housewifishadj.

Brit.

/ˈhaʊswʌɪfɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈhaʊsˌwaɪfɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: housewife n., -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < housewife n. + -ish suffix¹. Compare earlier housewifely adj.

= housewifely adj. (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > person in control > [adjective] > of or relating to manager > skilled in household management > of woman

housewifely1528

housekeeper-like1831

housewifish1835

housekeeperly1854

1835 J. L. Motley Let. 27 July in Corr. (1889) I. iii. 60 I thought the whole scene at first too tidy..too housewifish.

1855 W. Bagehot Lit. Stud. (1879) I. 287 By tact and instinct motherly and housewifish.

1877 M. Oliphant Makers of Florence (ed. 2) vi. 167 Foolish housewifish cares.

1946 F. K. Beck Second Carrot from End 23 The sweet domesticity of movie girls, a sterling housewifish quality they all have.

1998 Statesman (Nexis) 6 Sept. The Oprah Winfrey Show, for instance, is a steady stream of housewifish platitudes about how difficult life is becoming.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	housewifish
释义	housewifishadj. Brit. /ˈhaʊswʌɪfɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈhaʊsˌwaɪfɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: housewife n., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < housewife n. + -ish suffix¹. Compare earlier housewifely adj. = housewifely adj. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > person in control > [adjective] > of or relating to manager > skilled in household management > of woman housewifely1528 housekeeper-like1831 housewifish1835 housekeeperly1854 1835 J. L. Motley Let. 27 July in Corr. (1889) I. iii. 60 I thought the whole scene at first too tidy..too housewifish. 1855 W. Bagehot Lit. Stud. (1879) I. 287 By tact and instinct motherly and housewifish. 1877 M. Oliphant Makers of Florence (ed. 2) vi. 167 Foolish housewifish cares. 1946 F. K. Beck Second Carrot from End 23 The sweet domesticity of movie girls, a sterling housewifish quality they all have. 1998 Statesman (Nexis) 6 Sept. The Oprah Winfrey Show, for instance, is a steady stream of housewifish platitudes about how difficult life is becoming. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1835
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