massivityn.

Brit.

/maˈsɪvɪti/, U.S.

/mæˈsɪvədi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: massive adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < massive adj. + -ity suffix. Compare Middle French massiveté (1538), Middle French, French massivité (1547 in a translation of Vitruvius, rare until mid 19th cent.).

Esp. of buildings: = massiveness n.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > [noun] > quality of building

ineffectiveness1865

massivity1908

1908 W. H. Dawson Evol. Mod. Germany 13 Everywhere one sees the worship of massivity, the striving after crude, imposing effects—in the modern monuments, the public buildings, the bridges.

1921 S. Graham Europe xiv. 186 A mighty stone structure, of great height and massivity.

1953 E. Barker Age & Youth iv. 72 New College had a massivity, if I may coin that word—an invisible massivity which matched the visible physical massivity of its chapel and hall and cloisters and tower.

1991 J. Caldwell Oxf. Hist. Eng. Music I. vii. 422 In some of the music there is a massivity that goes even beyond that of Weelkes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	massivity
释义	massivityn. Brit. /maˈsɪvɪti/, U.S. /mæˈsɪvədi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: massive adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < massive adj. + -ity suffix. Compare Middle French massiveté (1538), Middle French, French massivité (1547 in a translation of Vitruvius, rare until mid 19th cent.). Esp. of buildings: = massiveness n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > [noun] > quality of building ineffectiveness1865 massivity1908 1908 W. H. Dawson Evol. Mod. Germany 13 Everywhere one sees the worship of massivity, the striving after crude, imposing effects—in the modern monuments, the public buildings, the bridges. 1921 S. Graham Europe xiv. 186 A mighty stone structure, of great height and massivity. 1953 E. Barker Age & Youth iv. 72 New College had a massivity, if I may coin that word—an invisible massivity which matched the visible physical massivity of its chapel and hall and cloisters and tower. 1991 J. Caldwell Oxf. Hist. Eng. Music I. vii. 422 In some of the music there is a massivity that goes even beyond that of Weelkes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1908
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