micaciousadj.

Brit.

/mʌɪˈkeɪʃəs/, U.S.

/maɪˈkeɪʃəs/

Forms: 1700s–1800s micacious, 1900s– micaceous (irregular).

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin micāre , -acious suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin micāre to shine, sparkle, dart, move swiftly (see micant adj.) + -acious suffix. Compare earlier micant adj.With the form micaceous compare micaceous adj. and note at that entry.

Now rare.

Sparkling, shining. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [adjective] > glittering or sparkling

sparkling?c1225

glising1340

glimmeringa1375

glistening1388

glistering1398

glitteringa1400

coruscantc1485

twinkling1508

flankering1577

fire-darting1594

glitterous1596

scintillant1611

winkinga1616

micant1657

scintillating1664

spangling1665

besparklinga1674

skinkling1790

spunky1791

micacious1797

glistery1806

spark-like1814

spangly1818

emicatious1819

sparky1827

aglitter1828

ablaze1851

aglist1858

scintillescent1860

aglisten1867

glittery1880

twinkly1884

sparkly1922

1797 J. Dallaway Constantinople viii. 134 The water was perfectly micacious, and they appeared to glide over a sea of liquid gold.

1836 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (rev. ed.) 42 Watsonia brevifolia has its blossoms of a micacious hue, glittering in the sun.

a1843 R. Southey Doctor (1847) VI. 379 There is the Cyclopean stile, of which Johnson is the great example; the sparkling, or micacious, possessed by Hazlitt.

1982 Notes & Queries Aug. 290/1 I wonder what various critics will feel when they glimpse the more micaceous pieces of their Troilus pronouncements lodged in crazy profusion.

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

单词	micacious
释义	micaciousadj. Brit. /mʌɪˈkeɪʃəs/, U.S. /maɪˈkeɪʃəs/ Forms: 1700s–1800s micacious, 1900s– micaceous (irregular). Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin micāre , -acious suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin micāre to shine, sparkle, dart, move swiftly (see micant adj.) + -acious suffix. Compare earlier micant adj.With the form micaceous compare micaceous adj. and note at that entry. Now rare. Sparkling, shining. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [adjective] > glittering or sparkling sparkling?c1225 glising1340 glimmeringa1375 glistening1388 glistering1398 glitteringa1400 coruscantc1485 twinkling1508 flankering1577 fire-darting1594 glitterous1596 scintillant1611 winkinga1616 micant1657 scintillating1664 spangling1665 besparklinga1674 skinkling1790 spunky1791 micacious1797 glistery1806 spark-like1814 spangly1818 emicatious1819 sparky1827 aglitter1828 ablaze1851 aglist1858 scintillescent1860 aglisten1867 glittery1880 twinkly1884 sparkly1922 1797 J. Dallaway Constantinople viii. 134 The water was perfectly micacious, and they appeared to glide over a sea of liquid gold. 1836 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (rev. ed.) 42 Watsonia brevifolia has its blossoms of a micacious hue, glittering in the sun. a1843 R. Southey Doctor (1847) VI. 379 There is the Cyclopean stile, of which Johnson is the great example; the sparkling, or micacious, possessed by Hazlitt. 1982 Notes & Queries Aug. 290/1 I wonder what various critics will feel when they glimpse the more micaceous pieces of their Troilus pronouncements lodged in crazy profusion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1797
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