leprousnessn.

Brit.

/ˈlɛprəsnəs/, U.S.

/ˈlɛprəsnəs/

Forms: see leprous adj. and -ness suffix.

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

Etymology: < leprous adj. + -ness suffix.

1. A state or quality suggestive of leprosy; taintedness, impurity; contagion. Cf. leprous adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > skin disorders > [noun] > leprosy

spittle-evil?c1225

leperc1275

meselrya1387

lepraa1398

mesela1400

leprosy?a1450

leprosityc1451

lepryc1475

leperhood1491

leperhead1493

leprousnessa1500

lazaryc1503

meselnessc1520

tyre1547

lepernessa1557

satyriasis1587

lazarousness1648

leontiasis1753

cocobay1788

Hansen's disease1938

a1500 ( G. Ripley Compend of Alchemy (Ashm.) f. 64 He [sc. matter] shall make darke bodys hole & bryght, Clensyng her leprosenes [a1550 Bodl. e Mus. lepourousnes] thorow hys myght.

1671 D. Cable tr. J. I. Hollandus Work Saturn in tr. B. Valentinus Of Nat. & Supernatural Things 195 Reiterate this operation of solution and coagulation so long till you find no more Fæces at the bottom,..then is Saturn freed from all its Leprousness.

1832 W. G. Simms Atalantis iii. 53 It is a foul deception—all is gross, And tainted with that earth-born leprousness, That marks the wretch who made it.

1847 J. C. Mangan in Duffy's Irish Catholic Mag. Apr. 70/1 Oh! lost Jerusalem! Where now be her mad hours of wantonness and wine? Her leprousness is on her hands, So lately prankt with pearl and golden gem.

1914 G. H. Combs Call of Mountains xii. 203 With a terrific realism she told the story of ‘darkest London’. She pictured it as it is, its hopelessness, its drab skies, its leprousness, its miseries.

2007 A. Martin tr. N. Brenez Abel Ferrara 80 The leprousness of this ever weaker and more damaged figure evokes a hubris of self-destruction.

2. The condition of the body produced by leprosy; †the disease itself (obsolete). rare.

ΚΠ

1527 L. Andrewe tr. H. Brunschwig Vertuose Boke Distyllacyon sig. Bij The same water..preserveth the body from leprousnes [Ger. vssetzikeit].

1547 A. Borde Breuiary of Helthe i. App. f. vii Leprousnesse and many other infectiouse sickenesses.

1998 L. H. Feldman Josephus's Interpr. Bible 664 The leprousness of his [sc. Moses] hand.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	leprousness
释义	leprousnessn. Brit. /ˈlɛprəsnəs/, U.S. /ˈlɛprəsnəs/ Forms: see leprous adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: leprous adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < leprous adj. + -ness suffix. 1. A state or quality suggestive of leprosy; taintedness, impurity; contagion. Cf. leprous adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > skin disorders > [noun] > leprosy spittle-evil?c1225 leperc1275 meselrya1387 lepraa1398 mesela1400 leprosy?a1450 leprosityc1451 lepryc1475 leperhood1491 leperhead1493 leprousnessa1500 lazaryc1503 meselnessc1520 tyre1547 lepernessa1557 satyriasis1587 lazarousness1648 leontiasis1753 cocobay1788 Hansen's disease1938 a1500 ( G. Ripley Compend of Alchemy (Ashm.) f. 64 He [sc. matter] shall make darke bodys hole & bryght, Clensyng her leprosenes [a1550 Bodl. e Mus. lepourousnes] thorow hys myght. 1671 D. Cable tr. J. I. Hollandus Work Saturn in tr. B. Valentinus Of Nat. & Supernatural Things 195 Reiterate this operation of solution and coagulation so long till you find no more Fæces at the bottom,..then is Saturn freed from all its Leprousness. 1832 W. G. Simms Atalantis iii. 53 It is a foul deception—all is gross, And tainted with that earth-born leprousness, That marks the wretch who made it. 1847 J. C. Mangan in Duffy's Irish Catholic Mag. Apr. 70/1 Oh! lost Jerusalem! Where now be her mad hours of wantonness and wine? Her leprousness is on her hands, So lately prankt with pearl and golden gem. 1914 G. H. Combs Call of Mountains xii. 203 With a terrific realism she told the story of ‘darkest London’. She pictured it as it is, its hopelessness, its drab skies, its leprousness, its miseries. 2007 A. Martin tr. N. Brenez Abel Ferrara 80 The leprousness of this ever weaker and more damaged figure evokes a hubris of self-destruction. 2. The condition of the body produced by leprosy; †the disease itself (obsolete). rare. ΚΠ 1527 L. Andrewe tr. H. Brunschwig Vertuose Boke Distyllacyon sig. Bij The same water..preserveth the body from leprousnes [Ger. vssetzikeit]. 1547 A. Borde Breuiary of Helthe i. App. f. vii Leprousnesse and many other infectiouse sickenesses. 1998 L. H. Feldman Josephus's Interpr. Bible 664 The leprousness of his [sc. Moses] hand. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1500
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