anxiousnessn.

Brit.

/ˈaŋ(k)ʃəsnəs/, U.S.

/ˈæŋ(k)ʃəsnəs/

Forms: see anxious adj. and -ness suffix.

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

Etymology: < anxious adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier anxiety n.

1. The quality or state of being anxious; anxiety.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > worry > anxiety > [noun]

mourningeOE

businessOE

busyOE

carefulnessa1000

carec1000

howc1000

embeþonkc1200

thought?c1250

cark1330

curea1340

exercisec1386

solicitude?a1412

pensienessc1450

anxietya1475

fear1490

thought-taking1508

pensement1516

carp1548

caring1556

hoe1567

thoughtfulness1569

carking1583

caretaking1625

anxiousness1636

solicitousness1636

concern1692

solicitation1693

anxietude1709

twitchiness1834

uptightness1969

1636 T. Goodwin Returne of Prayers 95 Thou risest up with thy minde calmed and satisfied, and feelest the anxiousnesse, the solicitude of thy heart about the thing taken off.

1658 T. Manton Pract. Comm. Jude i. 19 An anxiousness about their everlasting estate.

1710 M. Chudleigh Ess. Several Subj. 237 Where there is..a Consciousness of Guilt, and an Anxiousness of Soul, there can be no easie Reflections.

1798 R. Southey Occas. Pieces xi, in Wks. (1837) II. 241 A husband's love, a father's anxiousness.

1827 Blackwood's Mag. Aug. 213/2 The dear old lady..questioned me with kind anxiousness in her gentle voice, whether I was ailing or fatigued.

1861 H. Bushnell Christian Nurture ii. ii. 251 Where there is but little faith, there is apt to be great anxiousness.

1902 E. Nesbit Five Children & It v. 142 The children were holding on to each other..and trembling with anxiousness.

1965 R. Guy Bird at my Window (1966) ix. 109 The sound of fear, the anxiousness in her soft brown eyes, forced him to silence.

2003 Sci. Amer. July 19/3 Personalities can change past the age of 30; in most people,..anxiousness, openness and extraversion declined.

2. Strong desire, eagerness (to do something, or for something to happen).

ΘΚΠ

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

yernfulnesseOE

yevernesseOE

fainnessc1340

eagerness1486

edge1600

spleena1616

anxiousness1736

1736 S. Humphreys tr. N. A. Pluche Spectacle de la Nature II. v. 93 A Parterre is a Beauty, that seems a little too much adjusted by Art, and its Anxiousness to please is render'd too apparent.

1776 J. Smith Twelve Serm. x. 152 A greedy Anxiousness for the lavish Provision of a whole Life.

1825 Examiner 4 Sept. 560/1 An overweening anxiousness in the singer to be encored.

1866 Fortn. Rev. 1 May 719 His irritable anxiousness to hold intercourse with every one.

1914 Times 25 Nov. 5/3 His intense anxiousness to be at the front brought on nervous trouble.

1956 A. F. C. Wallace Tornado in Worcester (Comm. Disaster Stud. No. 3) 109 The second stage [of disaster syndrome] is one of..anxiousness to perceive that known persons and places have been preserved.

2008 Vanity Fair July 126/2 If only..his eloquence hadn't been so undermined by his eager, ears-pricked anxiousness to please whenever the White House whistled.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	anxiousness
释义	anxiousnessn. Brit. /ˈaŋ(k)ʃəsnəs/, U.S. /ˈæŋ(k)ʃəsnəs/ Forms: see anxious adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: anxious adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < anxious adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier anxiety n. 1. The quality or state of being anxious; anxiety. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > worry > anxiety > [noun] mourningeOE businessOE busyOE carefulnessa1000 carec1000 howc1000 embeþonkc1200 thought?c1250 cark1330 curea1340 exercisec1386 solicitude?a1412 pensienessc1450 anxietya1475 fear1490 thought-taking1508 pensement1516 carp1548 caring1556 hoe1567 thoughtfulness1569 carking1583 caretaking1625 anxiousness1636 solicitousness1636 concern1692 solicitation1693 anxietude1709 twitchiness1834 uptightness1969 1636 T. Goodwin Returne of Prayers 95 Thou risest up with thy minde calmed and satisfied, and feelest the anxiousnesse, the solicitude of thy heart about the thing taken off. 1658 T. Manton Pract. Comm. Jude i. 19 An anxiousness about their everlasting estate. 1710 M. Chudleigh Ess. Several Subj. 237 Where there is..a Consciousness of Guilt, and an Anxiousness of Soul, there can be no easie Reflections. 1798 R. Southey Occas. Pieces xi, in Wks. (1837) II. 241 A husband's love, a father's anxiousness. 1827 Blackwood's Mag. Aug. 213/2 The dear old lady..questioned me with kind anxiousness in her gentle voice, whether I was ailing or fatigued. 1861 H. Bushnell Christian Nurture ii. ii. 251 Where there is but little faith, there is apt to be great anxiousness. 1902 E. Nesbit Five Children & It v. 142 The children were holding on to each other..and trembling with anxiousness. 1965 R. Guy Bird at my Window (1966) ix. 109 The sound of fear, the anxiousness in her soft brown eyes, forced him to silence. 2003 Sci. Amer. July 19/3 Personalities can change past the age of 30; in most people,..anxiousness, openness and extraversion declined. 2. Strong desire, eagerness (to do something, or for something to happen). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [noun] > eagerness yernfulnesseOE yevernesseOE fainnessc1340 eagerness1486 edge1600 spleena1616 anxiousness1736 1736 S. Humphreys tr. N. A. Pluche Spectacle de la Nature II. v. 93 A Parterre is a Beauty, that seems a little too much adjusted by Art, and its Anxiousness to please is render'd too apparent. 1776 J. Smith Twelve Serm. x. 152 A greedy Anxiousness for the lavish Provision of a whole Life. 1825 Examiner 4 Sept. 560/1 An overweening anxiousness in the singer to be encored. 1866 Fortn. Rev. 1 May 719 His irritable anxiousness to hold intercourse with every one. 1914 Times 25 Nov. 5/3 His intense anxiousness to be at the front brought on nervous trouble. 1956 A. F. C. Wallace Tornado in Worcester (Comm. Disaster Stud. No. 3) 109 The second stage [of disaster syndrome] is one of..anxiousness to perceive that known persons and places have been preserved. 2008 Vanity Fair July 126/2 If only..his eloquence hadn't been so undermined by his eager, ears-pricked anxiousness to please whenever the White House whistled. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1636
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