matt. xvii. f. 13 Frenesse in reprouyng of kynges. 1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique 106 b Freenesse of speache, is when we speake boldely & without feare..whatsoeuer we please. c1614 C. Cornwallis in J. Gutch Collectanea Curiosa (1781) I. 149 He would requite my kind proceeding with a real freeness. 1633 T. Heywood Eng. Trav. iii, in Wks. (1874) IV. 57 I am sorry my freenesse should offend you. 1689 P. Belon Court Secret: Pt. 2 82 That Freeness did abundantly speak the great Confidence which the Sultana repos'd in Clorineta. 1747 R. Gough tr. D. Martin Hist. Bible 69 This indecent Action which added to the Freeness of her Speech, and shewed the horrible Disorder of her Mind and Heart. 1862 J. H. Wilson Late Prince Consort iv. 30 He was delighted with the frankness and freeness of the Queen and the Prince. 1942 Soda Springs (Iowa) Sun 30 July MacArthur answered all questions with surprising freeness after being assured that everything he might say was strictly off the record. 1964 Times 20 July 11/2 The apparent freeness with which younger officers..criticized Hitler before their commanding officers. 2006 Univ. Wire (Nexis) 16 Oct. [He] told The Stanford Daily that the forum was marked by ‘surprising freeness’. 4. Caribbean. Something, esp. hospitality or entertainment, which is provided or obtained free of charge; a free party. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > gift or present > [noun] > free gift wil-ȝeouea1225 free-will offering1530 gratuitum1602 volunteer1757 free gift1909 giveaway1934 freeness1938 free1982 society > leisure > entertainment > [noun] > source of amusement or entertainment > free of charge freeness1938 1938 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 8 Nov. 12/6 The senior officers..are..receiving from £600 to £1200 a year..in addition to some ‘freeness’. 1952 S. Selvon Brighter Sun xii. 235 Couple of de boys coming, we having ah little party. Is freeness. 1960 Tamarack Rev. xiv. 18 He meet up unexpected with a good friend at a freeness. 1999 A. Wheatle Brixton Rock 197 As it's my brother playing, me and Sharon will get freeness, so we thought why not go. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.lOE
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