leastnessn.

Brit.

/ˈliːs(t)nᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈlis(t)nᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: least adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < least adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier lessness n. Compare also mostness n.

rare.

The fact or quality of being least in size, importance, etc.; minimal size.

ΚΠ

1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge ii. 32 And though a point be the least of boak, and a now the shortest of time, yet they may speak everlastingness, and allfillingness..for all their shortestness and leastness.

1875 J. Ruskin Proserpina I. iii. 83 I suppose it is Gerarde's Minima, and so leave it, more safely named as ‘minute’ than ‘least’. For I think the next variety may dispute the leastness.

1920 Anglican Theol. Rev. May 62 It is not the humility but rather the least-ness of the child on which both the original incidents turned.

2010 P. Gilk Polemics & Provocations xiii. 95 We have to accept Her spiritual humility; we have to voluntarily imitate her leastness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	leastness
释义	leastnessn. Brit. /ˈliːs(t)nᵻs/, U.S. /ˈlis(t)nᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: least adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < least adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier lessness n. Compare also mostness n. rare. The fact or quality of being least in size, importance, etc.; minimal size. ΚΠ 1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge ii. 32 And though a point be the least of boak, and a now the shortest of time, yet they may speak everlastingness, and allfillingness..for all their shortestness and leastness. 1875 J. Ruskin Proserpina I. iii. 83 I suppose it is Gerarde's Minima, and so leave it, more safely named as ‘minute’ than ‘least’. For I think the next variety may dispute the leastness. 1920 Anglican Theol. Rev. May 62 It is not the humility but rather the least-ness of the child on which both the original incidents turned. 2010 P. Gilk Polemics & Provocations xiii. 95 We have to accept Her spiritual humility; we have to voluntarily imitate her leastness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1674
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