high-keyedadj.

Brit.

/ˌhʌɪˈkiːd/, U.S.

/ˈˌhaɪˈkid/

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by compounding. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: high adv., keyed adj.; high adj., key n.¹, -ed suffix².

Etymology: Partly < high adv. + keyed adj., and partly < high adj. + key n.¹ + -ed suffix².

a. Of a sound, voice, instrument, etc.: that has a high key; high-pitched.Quot. 1830 may be an example of sense 2.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > [adjective] > high

higha1393

high-pitched1597

high-set1603

high-pitch1614

high-tuned1623

high-toned1754

high-keyed1830

upper1843

1830 Observer & Telegr. (Hudson, Ohio) 28 Feb. The landlady entertained me..with a set of high-keyed vituperations upon all the Societies which humanity and piety rejoice in.

1833 J. F. Cooper Headsman II. v. 124 Most of the sounds partake of the character of echoes, being high-keyed but false notes.

1873 A. L. Phelps Rev. & Ess. Art, Lit. & Sci. 33 A high-keyed instrument..is likely to jar, or produce discords with other instruments of lower tone.

1891 S. O. Jewett Native of Winby 2 The children..read their lessons in those high-keyed, droning voices which older teachers learn to associate with faint powers of perception.

1920 Z. Grey Mysterious Rider xviii. 296 A coyote cut the keen air with high-keyed, staccato cry.

1947 Olean (N.Y.) Times Herald 9 July 9/3 When the high-keyed voices get going strong he will move to another room, or maybe upstairs.

2001 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 27 May ii. 20/1 The high-keyed, eerily melancholy vocals.

b. Painting. Of colour or a colour: bright, intense; pure; (of a painting or artistic style) characterized by such colour.

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the world > matter > colour > quality of colour > [adjective] > intense

strongOE

richc1330

finea1387

stark1547

deep1555

full1599

saturate1669

generous1710

lush1744

saturated1791

lushy1821

robust1826

raised1846

high-keyed1879

acid1916

1879 Art Jrnl. 5 157/1 The young lady's face and her bonnet and blue dress were so high-keyed as to form the only really bright spot in the big, grey-hued canvas.

1896 S. Isham in J. C. Van Dyke Mod. French Masters 200 The high-keyed productions of the luminists, impressionists, and other eccentrics of to-day.

1906 Daily Chron. 18 June 6/3 Mr. P. Wilson Steer has several examples of his familiar high-keyed method, including a not too happy portrait of himself in a grey tweed suit.

1966 Bull. City Art Mus. St. Louis 2 1 Rothko composed his Red, Orange, Orange on Red with broad rectangles of shimmering color which give the illusion of floating just in front of a high-keyed red background.

2007 New Yorker 8 Jan. 14/3 Mastery of high-keyed color and bravura brushwork.

2. Originally and chiefly U.S. Full of or characterized by strong emotion, great tension, or excitement; (of a person) highly strung; on edge.

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the mind > emotion > excitement > nervous excitement > tension > [adjective]

tautc1275

rigid?a1425

high-strung1653

wound-up1788

stretched1799

high-toned1804

overstrung1810

intense1817

tense1821

high-tuned1827

screwed-up1829

twittery1840

high-keyed1848

strung-up1853

strained1863

tensioned1872

twitchy1874

keyed-up1885

tensed1911

uptight1934

wired1970

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > lively, vivacious, or animated

jollyc1325

lightsomea1382

kedgec1440

fledge?1461

crank1499

frisky?a1500

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rattlingc1650

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airy1654

animated1660

sparklinga1704

bob1721

vivace1721

animate1801

high-lifed1859

sassy1859

chippy1865

sparky1883

high-keyed1893

high life1903

peppy1914

pepful1915

jazzy1917

upbeat1947

zappy1969

sparkly1979

1848 Mich. Famer 1 Nov. 328/2 There is a certain class of writers, who are in the habit of indulging themselves in a species of high-keyed sentimentalism, whenever they undertake to describe what they call the beauties of nature.

1893 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. I. 848/1 High-keyed,... 2. Sensitive, spirited; as, a high-keyed woman.

1938 M. K. Rawlings Yearling xvi. 181 There was an excitement..that made him nervous and high-keyed.

1952 R. Ellison Invisible Man xvi. 257 It was becoming a high-keyed evening... Chants exploded as spontaneously as shouts at a southern revival.

