guessingn.

/ˈɡɛsɪŋ/

Etymology: < guess v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of guess v.; an instance of this, a conjecture, prognostication. †without guessing: beyond estimation, incalculably.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > conjecture, guessing > [noun]

ettlingc1225

guessc1330

guessing1340

conjecting1382

cast1519

surmising1526

conjecturation1533

conjecture1535

foreguessing1548

speculation1575

estimation1598

conjecturing1643

guesswork1725

guesstimation1937

the mind > mental capacity > belief > conjecture, guessing > [noun] > a conjecture, guess

guessc1330

aimc1450

conjecturea1527

guessing1535

foreguessing1548

fact1566

conjectural1579

surmise1593

speculation1796

shot1840

guesstimate1936

1340 Ayenb. 268 More hy byeþ glede wyþ -oute gessynge of godes holynesse þanne of his oȝene and of alle oþre myd hym.

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 59 William, þat hadde nouȝt i-seie þat Brittisshe book, wroot so..by his owne gessynge.

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 190/2 Gessynge (K. or wenyn), estimacio.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ezek. xiii. 22 Therfore shal ye spie out no more vanyte, nor prophecie youre owne gessinges.

a1643 W. Cartwright Poems in Comedies (1651) sig. N5^v The Forehead, Eye, and Lip, poor humble Parts Too shallow for resemblance, shew the Arts Of private guessings.

1692 R. Bentley Boyle Lect. vi. 5 Beyond the possibility of good Guessing.

a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 18 Some..probable guessings which they delivered as prophecies.

1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) I. 263 A sort of guessing or divination which rests on no knowledge of causes.

1887 Athenæum 12 Nov. 632/3 We expect something more from an historian than happy guessing.

Compounds

attributive and in other combinations. guessing game, a parlour game in which much of the playing consists of guessing; also transferred.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > parlour and party games > [noun] > guessing game

guessing game1889

1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 548 All writ by Prophane, or Sacred Pen-men may be tearmed guessing Discoveries..in comparison of the Experiment of dying.

1699 A. Boyer Royal Dict. (at cited word) Physick is but a guessing Science.

1711 J. Anderson Countrey-man's Let. to Curat 82 And upon this he imploys his Guessing Faculty.

1889 W. C. Brownell French Traits iii. 98 The French intelligence seems to have almost no frivolous side. The different varieties of mental arithmetic, guessing-games, puzzles, puns, spiritualism, theosophy, fanaticisms, have no attractions for it.

1936 E. S. Gardner Case of Stuttering Bishop (1937) viii. 122 If you want to waste your time playing guessing games with me, that's your funeral.

1938 D. Kincaid Brit. Social Life in India ix. 254 After dinner..there would be guessing games and competitions.

1941 E. Bowen Look at all those Roses 125 Juvenile parties..when guessing games could be played.

1955 I. Fleming Moonraker xiv. 139 I can't spend all the morning playing guessing games.

1966 ‘R. Standish’ Widow Hack xiv. 153 I played a little guessing game in an effort to divine in advance what Madeleine's next move would be.

1969 I. Opie & P. Opie Children's Games ii. 108 Popular at the beginning of the century, was the guessing game ‘Dead Men, Dark Scenery’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

guessingadj.

/ˈɡɛsɪŋ/

Etymology: < guess v. + -ing suffix².

That guesses; that does things by guesswork.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > conjecture, guessing > [adjective] > given to conjecture

foreguessing1548

divining1595

conjectural1642

guessing1703

suppositious1798

1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 86 According to their way of Working by Guess..these Guessing Workmen too often guess wrong, and commit many Faults.

1827 G. S. Faber Origin Expiat. Sacrifice 32 If piacular sacrifice anterior to the promulgation of the Law can be shown to have not originated from a guessing superstition.

Derivatives

ˈguessingly adv. in a guessing manner; by guesswork or conjecture.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > conjecture, guessing > [adverb]

beguessc1500

conjecturally1593

conjecturatively1608

guessingly1608

opiniably1655

stochasticallya1688

1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xiv. 46 I haue a letter gessingly set downe.

a1668 W. Davenant Philosopher's Disquis. in Wks. (1673) 326 A Guide..Who guessingly her progress doth begin.

