funambulen.

Brit.

/fjᵿˈnambjuːl/, U.S.

/fjuˈnæmˌbjul/

Forms: 1600s funamble, 1700s 1900s– funambule.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from French. Etymons: Latin fūnambulus; French funambule.

Etymology: Originally < classical Latin fūnambulus funambulus n. In later use reborrowed < French funambule (a1528 in Middle French) < classical Latin fūnambulus . Compare earlier funambulant n., funambulator n., funambuler n., funambulo n., funambulus n., and later funambulist n.

A person who walks or performs on a rope stretched between two points at some height above the ground; a tightrope walker; a funambulist.In later use only in French contexts and chiefly with reference to Philippe Petit, who in 1974 walked on a tightrope stretched between the twin towers of the World Trade Centre in New York.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > acrobatic performance > [noun] > acrobat > rope-walker or dancer

walker on ropes1542

funambulo1605

funambulus1607

funambulant1608

rope-walker1611

rope-dancer1627

funambulator1658

funambuler1659

funambule1697

wire dancer1752

equilibrist1760

wire-walker1762

funambulist1789

schoenobatist1821

tightrope dancer1824

aerialist1869

tightrope walker1869

wire-worker1918

blondin1934

1697 J. Evelyn Numismata vi. 203 Caracalla with the Funamble.

1697 J. Evelyn Numismata viii. 277 The late Famous Funamble Turk.

?1705 T. D'Urfey Ess. towards Theory of Intelligible World 99 Tho' they themselves did pretty Gambols, As any Tumblers or Funambules.

1990 Sunday Herald (Melbourne) (Nexis) 11 Feb. Petit's art springs from quite a different tradition from that of the circus highwire walker... ‘I'm not playing in the circus... Circus “funambules” want to frighten you, I want to make you smile.’

2001 Times Lit. Suppl. 12 Oct. 16/1 Idly thumbing a magazine, the busker-funambule Philippe Petit came across an architect's drawing of the then non-existent towers..and found himself instinctively sketching a line from roof to roof.

2009 New Yorker 20 Apr. 76/1 Blondin, the funambule, cooked an omelette while traversing Niagara Falls.

Derivatives

fuˈnambulic adj. now rare of, relating to, or characteristic of tightrope or slack-rope walking.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > acrobatic performance > [adjective] > rope-walking or dancing

funambulatorya1670

funambulousa1682

walking1730

rope-dancing1767

funambulic1833

schoenobatic1862

equilibristic1882

1833 Times 8 June 3/4 He jumped nimbly out of the tribune, and ran along the narrow cornice in front of it. The huissiers, who apparently were not accustomed to such funambulic exercises, hesitated to follow him at the risk of their necks.

1867 London Rev. 27 Apr. 480 M. Blondin created, as we are told, an era in the funambulic art.

1978 Italy: Documents & Notes 27 41 Most of the critics did not get the sense of these plays, they only underlined the funambulic and provocative aspect of them.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	funambule
释义	funambulen. Brit. /fjᵿˈnambjuːl/, U.S. /fjuˈnæmˌbjul/ Forms: 1600s funamble, 1700s 1900s– funambule. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from French. Etymons: Latin fūnambulus; French funambule. Etymology: Originally < classical Latin fūnambulus funambulus n. In later use reborrowed < French funambule (a1528 in Middle French) < classical Latin fūnambulus . Compare earlier funambulant n., funambulator n., funambuler n., funambulo n., funambulus n., and later funambulist n. A person who walks or performs on a rope stretched between two points at some height above the ground; a tightrope walker; a funambulist.In later use only in French contexts and chiefly with reference to Philippe Petit, who in 1974 walked on a tightrope stretched between the twin towers of the World Trade Centre in New York. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > acrobatic performance > [noun] > acrobat > rope-walker or dancer walker on ropes1542 funambulo1605 funambulus1607 funambulant1608 rope-walker1611 rope-dancer1627 funambulator1658 funambuler1659 funambule1697 wire dancer1752 equilibrist1760 wire-walker1762 funambulist1789 schoenobatist1821 tightrope dancer1824 aerialist1869 tightrope walker1869 wire-worker1918 blondin1934 1697 J. Evelyn Numismata vi. 203 Caracalla with the Funamble. 1697 J. Evelyn Numismata viii. 277 The late Famous Funamble Turk. ?1705 T. D'Urfey Ess. towards Theory of Intelligible World 99 Tho' they themselves did pretty Gambols, As any Tumblers or Funambules. 1990 Sunday Herald (Melbourne) (Nexis) 11 Feb. Petit's art springs from quite a different tradition from that of the circus highwire walker... ‘I'm not playing in the circus... Circus “funambules” want to frighten you, I want to make you smile.’ 2001 Times Lit. Suppl. 12 Oct. 16/1 Idly thumbing a magazine, the busker-funambule Philippe Petit came across an architect's drawing of the then non-existent towers..and found himself instinctively sketching a line from roof to roof. 2009 New Yorker 20 Apr. 76/1 Blondin, the funambule, cooked an omelette while traversing Niagara Falls. Derivatives fuˈnambulic adj. now rare of, relating to, or characteristic of tightrope or slack-rope walking. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > acrobatic performance > [adjective] > rope-walking or dancing funambulatorya1670 funambulousa1682 walking1730 rope-dancing1767 funambulic1833 schoenobatic1862 equilibristic1882 1833 Times 8 June 3/4 He jumped nimbly out of the tribune, and ran along the narrow cornice in front of it. The huissiers, who apparently were not accustomed to such funambulic exercises, hesitated to follow him at the risk of their necks. 1867 London Rev. 27 Apr. 480 M. Blondin created, as we are told, an era in the funambulic art. 1978 Italy: Documents & Notes 27 41 Most of the critics did not get the sense of these plays, they only underlined the funambulic and provocative aspect of them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1697
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