2006 N.Y. Sun (Nexis) 2 Feb. 17 The dancers..in a state of high-keyed alertness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	high-keyed
释义	high-keyedadj. Brit. /ˌhʌɪˈkiːd/, U.S. /ˈˌhaɪˈkid/ Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by compounding. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: high adv., keyed adj.; high adj., key n.¹, -ed suffix². Etymology: Partly < high adv. + keyed adj., and partly < high adj. + key n.¹ + -ed suffix². 1. a. Of a sound, voice, instrument, etc.: that has a high key; high-pitched.Quot. 1830 may be an example of sense 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > [adjective] > high higha1393 high-pitched1597 high-set1603 high-pitch1614 high-tuned1623 high-toned1754 high-keyed1830 upper1843 1830 Observer & Telegr. (Hudson, Ohio) 28 Feb. The landlady entertained me..with a set of high-keyed vituperations upon all the Societies which humanity and piety rejoice in. 1833 J. F. Cooper Headsman II. v. 124 Most of the sounds partake of the character of echoes, being high-keyed but false notes. 1873 A. L. Phelps Rev. & Ess. Art, Lit. & Sci. 33 A high-keyed instrument..is likely to jar, or produce discords with other instruments of lower tone. 1891 S. O. Jewett Native of Winby 2 The children..read their lessons in those high-keyed, droning voices which older teachers learn to associate with faint powers of perception. 1920 Z. Grey Mysterious Rider xviii. 296 A coyote cut the keen air with high-keyed, staccato cry. 1947 Olean (N.Y.) Times Herald 9 July 9/3 When the high-keyed voices get going strong he will move to another room, or maybe upstairs. 2001 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 27 May ii. 20/1 The high-keyed, eerily melancholy vocals. b. Painting. Of colour or a colour: bright, intense; pure; (of a painting or artistic style) characterized by such colour. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > quality of colour > [adjective] > intense strongOE richc1330 finea1387 stark1547 deep1555 full1599 saturate1669 generous1710 lush1744 saturated1791 lushy1821 robust1826 raised1846 high-keyed1879 acid1916 1879 Art Jrnl. 5 157/1 The young lady's face and her bonnet and blue dress were so high-keyed as to form the only really bright spot in the big, grey-hued canvas. 1896 S. Isham in J. C. Van Dyke Mod. French Masters 200 The high-keyed productions of the luminists, impressionists, and other eccentrics of to-day. 1906 Daily Chron. 18 June 6/3 Mr. P. Wilson Steer has several examples of his familiar high-keyed method, including a not too happy portrait of himself in a grey tweed suit. 1966 Bull. City Art Mus. St. Louis 2 1 Rothko composed his Red, Orange, Orange on Red with broad rectangles of shimmering color which give the illusion of floating just in front of a high-keyed red background. 2007 New Yorker 8 Jan. 14/3 Mastery of high-keyed color and bravura brushwork. 2. Originally and chiefly U.S. Full of or characterized by strong emotion, great tension, or excitement; (of a person) highly strung; on edge. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > nervous excitement > tension > [adjective] tautc1275 rigid?a1425 high-strung1653 wound-up1788 stretched1799 high-toned1804 overstrung1810 intense1817 tense1821 high-tuned1827 screwed-up1829 twittery1840 high-keyed1848 strung-up1853 strained1863 tensioned1872 twitchy1874 keyed-up1885 tensed1911 uptight1934 wired1970 the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > lively, vivacious, or animated jollyc1325 lightsomea1382 kedgec1440 fledge?1461 crank1499 frisky?a1500 sprightya1522 frisk1528 sprightful1550 quick-spirited1552 cranking1567 lively1567 quick-sprighted1579 aleger1590 bright-eyed1590 firking1594 sprightly1594 spirituous1601 great-stomached1607 spirity1615 spiritous1628 lifesomec1635 vivacious1645 rattlingc1650 quick-set1653 airy1654 animated1660 sparklinga1704 bob1721 vivace1721 animate1801 high-lifed1859 sassy1859 chippy1865 sparky1883 high-keyed1893 high life1903 peppy1914 pepful1915 jazzy1917 upbeat1947 zappy1969 sparkly1979 1848 Mich. Famer 1 Nov. 328/2 There is a certain class of writers, who are in the habit of indulging themselves in a species of high-keyed sentimentalism, whenever they undertake to describe what they call the beauties of nature. 1893 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. I. 848/1 High-keyed,... 2. Sensitive, spirited; as, a high-keyed woman. 1938 M. K. Rawlings Yearling xvi. 181 There was an excitement..that made him nervous and high-keyed. 1952 R. Ellison Invisible Man xvi. 257 It was becoming a high-keyed evening... Chants exploded as spontaneously as shouts at a southern revival. 2006 N.Y. Sun (Nexis) 2 Feb. 17 The dancers..in a state of high-keyed alertness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1830
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