headinessn.

Brit.

/ˈhɛdɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈhɛdinᵻs/

Forms: late Middle English hedinesse, late Middle English hedynesse, late Middle English–1500s hedynes, 1500s heedinesse, 1500s–1600s headinesse, 1500s– headiness.

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

Etymology: < heady adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality or condition of being heady.

1. Rashness, hastiness, impetuousness in action or thought; obstinate or headstrong character or behaviour.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] > wilfulness

willOE

wilfulnessc1200

wilfulshipc1200

own-willa1225

wilsomenessa1382

wilfulheadc1385

headiness1447

self-willa1450

self-willednessc1450

willerdoma1475

wilfulheadness1485

self-wilfulness1511

sensuality1536

headstrongness1598

self-williness1611

prodigity1623

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [noun] > rashness or recklessness

recklessnessOE

resec1275

outragea1387

rechelesshipc1390

wantonnessc1390

hastivessa1393

recklesslaika1400

racklenessc1405

recklessheadc1410

headiness1447

temerity?a1475

lavishness1477

hastivitya1500

rashnessa1500

Ate1587

temerousness1598

temeritude1623

wretchlessness1625

hare-brainedness1656

rantum-scantum1695

temerariousness1711

blindness1796

devil-may-carishness1829

devil-may-careness1834

devil-may-care1836

rattle-brain1838

devil-may-careism1841

bullheadedness1858

harum-scarumness1863

madcappery1905

1447 T. Bekington Let. in G. Williams Mem. Reign Henry VI (1872) II. 341 (MED) That it may not by reason be demed..that any wil shold passe vertu, or hedynesse offende the vertu of humilite.

c1475 (?c1451) Bk. Noblesse (Royal) (1860) 79 Usid after his owne wilfulnesse and hedinesse and without counceile.

?1532 Glasse of Truthe sig. B3 An ouermoche addiction to priuate appetites, mixed with to moche heedinesse and obstinacy.

1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Ep. Ded. sig. ¶.ij^v Of witlesse headinesse in iudging, or of heedelesse hardinesse in condemning.

1602 W. Warner Epitome Hist. Eng. in Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) 384 Through his owne obstinate headinesse and misgouernment.

1648 Mercurius Censorius No. 3. 22 Nothing hath been so observable, as their headinesse in the management of their affaires.

a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iii. 283 The Rationalist, who complains so loudly of the headiness and hastiness of zeal.

1839 Relig. Monitor & Evangelical Repository (Philadelphia) Jan. 365 What can you do with the younger children..when they have the example of headiness and insubordination in an older brother?

1865 W. G. Palgrave Narr. Journey through Arabia I. 85 Famous for headiness and the spirit of contradiction.

1921 Bankers Mag. Apr. 550 Some of the over-ambitious business men of the times seem to have the headiness commonly attributed to youth and inexperience.

2012 Afr. News (Nexis) 16 Jan. A leader, through sheer ineptness and unfathomable headiness, fails to consider the socio-political impact of what he perceives merely as economic policy.

2. Originally with reference to alcoholic drink: the quality of being intoxicating or stupefying; potency; (also) overpowering or pervasive fragrance. Later also more generally: excitement, exhilaration.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > [noun] > intoxicating element in drink

strengtha1325

mightinessa1530

headiness1603

potency1637

spirit(s) of wine1646

alcohol1742

wine-spirit1753

alc.1840

potence1871

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 656 He was not able to beare his drinke nor resist the least headinesse and strength thereof.

1655 W. Gurnall Christian in Armour: 1st Pt. 148 Water to dash this strong wine of joy, and take away its headinesse.

1737 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. (ed. 3) at Vitis This Wine has a Body, a Tartness, a Headiness, a Balsamickness or Perfume.

1768 Every Man his own Brewer 241 What the artist call yeast bitters, and what every body calls headiness.

1856 Ladies' Compan. June 335/1 These leaves have the property of producing intoxication, and are used by the Dalecarlians in the north of Sweden to give headiness to their beer.

1887 Macmillan's Mag. May 27/2 The flood of sunshine, with a headiness in it like that of must.

1918 A. T. de Mattos tr. L. Couperus Old People & Things that Pass xvi. 195 The headiness of rapture could overwhelm him for a moment.

