know-nothingnessn.

Brit.

/ˌnəʊˈnʌθɪŋnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˌnoʊˈnəθɪŋnᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: know-nothing n., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < either know-nothing n. or know-nothing adj. + -ness suffix. Compare later know-nothingism n. 2.

The state or quality of knowing nothing; complete ignorance.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > [noun] > complete

know-nothingnessa1841

omninescience1856

a1841 T. E. Hook Fathers & Sons (1842) I. v. 147 This Jane, with all her apparent simplicity, and what her unpleasant parent called ‘know-nothingness’, did not exactly believe.

1884 Notes & Queries 21 June 493/1 Jo..scandalized by his distressing know-nothingness the coroner and jury at the inquest..in Bleak House.

1957 W. Dykeman & J. Stokely Neither Black nor White vi. 88 The way had been won for cowardice to masquerade as courage, and know-nothingness to pose as the knowledgeable voice of a people.

1999 T. Szasz Fatal Freedom p. xi The view..risks being dismissed as an act of intellectual know-nothingness, akin to asserting that cancer has nothing to do with illness or medicine.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	know-nothingness
释义	know-nothingnessn. Brit. /ˌnəʊˈnʌθɪŋnᵻs/, U.S. /ˌnoʊˈnəθɪŋnᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: know-nothing n., -ness suffix. Etymology: < either know-nothing n. or know-nothing adj. + -ness suffix. Compare later know-nothingism n. 2. The state or quality of knowing nothing; complete ignorance. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > [noun] > complete know-nothingnessa1841 omninescience1856 a1841 T. E. Hook Fathers & Sons (1842) I. v. 147 This Jane, with all her apparent simplicity, and what her unpleasant parent called ‘know-nothingness’, did not exactly believe. 1884 Notes & Queries 21 June 493/1 Jo..scandalized by his distressing know-nothingness the coroner and jury at the inquest..in Bleak House. 1957 W. Dykeman & J. Stokely Neither Black nor White vi. 88 The way had been won for cowardice to masquerade as courage, and know-nothingness to pose as the knowledgeable voice of a people. 1999 T. Szasz Fatal Freedom p. xi The view..risks being dismissed as an act of intellectual know-nothingness, akin to asserting that cancer has nothing to do with illness or medicine. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1841
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