latenessn.

Brit.

/ˈleɪtnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈleɪtnᵻs/

Forms: see late adj.¹ and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: late adj.¹, -ness suffix.

Etymology: < late adj.¹ + -ness suffix.

1. The quality of being slow; slowness. rare (English regional (midlands) in later use).

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [noun]

slacknessc1000

latenessOE

sleutha1387

slowfulness1483

lenta1500

snailishness1905

OE Byrhtferð Enchiridion (Ashm.) (1995) ii. i. 66 Þære sunnan lætnys binnan feower geara fæce gewyrcð ænne dæg.

OE Wærferð tr. Gregory Dialogues (Corpus Cambr.) (1900) ii. xxxv. 174 Þin gerecenes & gesægn weox swa swiðe forð fram minre lætnysse & dysegan swongernesse [L. ex tarditate mea].

a1500 (?a1425) tr. Secreta Secret. (Lamb.) 89 (MED) Þe souerayn vertu maynteignes alle þinges, ffor it geues latnesse, and it makys swyftnesse.

1887 T. Darlington Folk-speech S. Cheshire Latn'ss, delay, slowness.

2. With reference to a particular period of time (an hour, a day, a season, etc.): the condition of being late or advanced.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [noun] > lateness or being advanced in time

latenessc1480

c1480 (a1400) St. Mary of Egypt 19 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 296 Þe latnes of þe houre.

1594 L. Lewkenor tr. O. de la Marche Resolued Gentleman f. 5 Considering my passed trauaile, and the latenesse of the nyght.

1693 Vertue Rewarded 18 The lateness of the night broke up the Ball, and sent every one to his several home.

1727 J. Swift Let. to Gay 23 Nov. in Lett. Dr. Swift (1741) 73 Your lateness in life..might be improper to begin the world with, but almost the eldest men may hope to see changes in a Court.

1772 London Mag. July 396/1 It was proposed, on account of the lateness of the day, to adjourn.

1840 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece VII. 311 He came too late to overtake Ptolemy, and lost most of his horses through the rapidity of his movements and the lateness of the season.

1884 Cent. Mag. Jan. 381/1 The older men grumbled at the lateness of the hours.

1930 W. H. Auden Poems 10 Muzzed with drink and lateness he was blabbing.

1962 S. Ennis tr. P. Sayers Old Woman's Refl. xii. 87 The lateness of evening was there, and the canoes gone out fishing.

2010 N. Bunker Making Haste from Babylon iv. xiii. 268 Worried about..the lateness of the season, Cushman was one of a group who turned back.

3. The condition of being later than the usual, proper, or expected time.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [noun] > lateness

latesomeness1357

lateness1564

tardity1599

belatedness1631

tardiness1752

1564 J. Rastell Confut. Serm. M. Iuell 129 The latenesse of receiuing of it [sc. the bread], is a good argument therof [i.e. that it was the sacrament] also. Bycawse yf they had com to supper, they would haue tasted therof before midnyght.

1600 J. Colville Palinod sig. C4 I hope to be rewarded as soone, (if not before them) as them that haue trauelled from the break of day, notwithstanding my latenes.

1692 tr. G. P. Marana Lett. Turkish Spy IV. xii. 158 I once excus'd the Lateness of my Address to Minezim Aluph Bassa..by laying the Blame on the Badness of the Ways.

1743 J. Willison Afflicted Man's Compan. iv. 91 Mourn for the lateness of thy repentance, and thy prodigious folly in delaying so long.

1799 Gentleman's Mag. May 374/1 Being called to account for very unusual lateness in attending at the school.

1838 H. Martineau Retrospect Western Trav. 225 It was a bouquet of hyacinths, which were extremely rare that year, from the lateness and severity of the frosts.

1881 J. G. Fitch Lect. Teaching 74 A systematic record for each pupil of these particulars:..(3) absence; (4) lateness.

1905 E. Wharton House of Mirth ii. xiii. 507 Having..excused herself in cryptic language for the lateness of her return, Nettie restored the baby to the crib.

