单词 | gayness |
释义 | gaynessn.ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > merriment > [noun] dreamOE man-dreamOE gleea1200 galec1200 bauderyc1386 oliprancec1390 cheera1393 gaynessc1400 disportc1405 joyousitiea1450 festivitya1500 lakea1500 gaiety1573 merriment1574 jucundity1575 galliardise?1577 jouissance1579 merrymake1579 jolliment1590 mirth1591 jollyhead1596 spleen1598 jocantry16.. geniality1609 jovialty1621 jocundry1637 gaietry1650 sport1671 fun1726 galliardism1745 gig1777 merrymaking1779 hilarity1834 rollick1852 c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. x. 81 But in gaynesse and in glotonye for-glotten her goode hem-selue, And breken nouȝte to þe beggar. R. Misyn tr. R. Rolle Fire of Love 97 (MED) Oftyms also odyr noys happyns þat gaynes & swetnes of lufars sturbyls. a1586 in J. Pinkerton Anc. Sc. Poems (1786) 192 The gaynis of my yeiris gent, The flouris of my fresche youtheid, I wait nocht how away is went. 1618 G. Herbert Let. Sept. in Wks. (1941) Introd. p. xxviii Such like Gaynesses, which will please a young man well. 1667 J. Sergeant Faith Vindicated vii. 95 Let them dispense a while with pursuing their affected Gaynesses in the Out-sides of words, and take the pains to look into their Meanings. 2. a. Brightness of colour; dressiness, display, pomp. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > splendour > [noun] > fine or gay appearance gaynessc1443 show1539 fineness1553 bravery1573 brave1596 gaudiness1601 gallantry1613 gaiety1625 blow1710 c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 246 (MED) Alle suche gay and costiose araies..worschipen not þee, god..in her owne substauncis bi her gaynes and costiosenes. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 255 For to speke and write tho wordis in sum gaynes and bewte..thei vsiden certein colouris of rethorik. 1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. (1634) iv. xix. 727 Clerkes did everywhere sheare their heads, least they should seem to covet the gainesse of haire. a1594 J. Aylmer in J. Strype Hist. Coll. J. Aylmer (1701) xiii. 274 Oh! ye English Ladies, learn rather..to make your Queen rich for your Defence, than your Husbands poor for your garish Gayness. 1602 J. Marston Antonios Reuenge i. ii. sig. Bv A modest eye forceth affection, Whilest outward gainesse light lookes but entice. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) iv. iii. 111 Our Gaynesse and our Gilt are all besmyrcht. 1660 S. Ford Παραλληλα 21 Such pomp and glory as declared how glad his Subjects were in their hearts, by the gayness of their habits. 1676 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Iliads v. 77 In Hyla..he dwelt..And known was by the gayness of his Belt. 1805 Times 7 Apr. 3/1 The crowd of spectators, who had become a little impatient at the delay, seemed to consider themselves as rewarded for their loss of time by the gayness and splendour of the show. 1887 Times 23 Mar. 5/1 The gayness of its festive robes was naturally most conspicuous in Unter den Linden, with festoons of flags and greenery in festive shapes. 1910 Times 20 June 7/1 A medley of craft, alike only in the gayness of their bunting. 1974 Artibus Asiae 36 139 The gayness of this headdress, including the strings of beads that hang from either side, form a contrast to the grief expressed in his face. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > honour > [noun] > conferring of honour > an) honour(s) or distinction worshipOE mensk?c1225 pre-eminence1433 honoura1500 pre-eminency1555 a feather in the cap, hat1581 garland1591 honorarium1609 honorary1610 blushing honours1623 signal1655 gayness1670 honourability1694 honourable mention1797 special mention1886 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [noun] > embellishment > an) ornament(s) coloursc1405 rhetoricc1425 gaudc1430 flower1508 flourish1603 embellishment1632 flosculation1651 floscule1669 gayness1670 floresa1734 taga1734 1670 I. Walton Life G. Herbert 93 in Lives The Orator..takes place next the Doctors, is at all their Assemblies and Meetings and sits above the Proctors, is Regent or Non-regent at his pleasure, and such like Gaynesses. 1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge To Rdr. Those borrowed words & gaynesses, that Englishmen have pickt and cull'd from other Tongues. 3. = gaiety n. 1. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [noun] blithenessc1000 blithec1400 cheerfulness1435 chertec1449 jocundness1482 hilarity1568 cheerliness1571 good humour1571 exhilaration1626 cheerishness1645 geniality1652 jocundry1655 cheeriness1658 brightness1660 shine1710 flow of spirits1716 sunshine1717 genialness1727 festiveness1777 sunniness1829 riancy1834 gleesomeness1847 Euphrasia1882 hilariousness1885 blithesomeness1886 gayness1896 1671 C. Wase tr. B. Priolo Hist. France vii. 308 This Gentleman of whom we speak was for the gayness of his spirit, and comeliness of his person, taken into the Graces of Margaret Roban, and married her by the mediation of Conde the Father. 1717 W. Taverner Artful Husband (new ed.) i. 17 I am delighted with the Gayness of your Temper, charm'd with your Freedom, like what you like, and will pursue the Joys of Life. 1804 Hermit's Medit. in G. Huddesford Wiccamical Chaplet 28 If cheerful Mirth A gayness o'er this baldness cast; Delusive, fleeting joy! Where is it now?—'Tis past. 1896 Advance (Chicago) Oct. 438 ‘There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip,’ she quoted with a gayness that belied her own words. 1914 E. von Arnim Pastor's Wife xxix. 367 Ingram walking beside her with his hands in his pockets and a gayness about his heels felt triumphant. 1967 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 13 Jan. 53/1 Everywhere there is gayness and happiness... Children wake up to thousands of presents. 4. colloquial (originally U.S.). Homosexuality. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > homosexuality > [noun] sexual inversion1883 inversion1891 homosexuality1892 uranism1893 Uranianism1909 homoeroticism1915 homoerotism1916 queerness1925 homoism1927 homophiliaa1942 gayness1954 queerdom1961 poofdom1972 gaydom1978 1954 J. Kerouac Let. 26 Oct. in J. Kerouac & A. Ginsberg Lett. (2010) 247 He, like Baldwin, colored, I think gay,—Baldwin is gay. I don't dig all this gayness. 1970 Elk Grove (Illinois) Herald 17 Apr. i. 2/4 A Gay man usually has a traumatic experience in his background. A woman's gayness is determined more by social context. 1981 ‘Q. Crisp’ How to become Virgin vi. 85 Public interest was beginning to be focussed on me just when the new image of gayness (by no means the same thing as gaiety) was being advertised. 1989 Japan Times 21 May 12/4 When it was really risky, he refused to hide his gayness—even in the heart of the macho black community. 2001 A. Solomon Noonday Demon (2002) iii. 203 This is in the Netherlands,..where we are more open to gayness than almost anywhere else in the world. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1400 |
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