minutenessn.

Brit.

/mʌɪˈnjuːtnəs/, U.S.

/maɪˈn(j)utnəs/,

/məˈn(j)utnəs/

Forms: see minute adj. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: minute adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < minute adj. + -ness suffix.

1. Precision as to minute details; painstaking attention to detail; critical exactness.In quot. 1748 with pejorative connotation: excess of detail, fussiness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [noun] > scrupulous care or attention to detail

chariness1571

minuteness1640

exactness1645

particularity1669

nicety1711

exactitude1735

narrowness1817

particularness1859

scrupulousness1863

detail1868

scrupulosity1879

meticulosity1887

meticulousness1909

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > attention to details

circumstance1509

particularity1638

minuteness1640

circumstantiality1731

circumstantialness1731

circumstancing1801

1640 K. Digby in Lismore Papers (1888) 2nd Ser. IV. 137 I am afraid..that minutenesse would rather appeare tedious then punctuall to you.

1726 J. Swift Gulliver II. iv. ix. 139 The Justness of their Similes, and the Minuteness, as well as Exactness of their Descriptions, are indeed inimitable.

1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson iii. x. 412 There is a stiffness and minuteness in most of the Chinese productions.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth I. 193 Such..may consult Hawksbee, Morgan, Jurin, or Watson, who have examined the subject with great minuteness.

1804 R. Heber Let. Oct. in Heber Lett. (1950) v. 156 We were under the eye of General Williams who looked after our faults with tolerable minuteness.

1858 H. T. Buckle Hist. Civilisation Eng. (1869) II. vii. 364 The chemist by his minuteness, and the geologist by his grandeur, touch the two extremes of the material universe.

1884 Lady Verney in Contemp. Rev. Oct. 545 Every gown..is chronicled with affectionate minuteness.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 936/2 In minuteness of description and in beauty of engraving these works have not yet been equalled.

1955 W. G. Hoskins Making of Eng. Landscape vii. 163 The minuteness of the detail in the picture.

1985 M. Atwood Handmaid's Tale (1988) iv. viii. 68 This one section I would examine with the greatest minuteness.

a. Extreme smallness; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > extreme

minuteness1661

tininess1674

diminutiveness1727

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [noun] > extreme

perpusillity1598

minuteness1661

tininess1674

diminutiveness1727

infinitesimality1867

infinitesimalness1897

mininess1964

1661 R. Boyle Sceptical Chymist in Wks. (1999) II. 314 Their being reduc'd to such Minuteness of Parts may much facilitate their taking Fire.

1665 R. Hooke Micrographia lv. 213 Notwithstanding which minuteness a good Microscope discovers those small movable specks to be very prettily shap'd Insects.

1713 G. Berkeley Three Dialogues Hylas & Philonous i. 27 Animals, whose Eyes are by Nature framed to perceive those things, which, by reason of their minuteness, escape our Sight.

1751 Earl of Orrery Remarks Swift (1752) 86 A convex mirrour, by which every object is reduced to a despicable minuteness.

1759 Compl. Let.-writer (ed. 6) 217 The squeezy Mrs Ellen Risborough, contracting her Minuteness to a Shadow, with Stays..pinching her like [a] Pair of Nutcrackers.

1830 J. F. W. Herschel Prelim. Disc. Study Nat. Philos. 250 Particles of inconceivable minuteness.

1872 J. Ruskin Eagle's Nest §122 The noble human sight, careless of prey, disdainful of minuteness, and reluctant to anger.

1915 V. Woolf Voy. Out xxv. 422 The nearness of their bodies in this vast universe, and the minuteness of their bodies, seemed to him absurd and laughable.

1988 Times Lit. Suppl. 29 May 582/2 AIDS..transmission takes place through terrifyingly tiny micro-organisms. Their very minuteness bespeaks a certain invincibility.

†b. In plural. Very small characteristics or details. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VII. xxxi. 128 Minutenesses may be observed, where greater articles are not neglected for them.

1770 C. Jenner Placid Man I. i. iv. 35 All the minutenesses which distinguish the domestic manners of one nation from another.

