longinquityn.

Brit.

/lɒnˈdʒɪŋkwᵻti/, U.S.

/lɔnˈdʒɪŋkwᵻdi/,

/lɑnˈdʒɪŋkwᵻdi/

Forms: 1500s longinquite (Scottish), 1600s longinquitie, 1600s– longinquity.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin longinquitās.

Etymology: < classical Latin longinquitās distance, remoteness, great extent in space, length, extent in time, duration < longinquus longinque adj. + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix).

Now rare.

1. Long distance; the quality of being far away, remoteness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [noun]

farness1398

remotionc1425

distance1440

longinquityc1550

distancy1597

remoteness1607

removednessa1616

elongation1616

far-offness1873

far-awayness1888

c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) 3 The longinquite of his martial voyaige.

1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage iv. xii. 411 There may shine a Tartarian sunne in Cathay, when as a darke night in this longinquitie of distance hideth him from our eyes.

1665 T. Manley tr. H. Grotius De Rebus Belgicis 343 Many famous Miracles have been done by them, as is believed with great facility from confident Asseverations; for that the Longinquity of places excludes further Tryals.

1831 T. L. Peacock Crotchet Castle ii. 34 I think the proximity of wine a matter of much more importance than the longinquity of water.

1900 Pall Mall Gaz. 21 Dec. 12/3 Bradfield is not the paragon of accessibility..but..this longinquity no doubt subtly aids the detachment of view.

1968 MLN 83 739 This striving for the imaginative recovery of an authentic antiquity and of an authentic longinquity.

†2. Distance or remoteness in time; long passage of time. Also: long continuance or duration. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > [noun]

lengtha1240

date?1316

durationc1384

hautesse1399

quantity?a1425

periodc1475

tracta1513

allowance1526

continuance1530

wideness1535

continue1556

protense1590

countenance1592

stay1595

standing1600

dimension1605

longanimity1607

longinquity1607

insisture1609

existence1615

unprivationa1628

continuity1646

protension1654

measure1658

course1665

contention1666

propagation1741

protensity1886

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 720 The horne of an Vnicorne is at this day vsed, although age or longinquity of time [hath] quite abolished it from the nature of a horne.

1630 W. Basse Helpe to Memory & Disc. 134 It is not improbable that Cain in his longinquity of life might wander foure or fiue hundred yeeres.

1669 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. I iii. ii. 30 Thucydides..could know nothing..of things before the Peloponnesian war, by reason of the Longinquitie of Time.

1785 Guide to Health, Beauty, Riches & Honour 9 Not equalled for their..longinquity of colour, never turning black.

1859 J. C. Byrne Realities Paris Life III. ii. 149 Its horrid details are forgotten now,—shrunk into insignificance by its longinquity.

†3. Lengthiness of discourse, prolixity. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > prolixity

prolixityc1395

tediouste?a1412

diffusiona1413

diffuseness1474

tediousness?a1475

largeness1547

longness1587

prolixness?1590

length1597

longanimity1607

tediositya1625

wire-drawing1640

longinquity1641

long-windedness1648

diffusivenessa1719

sprawling1822

longsomeness1834

ramblingness1835

lengthsomeness1849

bagginess1860

lengthiness1863

governmentese1907

1641 Ld. Balmerino Speech Parl. Scotl. sig. A3 If my tongue have committed any error in its prolixity, and longinquity of words, that error shall wait upon your gracious pardon.

1879 G. Meredith Egoist Prel. Inordinate unvaried length, sheer longinquity.

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

单词	longinquity
释义	longinquityn. Brit. /lɒnˈdʒɪŋkwᵻti/, U.S. /lɔnˈdʒɪŋkwᵻdi/, /lɑnˈdʒɪŋkwᵻdi/ Forms: 1500s longinquite (Scottish), 1600s longinquitie, 1600s– longinquity. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin longinquitās. Etymology: < classical Latin longinquitās distance, remoteness, great extent in space, length, extent in time, duration < longinquus longinque adj. + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). Now rare. 1. Long distance; the quality of being far away, remoteness. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [noun] farness1398 remotionc1425 distance1440 longinquityc1550 distancy1597 remoteness1607 removednessa1616 elongation1616 far-offness1873 far-awayness1888 c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) 3 The longinquite of his martial voyaige. 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage iv. xii. 411 There may shine a Tartarian sunne in Cathay, when as a darke night in this longinquitie of distance hideth him from our eyes. 1665 T. Manley tr. H. Grotius De Rebus Belgicis 343 Many famous Miracles have been done by them, as is believed with great facility from confident Asseverations; for that the Longinquity of places excludes further Tryals. 1831 T. L. Peacock Crotchet Castle ii. 34 I think the proximity of wine a matter of much more importance than the longinquity of water. 1900 Pall Mall Gaz. 21 Dec. 12/3 Bradfield is not the paragon of accessibility..but..this longinquity no doubt subtly aids the detachment of view. 1968 MLN 83 739 This striving for the imaginative recovery of an authentic antiquity and of an authentic longinquity. †2. Distance or remoteness in time; long passage of time. Also: long continuance or duration. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > [noun] lengtha1240 date?1316 durationc1384 hautesse1399 quantity?a1425 periodc1475 tracta1513 allowance1526 continuance1530 wideness1535 continue1556 protense1590 countenance1592 stay1595 standing1600 dimension1605 longanimity1607 longinquity1607 insisture1609 existence1615 unprivationa1628 continuity1646 protension1654 measure1658 course1665 contention1666 propagation1741 protensity1886 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 720 The horne of an Vnicorne is at this day vsed, although age or longinquity of time [hath] quite abolished it from the nature of a horne. 1630 W. Basse Helpe to Memory & Disc. 134 It is not improbable that Cain in his longinquity of life might wander foure or fiue hundred yeeres. 1669 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. I iii. ii. 30 Thucydides..could know nothing..of things before the Peloponnesian war, by reason of the Longinquitie of Time. 1785 Guide to Health, Beauty, Riches & Honour 9 Not equalled for their..longinquity of colour, never turning black. 1859 J. C. Byrne Realities Paris Life III. ii. 149 Its horrid details are forgotten now,—shrunk into insignificance by its longinquity. †3. Lengthiness of discourse, prolixity. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > prolixity prolixityc1395 tediouste?a1412 diffusiona1413 diffuseness1474 tediousness?a1475 largeness1547 longness1587 prolixness?1590 length1597 longanimity1607 tediositya1625 wire-drawing1640 longinquity1641 long-windedness1648 diffusivenessa1719 sprawling1822 longsomeness1834 ramblingness1835 lengthsomeness1849 bagginess1860 lengthiness1863 governmentese1907 1641 Ld. Balmerino Speech Parl. Scotl. sig. A3 If my tongue have committed any error in its prolixity, and longinquity of words, that error shall wait upon your gracious pardon. 1879 G. Meredith Egoist Prel. Inordinate unvaried length, sheer longinquity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1550
随便看	assieging assientist assiento assientos assiette assification assified assify assign assign arms assignabilities assignability assignable assignably assignat assignate assignation assignation house assignations assignats assigned assignee assigneeism assignees assignees in bankruptcy