1976 Beano 6 Mar. 11/3 Something must be done about this continual lateness.

2005 Challenge Sept. 2/2 We apologize for the lateness of this issue, which is due to a change in our office location.

†4. The condition of belonging to or occurring or originating in a past period of time comparatively close to the present; recency. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > recency > [noun]

freshnessa1398

lateness1566

recency1620

recentity1631

recentness1647

lateliness1693

1566 J. Rastell Third Bk. beware of M. Iewel f. 7 Was he of so late yeres, as Luther,..and other Greate Anceters of your new Religion? Why dothe not the latenesse of these felowes, offend you?

1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. viii. 119 Thus doe ye see the latenesse of the Westerne Nations.

1673 W. Cave Primitive Christianity i. ii. 18 The next charge was its lateness and novelty, that it was an upstart Sect, and but of yesterdays standing.

1715 tr. Cicero Tusculan Disputations iii. 134 By Newness is not only understood the Lateness of any Incident, but universally all Objects are said to be new, which..still make a fresh Impression upon the Mind.

5. The condition of occurring in the latter part of a particular period of time.

ΚΠ

1661 J. Davies tr. D. Blondel Treat. Sibyls i. xx. 54 The lateness of their Discovery, made after the Death of Adrian.

1702 Lives Anc. Philosophers i. 60 There's yet another Epistle to Solon..Which Demetrius alledges to be spurious, upon the consideration of its lateness, and its being writ not in the Cretan but in the Attick Language.

1750 G. Costard Two Diss. i. 29 A farther proof of the lateness of that Composition [sc. the Book of Job].

1845 J. Kitto Cycl. Biblical Lit. I. 471/1 The lateness of the period at which he flourished.., and the absence of any scriptural authority, require us to consider his assertions as referring to a time much later.

1874 A. H. Sayce Princ. Compar. Philol. vi. 216 The existence of compounds in a language may be considered a mark of lateness.

1885 Bookseller May 454/2 Its palpable lateness of date.

1930 F. E. Matthes Geol. Hist. Yosemite Valley 68/2 The range forms an exception to the rule because of the lateness of its elevation.

