leafinessn.

Brit.

/ˈliːfɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈlifinᵻs/

Forms: 1600s leafinesse, 1600s– leafiness, 1800s– leafyness.

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

Etymology: < leafy adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier leaviness n. at leavy adj. Derivatives.

The quality or condition of being leafy (in various senses). Also: lush green vegetation.

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the world > plants > part of plant > leaf > [noun] > leafiness

leaviness1598

leafiness1627

frondosity1656

frondoseness1727

1627 W. Duncomb tr. V. d'Audiguier Tragi-comicall Hist. our Times i. 5 Solitarinesse perpetually resides there in the shadow of an impenitrable leafinesse [Fr. fueillage].

1661 C. Cotterell tr. G. de Costes de La Calprenède Cassandra (new ed.) i. i. 1 Trees, whose thick Leafiness[1652 Leaviness; Fr. espaisseur] cast a very pleasing shade.

a1750 A. Hill Wks. (1753) II. 347 The author treats his subject, with a florid leafiness. He shews it, as earth shews us trees.

1844 E. B. Browning Vision of Poets Concl. iv While up the leafiness profound A wind..Stood ready to blow on me when I turned that way.

1863 H. W. Bates Naturalist on River Amazons II. vi. 387 The margins of these streams were paradises of leafiness and verdure.

1956 A. L. Rowse Diary 24 Aug. (2003) 252 Lavender-coloured church towers against green flanks of moor.., cream-washed Regency houses bowered in leafiness.

1991 Time Out 13 Mar. 22/3 The rented flat she occupies in the quiet leafiness of Hampstead contains no clues to her personality.

2001 Independent (Nexis) 13 Jan. 12 Geraniums are good plants and..in this past wet season, the leafiness of them has become almost a threat.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	leafiness
释义	leafinessn. Brit. /ˈliːfɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈlifinᵻs/ Forms: 1600s leafinesse, 1600s– leafiness, 1800s– leafyness. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: leafy adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < leafy adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier leaviness n. at leavy adj. Derivatives. The quality or condition of being leafy (in various senses). Also: lush green vegetation. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > leaf > [noun] > leafiness leaviness1598 leafiness1627 frondosity1656 frondoseness1727 1627 W. Duncomb tr. V. d'Audiguier Tragi-comicall Hist. our Times i. 5 Solitarinesse perpetually resides there in the shadow of an impenitrable leafinesse [Fr. fueillage]. 1661 C. Cotterell tr. G. de Costes de La Calprenède Cassandra (new ed.) i. i. 1 Trees, whose thick Leafiness[1652 Leaviness; Fr. espaisseur] cast a very pleasing shade. a1750 A. Hill Wks. (1753) II. 347 The author treats his subject, with a florid leafiness. He shews it, as earth shews us trees. 1844 E. B. Browning Vision of Poets Concl. iv While up the leafiness profound A wind..Stood ready to blow on me when I turned that way. 1863 H. W. Bates Naturalist on River Amazons II. vi. 387 The margins of these streams were paradises of leafiness and verdure. 1956 A. L. Rowse Diary 24 Aug. (2003) 252 Lavender-coloured church towers against green flanks of moor.., cream-washed Regency houses bowered in leafiness. 1991 Time Out 13 Mar. 22/3 The rented flat she occupies in the quiet leafiness of Hampstead contains no clues to her personality. 2001 Independent (Nexis) 13 Jan. 12 Geraniums are good plants and..in this past wet season, the leafiness of them has become almost a threat. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1627
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