† mentiferousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ment- , mēns , -iferous comb. form.

Etymology: < classical Latin ment-, mēns mind (see mental adj.¹) + -iferous comb. form.

Obsolete.

Capable of conveying thought. Only in mentiferous ether n. a supposed medium in which thought waves are propagated.

ΚΠ

1884 Proc. Soc. Psychical Res. 1883–4 2 135 The transformation [by H. Maudsley] of ‘brain-wave’ into the more ambitious ‘mentiferous ether’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	mentiferous
释义	† mentiferousadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ment- , mēns , -iferous comb. form. Etymology: < classical Latin ment-, mēns mind (see mental adj.¹) + -iferous comb. form. Obsolete. Capable of conveying thought. Only in mentiferous ether n. a supposed medium in which thought waves are propagated. ΚΠ 1884 Proc. Soc. Psychical Res. 1883–4 2 135 The transformation [by H. Maudsley] of ‘brain-wave’ into the more ambitious ‘mentiferous ether’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < adj.1884
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