mercantilityn.

Brit.

/ˌməːk(ə)nˈtɪlᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌmərkənˈtɪlᵻdi/

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

Etymology: < mercantile adj. + -ity suffix. Compare French mercantilité (1828). N.E.D. (1906) gives only the pronunciation (mə̄·ɹkăntilĭti) /mɜːkənˈtɪlɪti/.

Now rare.

The quality of being mercantile (often somewhat pejoratively); enthusiasm or fondness for bargaining.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > [noun] > quality of

corporateness1755

mercantility1763

commerciality1860

1763 J. Boswell Jrnl. 5 Dec. in F. A. Pottle Boswell in Holland (1952) 83 The Comtesse showed a lowness, a Dordt mercantility in suspecting that you understood Hollands.

1861 C. Reade Cloister & Hearth IV. vii. 76 ‘Let us make a bargain;..what say you to that?’ And his eyes sparkled, and he was all on fire with mercantility.

1993 Moscow News (Nexis) 5 Nov. 45 In Scheriau's view, lying at the bedrock of all wars world history is replete with its primitive mercantility which humankind is still unable to rid itself from.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mercantility
释义	mercantilityn. Brit. /ˌməːk(ə)nˈtɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌmərkənˈtɪlᵻdi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mercantile adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < mercantile adj. + -ity suffix. Compare French mercantilité (1828). N.E.D. (1906) gives only the pronunciation (mə̄·ɹkăntilĭti) /mɜːkənˈtɪlɪti/. Now rare. The quality of being mercantile (often somewhat pejoratively); enthusiasm or fondness for bargaining. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > [noun] > quality of corporateness1755 mercantility1763 commerciality1860 1763 J. Boswell Jrnl. 5 Dec. in F. A. Pottle Boswell in Holland (1952) 83 The Comtesse showed a lowness, a Dordt mercantility in suspecting that you understood Hollands. 1861 C. Reade Cloister & Hearth IV. vii. 76 ‘Let us make a bargain;..what say you to that?’ And his eyes sparkled, and he was all on fire with mercantility. 1993 Moscow News (Nexis) 5 Nov. 45 In Scheriau's view, lying at the bedrock of all wars world history is replete with its primitive mercantility which humankind is still unable to rid itself from. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1763
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