heighteningn.

/ˈhʌɪt(ə)nɪŋ/

Etymology: formed as heighten v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of heighten v.

1. Raising, elevation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > [noun]

highing?c1225

heavinga1300

hancinga1382

arearing1382

hainingc1440

enhancing1490

elevation1526

raise1538

elation1578

heightening1598

raisure1613

exaltation1616

sublation1623

elevating1648

sublevation1663

upraising1839

uprearing1853

upsetting1882

updraw1912

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [noun] > above a certain level > making high(er)

raisinga1425

toweringc1440

heightening1598

1598–9 in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) II. 486 For the hightning of the greate Tower.

1631 J. Weever Anc. Funerall Monuments 428 The heighthening of the ground for garden plots.

1681 J. Oldham tr. Horace Art of Poetry in Some New Pieces never Publisht 39 You're low, And must some heightning on the place bestow.

a. transferred and figurative. Augmentation, increase, intensification; exaggeration. Also with a and plural: An instance of this; sometimes, a means of augmenting.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun]

waxingc1055

increasingc1340

increasec1374

echinga1382

creasing1398

augmentinga1400

alarginga1425

moringa1425

augmentc1425

incrementc1425

creasec1440

increasement1509

enlarginga1513

enlargement1564

amplification1569

accession1570

usury1576

enhancement1577

growth1587

creasement1592

accrease1598

crescence1602

improvement1607

excrement1608

majoration1626

heightening1629

auction1692

turgescence1806

outgrowth1837

steepening1868

prolating1919

upgrading1920

1629 T. Dekker Londons Tempe 81 The Dutchmans thunder, And the Spaniards Lightning, To whom, the Sulphures Breath giues Heat and Heightning.

1658 Whole Duty of Man (1673) iii. §5. 28 A great heightning of the Sin.

1752 C. Lennox Female Quixote i. i These native charms were improved with all the heightenings of art.

1818 W. Hazlitt Lect. Eng. Poets i. 5 Without the heightenings of the imagination.

b. spec. in Art: see heighten v. 3. With a and plural: An instance of this; concrete the colouring which produces the heightened effect.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > art of colouring > [noun] > modifying tone > deepening or heightening

deepening1622

heightening1662

1662 J. Evelyn Sculptura iv. 69 Had he perform'd his heightnings with more tendernesse, and come sweetly off with the extremities of his hatchings.

1700 Pepys in Academy (1890) 6 Sept. 200/3 To..embellish y^e same with its just Heightenings and Shadowings.

1855 F. B. Palliser tr. J. Labarte Handbk. Arts Middle Ages & Renaissance iv. 161 A few heightenings of white and gold.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

heighteningadj.

Etymology: formed as heighten v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈheightening.

That heightens (transitive and intransitive): see heighten v.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > increasing in intensity or degree

risinga1398

upcreeping1611

acuationa1655

heightening1774

strengthening1794

upswelling1855

exalting1859

intensifying1863

enhancive1889

1774 J. Beattie Minstrel: 2nd Bk. xl. 24 To joy each heightening charm it can impart.

1803 J. Porter Thaddeus of Warsaw (1831) ii. 15 The palatine observed the heightening animation of his features.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	heightening
释义	heighteningn. /ˈhʌɪt(ə)nɪŋ/ Etymology: formed as heighten v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of heighten v. 1. Raising, elevation. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > [noun] highing?c1225 heavinga1300 hancinga1382 arearing1382 hainingc1440 enhancing1490 elevation1526 raise1538 elation1578 heightening1598 raisure1613 exaltation1616 sublation1623 elevating1648 sublevation1663 upraising1839 uprearing1853 upsetting1882 updraw1912 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [noun] > above a certain level > making high(er) raisinga1425 toweringc1440 heightening1598 1598–9 in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) II. 486 For the hightning of the greate Tower. 1631 J. Weever Anc. Funerall Monuments 428 The heighthening of the ground for garden plots. 1681 J. Oldham tr. Horace Art of Poetry in Some New Pieces never Publisht 39 You're low, And must some heightning on the place bestow. 2. a. transferred and figurative. Augmentation, increase, intensification; exaggeration. Also with a and plural: An instance of this; sometimes, a means of augmenting. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] waxingc1055 increasingc1340 increasec1374 echinga1382 creasing1398 augmentinga1400 alarginga1425 moringa1425 augmentc1425 incrementc1425 creasec1440 increasement1509 enlarginga1513 enlargement1564 amplification1569 accession1570 usury1576 enhancement1577 growth1587 creasement1592 accrease1598 crescence1602 improvement1607 excrement1608 majoration1626 heightening1629 auction1692 turgescence1806 outgrowth1837 steepening1868 prolating1919 upgrading1920 1629 T. Dekker Londons Tempe 81 The Dutchmans thunder, And the Spaniards Lightning, To whom, the Sulphures Breath giues Heat and Heightning. 1658 Whole Duty of Man (1673) iii. §5. 28 A great heightning of the Sin. 1752 C. Lennox Female Quixote i. i These native charms were improved with all the heightenings of art. 1818 W. Hazlitt Lect. Eng. Poets i. 5 Without the heightenings of the imagination. b. spec. in Art: see heighten v. 3. With a and plural: An instance of this; concrete the colouring which produces the heightened effect. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > art of colouring > [noun] > modifying tone > deepening or heightening deepening1622 heightening1662 1662 J. Evelyn Sculptura iv. 69 Had he perform'd his heightnings with more tendernesse, and come sweetly off with the extremities of his hatchings. 1700 Pepys in Academy (1890) 6 Sept. 200/3 To..embellish y^e same with its just Heightenings and Shadowings. 1855 F. B. Palliser tr. J. Labarte Handbk. Arts Middle Ages & Renaissance iv. 161 A few heightenings of white and gold. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online December 2019). heighteningadj. Etymology: formed as heighten v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈheightening. That heightens (transitive and intransitive): see heighten v. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > increasing in intensity or degree risinga1398 upcreeping1611 acuationa1655 heightening1774 strengthening1794 upswelling1855 exalting1859 intensifying1863 enhancive1889 1774 J. Beattie Minstrel: 2nd Bk. xl. 24 To joy each heightening charm it can impart. 1803 J. Porter Thaddeus of Warsaw (1831) ii. 15 The palatine observed the heightening animation of his features. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1598adj.1774
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