love-in-idlenessn.

Brit.

/ˌlʌvɪnˈʌɪdlnəs/, U.S.

/ˌləvɪnˈaɪdlnəs/

Forms:

α. See love n.¹ and in prep. and idleness n.

β. 1900s– love-and-idleness.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: love n.¹, in prep., idleness n., and conj.¹

Etymology: In α. forms < love n.¹ + in prep. + idleness n. In β. forms < love n.¹ + and conj.¹ + idleness n.; compare earlier love-and-idle n. Compare also heartsease n. 2.The reason for the name is unclear. Compare:1863 R. C. A. Prior On Pop. Names Brit. Plants 139 Love in idleness, or Love and idle, or, with more accuracy, Love in idle, ie. in vain, the pansy, a name that perpetuates a current phrase, as in the couplet, 'When passions are let loose without a bridle, Then precious time is turned to love and idle' (Taylor) but why it was attached to this flower, we are not informed.

Chiefly English regional. Now rare.

Heartsease, Viola tricolor.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > pea flowers > violet and allied flowers > allied flowers

pansyc1450

heartsease1530

pansy flower1530

three (also two) faces under (or in) a (or one) hood1548

bulbous violet1578

love-in-idleness1578

sweet violet1578

pensea1592

cull-me-to-you1597

dog's tooth violet1597

dog violet1597

kiss-me-ere-I-rise1597

live in idleness1597

wild violet1597

yellow violet1597

love-and-idle1630

love-in-idle1664

trinity1699

fancy1712

wood violet1713

marsh violet1753

tree violet1753

kiss-me-at-the-gate1787

bird's-foot violet1802

Parma violet1812

Johnny-jump-up1827

stepmother1828

Neapolitan violet1830

garden gate1842

butterfly pea1848

kissa1852

pinkany-John1854

viola1871

kiss-me1877

pink-eyed John1877

face and hood1886

roosterhead1894

trout-lily1909

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball ii. ii. 149 This floure is called..in English, Pances, Loue in idlenes, and Hartes ease.

1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream ii. i. 168 The bolt of Cupid..fell vpon a little westerne flower; Before, milke white; now purple, with loues wound, And maidens call it, Loue in idlenesse .

1777 J. Lightfoot Flora Scotica I. 510 In Warwickshire and Worcestershire this plant is called by the common people Love in Idleness, and therefore is doubtless the herb to which..Shakespear attributes such extraordinary virtues in the person of Oberon king of the fairies.

1899 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 12 69 That charming ‘little western flower Before milk white, now purple with loves wound’, called by maidens ‘love-in-idleness’, but also known as ‘heart's ease’ and ‘Johnny jump-up’ (the Viola tricolor of botanists).

2002 Daily Tel. 14 Feb. 13/4 Love-in-idleness was the folk name for the wild pansy or heartsease (viola tricolour).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	love-in-idleness
释义	love-in-idlenessn. Brit. /ˌlʌvɪnˈʌɪdlnəs/, U.S. /ˌləvɪnˈaɪdlnəs/ Forms: α. See love n.¹ and in prep. and idleness n. β. 1900s– love-and-idleness. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: love n.¹, in prep., idleness n., and conj.¹ Etymology: In α. forms < love n.¹ + in prep. + idleness n. In β. forms < love n.¹ + and conj.¹ + idleness n.; compare earlier love-and-idle n. Compare also heartsease n. 2.The reason for the name is unclear. Compare:1863 R. C. A. Prior On Pop. Names Brit. Plants 139 Love in idleness, or Love and idle, or, with more accuracy, Love in idle, ie. in vain, the pansy, a name that perpetuates a current phrase, as in the couplet, 'When passions are let loose without a bridle, Then precious time is turned to love and idle' (Taylor) but why it was attached to this flower, we are not informed. Chiefly English regional. Now rare. Heartsease, Viola tricolor. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > pea flowers > violet and allied flowers > allied flowers pansyc1450 heartsease1530 pansy flower1530 three (also two) faces under (or in) a (or one) hood1548 bulbous violet1578 love-in-idleness1578 sweet violet1578 pensea1592 cull-me-to-you1597 dog's tooth violet1597 dog violet1597 kiss-me-ere-I-rise1597 live in idleness1597 wild violet1597 yellow violet1597 love-and-idle1630 love-in-idle1664 trinity1699 fancy1712 wood violet1713 marsh violet1753 tree violet1753 kiss-me-at-the-gate1787 bird's-foot violet1802 Parma violet1812 Johnny-jump-up1827 stepmother1828 Neapolitan violet1830 garden gate1842 butterfly pea1848 kissa1852 pinkany-John1854 viola1871 kiss-me1877 pink-eyed John1877 face and hood1886 roosterhead1894 trout-lily1909 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball ii. ii. 149 This floure is called..in English, Pances, Loue in idlenes, and Hartes ease. 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream ii. i. 168 The bolt of Cupid..fell vpon a little westerne flower; Before, milke white; now purple, with loues wound, And maidens call it, Loue in idlenesse . View more context for this quotation 1777 J. Lightfoot Flora Scotica I. 510 In Warwickshire and Worcestershire this plant is called by the common people Love in Idleness, and therefore is doubtless the herb to which..Shakespear attributes such extraordinary virtues in the person of Oberon king of the fairies. 1899 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 12 69 That charming ‘little western flower Before milk white, now purple with loves wound’, called by maidens ‘love-in-idleness’, but also known as ‘heart's ease’ and ‘Johnny jump-up’ (the Viola tricolor of botanists). 2002 Daily Tel. 14 Feb. 13/4 Love-in-idleness was the folk name for the wild pansy or heartsease (viola tricolour). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1578
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