单词 | high-hearted |
释义 | high-heartedadj. Now chiefly North American. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > haughtiness or disdainfulness > [adjective] overmoodeOE highlyOE overmoodOE overmoodyOE orgelc1175 dangerous?c1225 orgula1275 orgulousc1275 fiercec1290 hautain1297 highfulc1325 squeamousc1325 deignousc1330 digne1340 disdainousc1374 sirlya1375 lordlyc1390 high-hearteda1398 haught1430 haut1430 coppedc1449 excellentc1450 fastidious?a1475 loftyc1485 dain?1507 hichty1513 stiff-necked1526 supercilious1528 haughty1530 taunt?a1534 disdainfula1542 high in the instep1555 skeighc1560 queen-like?1571 surlyc1572 stately1579 coy1581 paughtya1586 steya1586 disdained1598 dortya1605 lordlike1605 overly1606 magnatical1608 stiff1608 surly-borne1609 high-sighted1610 lofty-minded1611 sublimed1611 patronizing1619 lording1629 sublimated1634 cavaliering1642 uncondescending1660 nose-in-the-air1673 sidy1673 fastuose1674 uncondescensive1681 condescending1707 stiff-rumped1728 fastidiose1730 cavalier1751 ogertful1754 pawky1809 supercilian1825 splendid1833 touch-me-not1852 pincé1858 high-stepping1867 eyeglassy1871 sniffy1871 cavalierly1876 snifty1889 Olympian1900 ritzy1920 mugwumpish1923 blasé1930 stiff-arsed1937 nose-high1939 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xv. lxviii. 764 In oolde tyme men..were wrooþ and hyȝehertede to men þat wolde do wronge to here neiȝbores. ?c1450 tr. Bk. Knight of La Tour Landry (1906) 19 The yongest is most curteys and humble, and is not so high[e] herted as that other. 1529 T. More Dyaloge Dyuers Maters i. xxiii. f. xxxiv/2 If reason be suffred to ren out at ryot & wax ouer hye hartyd & proude. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. xiv. sig. Qq6 Finding her presence..contemned of the hie-harted Pamela, she spent her time most with Zelmane. 1601 R. Chester Loves Martyr 65 High-harted Lucius that his letters sent, To great Carleon with such Maiestie, That stiffely did demaund a base intent. 1630 J. Taylor Wks. 260/2 Let a Preacher preach..Gainst sin and sinners, 'gainst high hearted pride. 1750 J. Bellamy True Relig. Delineated i. ii. 75 A guilty Rebel, that is too high-hearted to own, that the Law..is holy and just. 2. Having, exhibiting, or characterized by great courage or spirit; stout-hearted, bold. Also: lively, high-spirited. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > spirit > high-spiritedness > [adjective] moodyOE fierce1297 jollyc1330 fieryc1430 high-stomached1546 stout-stomached1549 hearteda1552 generous1581 high-spirited1588 high-hearteda1625 high-mettleda1626 high1649 fire-souled1823 gingery1823 stomachy1896 a1625 J. Fletcher Island Princesse v. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Ppp2 They shall see There is no safe retreat in villanie; Come be high hearted all. 1650 R. Stapleton tr. F. Strada De Bello Belgico ii. 47 The bolder the people grew,..the more high-hearted grew the Prince of Orange. 1728 E. Young Ocean 11 In War's high-heart'd pomp he prides. 1769 Farmer's Journey i. i. 3 He thought people would laugh and grin at him he said—and they are so high-hearted. 1821 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1971) V. 140 Day after day I see them so generous, so high-hearted, & yet so industrious, self-denying, and economic. 1856 C. J. Lever Martins of Cro' Martin xiv. 129 A fine, high-hearted, manly class they were. 1924 Amer. Mercury Nov. p. xxv (advt.) This powerful, high-hearted story will be a joy to the reader. 1982 R. Davies High Spirits ix. 83 A merry, high-hearted group, they have for eight years welcomed our summers with their song. 2010 Times & Transcript (New Brunswick) (Nexis) 27 Oct. d8 The natural, easy, unforced, high-hearted and good-humoured bilingualism and bi-culturalism of Moncton will always stay with me. Derivatives high-ˈheartedness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > spirit > high-spiritedness > [noun] > quality of being high-spirited high-heartedness1613 high-spiritedness1631 1613 E. Cary Trag. Mariam iv. viii. sig. Hv High hartednes doth sometimes teach to bow. a1684 R. Leighton Pract. Comm. 1st Epist. Peter (1693) I. 464 I could once have..had somewhat of that you call high-heartedness, when I was alive after your fashion. 1844 Fraser's Mag. Nov. 519/2 His frank good-humour and high-heartedness were his general passport to popularity. 1947 P. Grainger Let. 24 Jan. in All-round Man (1994) 207 One has only to hear your works, on the other hand, to find oneself in the presence of pristine power.., & high-heartedness. 2000 J. Russell Reciprocities in Nonfiction Novel ix. 227 Theatrical verve and high-heartedness carry her through. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1398 |
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