2012 C. A. Evans Jesus & his World 6 If we set aside John because of its lateness and its obvious metaphorical portrait of Jesus.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lateness
释义	latenessn. Brit. /ˈleɪtnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈleɪtnᵻs/ Forms: see late adj.¹ and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: late adj.¹, -ness suffix. Etymology: < late adj.¹ + -ness suffix. 1. The quality of being slow; slowness. rare (English regional (midlands) in later use). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [noun] slacknessc1000 latenessOE sleutha1387 slowfulness1483 lenta1500 snailishness1905 OE Byrhtferð Enchiridion (Ashm.) (1995) ii. i. 66 Þære sunnan lætnys binnan feower geara fæce gewyrcð ænne dæg. OE Wærferð tr. Gregory Dialogues (Corpus Cambr.) (1900) ii. xxxv. 174 Þin gerecenes & gesægn weox swa swiðe forð fram minre lætnysse & dysegan swongernesse [L. ex tarditate mea]. a1500 (?a1425) tr. Secreta Secret. (Lamb.) 89 (MED) Þe souerayn vertu maynteignes alle þinges, ffor it geues latnesse, and it makys swyftnesse. 1887 T. Darlington Folk-speech S. Cheshire Latn'ss, delay, slowness. 2. With reference to a particular period of time (an hour, a day, a season, etc.): the condition of being late or advanced. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [noun] > lateness or being advanced in time latenessc1480 c1480 (a1400) St. Mary of Egypt 19 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 296 Þe latnes of þe houre. 1594 L. Lewkenor tr. O. de la Marche Resolued Gentleman f. 5 Considering my passed trauaile, and the latenesse of the nyght. 1693 Vertue Rewarded 18 The lateness of the night broke up the Ball, and sent every one to his several home. 1727 J. Swift Let. to Gay 23 Nov. in Lett. Dr. Swift (1741) 73 Your lateness in life..might be improper to begin the world with, but almost the eldest men may hope to see changes in a Court. 1772 London Mag. July 396/1 It was proposed, on account of the lateness of the day, to adjourn. 1840 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece VII. 311 He came too late to overtake Ptolemy, and lost most of his horses through the rapidity of his movements and the lateness of the season. 1884 Cent. Mag. Jan. 381/1 The older men grumbled at the lateness of the hours. 1930 W. H. Auden Poems 10 Muzzed with drink and lateness he was blabbing. 1962 S. Ennis tr. P. Sayers Old Woman's Refl. xii. 87 The lateness of evening was there, and the canoes gone out fishing. 2010 N. Bunker Making Haste from Babylon iv. xiii. 268 Worried about..the lateness of the season, Cushman was one of a group who turned back. 3. The condition of being later than the usual, proper, or expected time. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [noun] > lateness latesomeness1357 lateness1564 tardity1599 belatedness1631 tardiness1752 1564 J. Rastell Confut. Serm. M. Iuell 129 The latenesse of receiuing of it [sc. the bread], is a good argument therof [i.e. that it was the sacrament] also. Bycawse yf they had com to supper, they would haue tasted therof before midnyght. 1600 J. Colville Palinod sig. C4 I hope to be rewarded as soone, (if not before them) as them that haue trauelled from the break of day, notwithstanding my latenes. 1692 tr. G. P. Marana Lett. Turkish Spy IV. xii. 158 I once excus'd the Lateness of my Address to Minezim Aluph Bassa..by laying the Blame on the Badness of the Ways. 1743 J. Willison Afflicted Man's Compan. iv. 91 Mourn for the lateness of thy repentance, and thy prodigious folly in delaying so long. 1799 Gentleman's Mag. May 374/1 Being called to account for very unusual lateness in attending at the school. 1838 H. Martineau Retrospect Western Trav. 225 It was a bouquet of hyacinths, which were extremely rare that year, from the lateness and severity of the frosts. 1881 J. G. Fitch Lect. Teaching 74 A systematic record for each pupil of these particulars:..(3) absence; (4) lateness. 1905 E. Wharton House of Mirth ii. xiii. 507 Having..excused herself in cryptic language for the lateness of her return, Nettie restored the baby to the crib. 1976 Beano 6 Mar. 11/3 Something must be done about this continual lateness. 2005 Challenge Sept. 2/2 We apologize for the lateness of this issue, which is due to a change in our office location. †4. The condition of belonging to or occurring or originating in a past period of time comparatively close to the present; recency. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > recency > [noun] freshnessa1398 lateness1566 recency1620 recentity1631 recentness1647 lateliness1693 1566 J. Rastell Third Bk. beware of M. Iewel f. 7 Was he of so late yeres, as Luther,..and other Greate Anceters of your new Religion? Why dothe not the latenesse of these felowes, offend you? 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. viii. 119 Thus doe ye see the latenesse of the Westerne Nations. 1673 W. Cave Primitive Christianity i. ii. 18 The next charge was its lateness and novelty, that it was an upstart Sect, and but of yesterdays standing. 1715 tr. Cicero Tusculan Disputations iii. 134 By Newness is not only understood the Lateness of any Incident, but universally all Objects are said to be new, which..still make a fresh Impression upon the Mind. 5. The condition of occurring in the latter part of a particular period of time. ΚΠ 1661 J. Davies tr. D. Blondel Treat. Sibyls i. xx. 54 The lateness of their Discovery, made after the Death of Adrian. 1702 Lives Anc. Philosophers i. 60 There's yet another Epistle to Solon..Which Demetrius alledges to be spurious, upon the consideration of its lateness, and its being writ not in the Cretan but in the Attick Language. 1750 G. Costard Two Diss. i. 29 A farther proof of the lateness of that Composition [sc. the Book of Job]. 1845 J. Kitto Cycl. Biblical Lit. I. 471/1 The lateness of the period at which he flourished.., and the absence of any scriptural authority, require us to consider his assertions as referring to a time much later. 1874 A. H. Sayce Princ. Compar. Philol. vi. 216 The existence of compounds in a language may be considered a mark of lateness. 1885 Bookseller May 454/2 Its palpable lateness of date. 1930 F. E. Matthes Geol. Hist. Yosemite Valley 68/2 The range forms an exception to the rule because of the lateness of its elevation. 2012 C. A. Evans Jesus & his World 6 If we set aside John because of its lateness and its obvious metaphorical portrait of Jesus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.OE
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