automatousadj.

Brit.

/ɔːˈtɒmətəs/, U.S.

/ɔˈtɑmədəs/,

/ɑˈtɑmədəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek αὐτόματος , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < ancient Greek αὐτόματος (see automaton n.) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier automatic adj., automatical adj.

a. That is an automaton; self-acting once set in motion, automatic. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > types of machine generally > [adjective] > automatic

automatical1586

automatic1599

automatous1646

automatary1652

automatarian1656

automatal1682

self-acting1775

self-controlled1781

automative1794

automate1818

self-directing1831

autodynamic1869

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica v. xviii. 259 Clocks are Automatous organs.

1782 W. Hooper Rational Recreations (ed. 2) II. 207 (heading) An automatous harpsichord.

1843 Church of Eng. Mag. 25 Feb. 134/1 Snatches of popular airs, caught from the travelling barrel-organ, and other automatous instruments.

1853 J. Calvert Gold Rocks Great Brit. & Ireland xviii. 286 We shall witness it [sc. the earth]..moving with the well regulated automatous action of a steam engine.

1875 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 2 The automatous frogs of Mr. Huxley... [Note] Mr Huxley has recently revived..the..least tenable of the theories of Descartes, that animals are to be regarded as machines or automata.

1904 Forum 35 319 The automatous torpedo, when it was introduced, had a small range and was uncertain in its action.

b. Resembling or like an automaton; not motivated by intelligence or will; mechanical.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [adjective] > unintentional or involuntary > without intention

automatousa1682

unintentional1838

unwitting1841

unintentioned1851

intentionless1887

a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) i. 26 They who are merely carried on by the Wheel of such Inclinations..are but the Automatous part of mankind.

1768 tr. J.-J. Rousseau Thoughts Different Subj. II. 103 Doing always what he is commanded,..he [sc. the peasant] acts always by rote..in his almost automatous life.

1820 15 554 There are two sorts of life, the automatous and the discretionary. The former [is] possessed of all the faculties of inferior life... The other..is..subject to a higher power.

1918 E. L. G. Watson Where Bonds are Loosed‎ x. 146 [She] stood aside, mechanical and automatous, indifferent to his fate.

2006 Independent (Nexis) 30 Sept. 41 A conga line.., with its suggestion of fixed grins and automatous obedience.

2. Able to act or move spontaneously; having the power of self-motion.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > free will > [adjective] > exercising or capable of free will

freeeOE

activea1398

indetermined1628

volent1654

undeterminate1668

free-willing1675

autexousious1678

free-willed1678

automatous1732

spontaneous1732

indeterminate1836

1732 W. King Toast i. 46/2 Vol..was supported by two Female Statues of Gold, which were likewise automatous.

1769 W. Jackson in Monthly Rev. 42 171 Their great, ineffable, autocratorical, automatous author.

1808 J. Jebb Let. 10 Sept. in J. Jebb & A. Knox Thirty Years' Corr. (1834) I. 427 I long to be set at work, but I am not automatous. I need to be wound up.

1871 F. W. Farrar Witness of Hist. i. 36 He may accept the nebular hypothesis, but..must he not admit that the fluid haze was not automatous?

1908 Monist 18 207 All existence is possessed of energy, which means it is automatous or bears in itself the power of spontaneous motion.

1987 H. R. Scodel Diaeresis & Myth in Plato's ‘Statesman’ ii. 77 The self-movement of the cosmos is due to the principle of life which it receives from its progenitor... Its automatous motion can proceed for countless cycles.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	automatous
释义	automatousadj. Brit. /ɔːˈtɒmətəs/, U.S. /ɔˈtɑmədəs/, /ɑˈtɑmədəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek αὐτόματος , -ous suffix. Etymology: < ancient Greek αὐτόματος (see automaton n.) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier automatic adj., automatical adj. 1. a. That is an automaton; self-acting once set in motion, automatic. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > types of machine generally > [adjective] > automatic automatical1586 automatic1599 automatous1646 automatary1652 automatarian1656 automatal1682 self-acting1775 self-controlled1781 automative1794 automate1818 self-directing1831 autodynamic1869 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica v. xviii. 259 Clocks are Automatous organs. View more context for this quotation 1782 W. Hooper Rational Recreations (ed. 2) II. 207 (heading) An automatous harpsichord. 1843 Church of Eng. Mag. 25 Feb. 134/1 Snatches of popular airs, caught from the travelling barrel-organ, and other automatous instruments. 1853 J. Calvert Gold Rocks Great Brit. & Ireland xviii. 286 We shall witness it [sc. the earth]..moving with the well regulated automatous action of a steam engine. 1875 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 2 The automatous frogs of Mr. Huxley... [Note] Mr Huxley has recently revived..the..least tenable of the theories of Descartes, that animals are to be regarded as machines or automata. 1904 Forum 35 319 The automatous torpedo, when it was introduced, had a small range and was uncertain in its action. b. Resembling or like an automaton; not motivated by intelligence or will; mechanical. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [adjective] > unintentional or involuntary > without intention automatousa1682 unintentional1838 unwitting1841 unintentioned1851 intentionless1887 a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) i. 26 They who are merely carried on by the Wheel of such Inclinations..are but the Automatous part of mankind. 1768 tr. J.-J. Rousseau Thoughts Different Subj. II. 103 Doing always what he is commanded,..he [sc. the peasant] acts always by rote..in his almost automatous life. 1820 15 554 There are two sorts of life, the automatous and the discretionary. The former [is] possessed of all the faculties of inferior life... The other..is..subject to a higher power. 1918 E. L. G. Watson Where Bonds are Loosed‎ x. 146 [She] stood aside, mechanical and automatous, indifferent to his fate. 2006 Independent (Nexis) 30 Sept. 41 A conga line.., with its suggestion of fixed grins and automatous obedience. 2. Able to act or move spontaneously; having the power of self-motion. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > [adjective] > exercising or capable of free will freeeOE activea1398 indetermined1628 volent1654 undeterminate1668 free-willing1675 autexousious1678 free-willed1678 automatous1732 spontaneous1732 indeterminate1836 1732 W. King Toast i. 46/2 Vol..was supported by two Female Statues of Gold, which were likewise automatous. 1769 W. Jackson in Monthly Rev. 42 171 Their great, ineffable, autocratorical, automatous author. 1808 J. Jebb Let. 10 Sept. in J. Jebb & A. Knox Thirty Years' Corr. (1834) I. 427 I long to be set at work, but I am not automatous. I need to be wound up. 1871 F. W. Farrar Witness of Hist. i. 36 He may accept the nebular hypothesis, but..must he not admit that the fluid haze was not automatous? 1908 Monist 18 207 All existence is possessed of energy, which means it is automatous or bears in itself the power of spontaneous motion. 1987 H. R. Scodel Diaeresis & Myth in Plato's ‘Statesman’ ii. 77 The self-movement of the cosmos is due to the principle of life which it receives from its progenitor... Its automatous motion can proceed for countless cycles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1646
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