1850 A. Gray Lett. (1893) 367 I dislike to take the time to study out laboriously and guessingly..these things which are mostly well known to botanists.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	guessing
释义	guessingn. /ˈɡɛsɪŋ/ Etymology: < guess v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of guess v.; an instance of this, a conjecture, prognostication. †without guessing: beyond estimation, incalculably. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > conjecture, guessing > [noun] ettlingc1225 guessc1330 guessing1340 conjecting1382 cast1519 surmising1526 conjecturation1533 conjecture1535 foreguessing1548 speculation1575 estimation1598 conjecturing1643 guesswork1725 guesstimation1937 the mind > mental capacity > belief > conjecture, guessing > [noun] > a conjecture, guess guessc1330 aimc1450 conjecturea1527 guessing1535 foreguessing1548 fact1566 conjectural1579 surmise1593 speculation1796 shot1840 guesstimate1936 1340 Ayenb. 268 More hy byeþ glede wyþ -oute gessynge of godes holynesse þanne of his oȝene and of alle oþre myd hym. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 59 William, þat hadde nouȝt i-seie þat Brittisshe book, wroot so..by his owne gessynge. c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 190/2 Gessynge (K. or wenyn), estimacio. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ezek. xiii. 22 Therfore shal ye spie out no more vanyte, nor prophecie youre owne gessinges. a1643 W. Cartwright Poems in Comedies (1651) sig. N5^v The Forehead, Eye, and Lip, poor humble Parts Too shallow for resemblance, shew the Arts Of private guessings. 1692 R. Bentley Boyle Lect. vi. 5 Beyond the possibility of good Guessing. a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 18 Some..probable guessings which they delivered as prophecies. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) I. 263 A sort of guessing or divination which rests on no knowledge of causes. 1887 Athenæum 12 Nov. 632/3 We expect something more from an historian than happy guessing. Compounds attributive and in other combinations. guessing game, a parlour game in which much of the playing consists of guessing; also transferred. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > parlour and party games > [noun] > guessing game guessing game1889 1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 548 All writ by Prophane, or Sacred Pen-men may be tearmed guessing Discoveries..in comparison of the Experiment of dying. 1699 A. Boyer Royal Dict. (at cited word) Physick is but a guessing Science. 1711 J. Anderson Countrey-man's Let. to Curat 82 And upon this he imploys his Guessing Faculty. 1889 W. C. Brownell French Traits iii. 98 The French intelligence seems to have almost no frivolous side. The different varieties of mental arithmetic, guessing-games, puzzles, puns, spiritualism, theosophy, fanaticisms, have no attractions for it. 1936 E. S. Gardner Case of Stuttering Bishop (1937) viii. 122 If you want to waste your time playing guessing games with me, that's your funeral. 1938 D. Kincaid Brit. Social Life in India ix. 254 After dinner..there would be guessing games and competitions. 1941 E. Bowen Look at all those Roses 125 Juvenile parties..when guessing games could be played. 1955 I. Fleming Moonraker xiv. 139 I can't spend all the morning playing guessing games. 1966 ‘R. Standish’ Widow Hack xiv. 153 I played a little guessing game in an effort to divine in advance what Madeleine's next move would be. 1969 I. Opie & P. Opie Children's Games ii. 108 Popular at the beginning of the century, was the guessing game ‘Dead Men, Dark Scenery’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2021). guessingadj. /ˈɡɛsɪŋ/ Etymology: < guess v. + -ing suffix². That guesses; that does things by guesswork. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > conjecture, guessing > [adjective] > given to conjecture foreguessing1548 divining1595 conjectural1642 guessing1703 suppositious1798 1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 86 According to their way of Working by Guess..these Guessing Workmen too often guess wrong, and commit many Faults. 1827 G. S. Faber Origin Expiat. Sacrifice 32 If piacular sacrifice anterior to the promulgation of the Law can be shown to have not originated from a guessing superstition. Derivatives ˈguessingly adv. in a guessing manner; by guesswork or conjecture. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > conjecture, guessing > [adverb] beguessc1500 conjecturally1593 conjecturatively1608 guessingly1608 opiniably1655 stochasticallya1688 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xiv. 46 I haue a letter gessingly set downe. View more context for this quotation a1668 W. Davenant Philosopher's Disquis. in Wks. (1673) 326 A Guide..Who guessingly her progress doth begin. 1850 A. Gray Lett. (1893) 367 I dislike to take the time to study out laboriously and guessingly..these things which are mostly well known to botanists. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1340adj.1608
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