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单词 high-mindedness
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high-mindednessn.

Brit. /ˌhʌɪˈmʌɪndᵻdnᵻs/, U.S. /ˌhaɪˈmaɪndᵻdnᵻs/
Forms: see high-minded adj. and -ness suffix.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: high-minded adj., -ness suffix.
Etymology: < high-minded adj. + -ness suffix.
The quality or condition of being high-minded.
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the mind > emotion > pride > haughtiness or disdainfulness > [noun]
highnesseOE
orgelnessOE
orgelOE
orgula1200
hautainesse1297
deignoushedec1330
daina1400
hautesse1399
hautainetya1450
orgulitya1470
courage1484
haughtness1489
stateliness1509
stomacha1513
heighta1525
stiffness1526
fastidie1536
disdainfulness1548
loftiness1548
fastidiousness?1555
haughtiness1555
high-mindedness1571
squeamishness1580
hichtiness1596
morguec1598
signory1598
superciliosity1606
overliness1610
superciliousness1622
excelsity1623
hauteura1628
cavalierism1643
supercilium1657
condescendency1667
supercile1679
uncondescension1681
superbness1682
fastidiosity1704
condescension1752
aristocratism1792
aristocracy1822
patricianism1826
touch-me-not-ishness1836
cavalierishness1860
patronization1944
society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > [noun] > high-mindedness or magnanimity
high-mindedness1571
handsomeness1577
noble-mindedness1583
generousness1593
ingenuity1598
magnanimity1598
magnanimousness1606
ingenuousness1611
megalopsychy1656
generosity1783
high thinking1807
greatheartedness1813
kalokagathia1921
megalopsychia1962
1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. lxiii. 12 His godly hyghmyndednesse is to bee noted.
1603 R. Rogers Seuen Treat. v. viii. 444 To cure many diseases, as carelesnesse, high mindednesse and too much ease-taking.
1657 T. Reeve God's Plea for Nineveh 39 Oh beloved, let us abate of this high-mindednesse.
1707 J. Norris Pract. Treat. Humility iii. 117 There appears to be no manner of reason or foundation for Pride or High-mindedness.
1789 A. Bayly Alliance Musick, Poetry & Oratory i. 146 That species of high mindedness, which enables a man to enjoy the good things of this life with moderation.
1826 N. Amer. Rev. Apr. 450 It sets in a strong light the highmindedness..of that tribunal, which is often the last resort in party contests.
1884 W. S. Lilly in Contemp. Rev. Feb. 256 High-mindedness, he says, is the crown of all virtue, and the high-minded man occupies himself with honour.
1939 R. Paxson Wealth, Walk & Warfare of Christian ii. i. 99 There was no room for highmindedness or boastfulness even in [the apostle] Paul.
1978 J. Meyers K. Mansfield x. 131 Weekends..were characterized by high spirits and high-mindedness, pacificism, poetry and all that was ultra-modern in the arts.
2010 New Yorker 8 Mar. 83/3 Ridiculing liberals who want safety and, at the same time, the luxury of high-mindedness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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