单词 | apertness |
释义 | apertnessn. archaic. 1. The quality of being apert; openness; frankness. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > sincerity, freedom from deceit > [noun] > frankness, straightforwardness plainness1465 plain dealinga1529 freeness1548 roundness1557 ingenuity1614 apertness1618 downrightness1628 unconspiringness1661 frankness1668 even downa1679 undisguise1804 forthcomingness1808 undisguisedness1814 overtness1865 forthrightness1873 1618 M. Baret Hipponomie i. 52 It will be very decerneable to the spectators; which apertnesse is nothing commendable in a Horseman. 1655 in S. Hartlib Reformed Common-wealth Bees 33 I..did conceive my apertnesse a candid Testimony of my intentions. 1823 I. D'Israeli Curiosities of Lit. 2nd Ser. III. 11 This has arisen from a want of what Ashmole calls ‘apertness’. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > sincerity, freedom from deceit > [noun] > frankness, straightforwardness > specifically in speech frankness1553 freedom1585 apertness1604 ingenuity1614 unreservedness1713 unreserve1717 candour1769 free-spokenness1858 1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) v. §4. 192 The reasons..require great perspicuitie and apertnesse in deliuerie. 1669 W. Holder Elem. Speech 79 The Freedom or Apertness and vigour of pronuncing. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1604 |
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