1968 Rotarian Mar. 42/2 One wanders through Mexico's..flower, food, and fish markets..inhaling the headiness of spices.

2009 B. Carroll Better Woman 46 The headiness of their illicit love-making..seemed a world away now.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	headiness
释义	headinessn. Brit. /ˈhɛdɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈhɛdinᵻs/ Forms: late Middle English hedinesse, late Middle English hedynesse, late Middle English–1500s hedynes, 1500s heedinesse, 1500s–1600s headinesse, 1500s– headiness. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: heady adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < heady adj. + -ness suffix. The quality or condition of being heady. 1. Rashness, hastiness, impetuousness in action or thought; obstinate or headstrong character or behaviour. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] > wilfulness willOE wilfulnessc1200 wilfulshipc1200 own-willa1225 wilsomenessa1382 wilfulheadc1385 headiness1447 self-willa1450 self-willednessc1450 willerdoma1475 wilfulheadness1485 self-wilfulness1511 sensuality1536 headstrongness1598 self-williness1611 prodigity1623 the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [noun] > rashness or recklessness recklessnessOE resec1275 outragea1387 rechelesshipc1390 wantonnessc1390 hastivessa1393 recklesslaika1400 racklenessc1405 recklessheadc1410 headiness1447 temerity?a1475 lavishness1477 hastivitya1500 rashnessa1500 Ate1587 temerousness1598 temeritude1623 wretchlessness1625 hare-brainedness1656 rantum-scantum1695 temerariousness1711 blindness1796 devil-may-carishness1829 devil-may-careness1834 devil-may-care1836 rattle-brain1838 devil-may-careism1841 bullheadedness1858 harum-scarumness1863 madcappery1905 1447 T. Bekington Let. in G. Williams Mem. Reign Henry VI (1872) II. 341 (MED) That it may not by reason be demed..that any wil shold passe vertu, or hedynesse offende the vertu of humilite. c1475 (?c1451) Bk. Noblesse (Royal) (1860) 79 Usid after his owne wilfulnesse and hedinesse and without counceile. ?1532 Glasse of Truthe sig. B3 An ouermoche addiction to priuate appetites, mixed with to moche heedinesse and obstinacy. 1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Ep. Ded. sig. ¶.ij^v Of witlesse headinesse in iudging, or of heedelesse hardinesse in condemning. 1602 W. Warner Epitome Hist. Eng. in Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) 384 Through his owne obstinate headinesse and misgouernment. 1648 Mercurius Censorius No. 3. 22 Nothing hath been so observable, as their headinesse in the management of their affaires. a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iii. 283 The Rationalist, who complains so loudly of the headiness and hastiness of zeal. 1839 Relig. Monitor & Evangelical Repository (Philadelphia) Jan. 365 What can you do with the younger children..when they have the example of headiness and insubordination in an older brother? 1865 W. G. Palgrave Narr. Journey through Arabia I. 85 Famous for headiness and the spirit of contradiction. 1921 Bankers Mag. Apr. 550 Some of the over-ambitious business men of the times seem to have the headiness commonly attributed to youth and inexperience. 2012 Afr. News (Nexis) 16 Jan. A leader, through sheer ineptness and unfathomable headiness, fails to consider the socio-political impact of what he perceives merely as economic policy. 2. Originally with reference to alcoholic drink: the quality of being intoxicating or stupefying; potency; (also) overpowering or pervasive fragrance. Later also more generally: excitement, exhilaration. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > [noun] > intoxicating element in drink strengtha1325 mightinessa1530 headiness1603 potency1637 spirit(s) of wine1646 alcohol1742 wine-spirit1753 alc.1840 potence1871 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 656 He was not able to beare his drinke nor resist the least headinesse and strength thereof. 1655 W. Gurnall Christian in Armour: 1st Pt. 148 Water to dash this strong wine of joy, and take away its headinesse. 1737 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. (ed. 3) at Vitis This Wine has a Body, a Tartness, a Headiness, a Balsamickness or Perfume. 1768 Every Man his own Brewer 241 What the artist call yeast bitters, and what every body calls headiness. 1856 Ladies' Compan. June 335/1 These leaves have the property of producing intoxication, and are used by the Dalecarlians in the north of Sweden to give headiness to their beer. 1887 Macmillan's Mag. May 27/2 The flood of sunshine, with a headiness in it like that of must. 1918 A. T. de Mattos tr. L. Couperus Old People & Things that Pass xvi. 195 The headiness of rapture could overwhelm him for a moment. 1968 Rotarian Mar. 42/2 One wanders through Mexico's..flower, food, and fish markets..inhaling the headiness of spices. 2009 B. Carroll Better Woman 46 The headiness of their illicit love-making..seemed a world away now. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1447
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