1837 Pentameron & Pentalogia 257 His horrid wastes and wearying minutenesses are the chafings of a turbulent spirit.

1863 R. Browning Let. 19 Nov. in Dearest Isa (1951) 178 The great interests, Savonarola and the Republic, which I expected would absorb attention and pay for the previous minutenesses, dwindled strangely.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	minuteness
释义	minutenessn. Brit. /mʌɪˈnjuːtnəs/, U.S. /maɪˈn(j)utnəs/, /məˈn(j)utnəs/ Forms: see minute adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: minute adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < minute adj. + -ness suffix. 1. Precision as to minute details; painstaking attention to detail; critical exactness.In quot. 1748 with pejorative connotation: excess of detail, fussiness. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [noun] > scrupulous care or attention to detail chariness1571 minuteness1640 exactness1645 particularity1669 nicety1711 exactitude1735 narrowness1817 particularness1859 scrupulousness1863 detail1868 scrupulosity1879 meticulosity1887 meticulousness1909 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > attention to details circumstance1509 particularity1638 minuteness1640 circumstantiality1731 circumstantialness1731 circumstancing1801 1640 K. Digby in Lismore Papers (1888) 2nd Ser. IV. 137 I am afraid..that minutenesse would rather appeare tedious then punctuall to you. 1726 J. Swift Gulliver II. iv. ix. 139 The Justness of their Similes, and the Minuteness, as well as Exactness of their Descriptions, are indeed inimitable. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson iii. x. 412 There is a stiffness and minuteness in most of the Chinese productions. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth I. 193 Such..may consult Hawksbee, Morgan, Jurin, or Watson, who have examined the subject with great minuteness. 1804 R. Heber Let. Oct. in Heber Lett. (1950) v. 156 We were under the eye of General Williams who looked after our faults with tolerable minuteness. 1858 H. T. Buckle Hist. Civilisation Eng. (1869) II. vii. 364 The chemist by his minuteness, and the geologist by his grandeur, touch the two extremes of the material universe. 1884 Lady Verney in Contemp. Rev. Oct. 545 Every gown..is chronicled with affectionate minuteness. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 936/2 In minuteness of description and in beauty of engraving these works have not yet been equalled. 1955 W. G. Hoskins Making of Eng. Landscape vii. 163 The minuteness of the detail in the picture. 1985 M. Atwood Handmaid's Tale (1988) iv. viii. 68 This one section I would examine with the greatest minuteness. 2. a. Extreme smallness; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > extreme minuteness1661 tininess1674 diminutiveness1727 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [noun] > extreme perpusillity1598 minuteness1661 tininess1674 diminutiveness1727 infinitesimality1867 infinitesimalness1897 mininess1964 1661 R. Boyle Sceptical Chymist in Wks. (1999) II. 314 Their being reduc'd to such Minuteness of Parts may much facilitate their taking Fire. 1665 R. Hooke Micrographia lv. 213 Notwithstanding which minuteness a good Microscope discovers those small movable specks to be very prettily shap'd Insects. 1713 G. Berkeley Three Dialogues Hylas & Philonous i. 27 Animals, whose Eyes are by Nature framed to perceive those things, which, by reason of their minuteness, escape our Sight. 1751 Earl of Orrery Remarks Swift (1752) 86 A convex mirrour, by which every object is reduced to a despicable minuteness. 1759 Compl. Let.-writer (ed. 6) 217 The squeezy Mrs Ellen Risborough, contracting her Minuteness to a Shadow, with Stays..pinching her like [a] Pair of Nutcrackers. 1830 J. F. W. Herschel Prelim. Disc. Study Nat. Philos. 250 Particles of inconceivable minuteness. 1872 J. Ruskin Eagle's Nest §122 The noble human sight, careless of prey, disdainful of minuteness, and reluctant to anger. 1915 V. Woolf Voy. Out xxv. 422 The nearness of their bodies in this vast universe, and the minuteness of their bodies, seemed to him absurd and laughable. 1988 Times Lit. Suppl. 29 May 582/2 AIDS..transmission takes place through terrifyingly tiny micro-organisms. Their very minuteness bespeaks a certain invincibility. †b. In plural. Very small characteristics or details. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VII. xxxi. 128 Minutenesses may be observed, where greater articles are not neglected for them. 1770 C. Jenner Placid Man I. i. iv. 35 All the minutenesses which distinguish the domestic manners of one nation from another. 1837 Pentameron & Pentalogia 257 His horrid wastes and wearying minutenesses are the chafings of a turbulent spirit. 1863 R. Browning Let. 19 Nov. in Dearest Isa (1951) 178 The great interests, Savonarola and the Republic, which I expected would absorb attention and pay for the previous minutenesses, dwindled strangely. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1640
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