Momusn.

Brit.

/ˈməʊməs/, U.S.

/ˈmoʊməs/

Forms: Plural (occasionally) 1600s Momi, 1600s Momusses, 1700s Momus's.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Momus.

Etymology: < Momus (ancient Greek Μῶμος ; personification of μῶμος ridicule), the name of the Greek god of censure and ridicule. Compare mome n.³In sense 2 with reference to the story (Lucian Hermotimus 20, Babrius 59) that when Hephaistos (or Zeus) created Man, Momus criticized him for not having put a window in his breast.

literary. Now rare.

1. (a) The Greek god of censure and ridicule, who was banished from Olympus for his criticisms of the gods; (also) a representation of the god. (b) A person who habitually grumbles or finds fault, a carping critic. daughter of Momus n. a woman given to facetiousness, sarcasm, or ridicule.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > [noun] > critic > captious

plucker-atc1500

pick-fault1544

pick mote1549

trip-taker1556

mome1563

Momus1563

Zoilus1565

find-fault1567

caviller1574

carper1579

sheep-biter?1589

Zoilist1594

momist1597

word-catcher1659

knocker1898

crabber1909

kvetch1936

tearer-downer1942

nitpicker1951

kvetcher1968

1563 J. Hall in T. Gale Enchiridion in Certaine Wks. Chirurg. ii. Pref. sig. Aiiij But maugre nowe the malice great, of Momus and his sect.

1579 W. Fulke Refut. Rastels Confut. in D. Heskins Ouerthrowne 710 The sentence is wel inough placed, if Momus could let any thing alone.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. L3^v If you..by a certaine rusticall disdaine, will become such a Mome, as to be a Momus of Poetry.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. Pref. to Rdr. sig. Aiij^v Certes, such Momi as these..thinke not so honourably of their native countrey and mother tongue as they ought.

1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. sig. aij The Rules..in the following Treatise, are most exact.., though much more abused by ignorant Momus and his Mates..; I say, such Momusses will have their..Tails lash'd by the Devils.

1707 J. Swift Tritical Ess. in Misc. (1711) 254 Those carping Momus's, whom Authors Worship as the Indians do the Devil, for Fear.

1835 Court Mag. 6 184/1 Th——e H—k, the momus of the social, the literary and the political world!

1846 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) viii. 70 ‘I do not think..that Wickam is a person of very cheerful spirits, or what one would call a——.’ ‘A daughter of Momus,’ Miss Tox softly suggested.

1916 C. Sandburg Chicago Poems 103 Yes, Momus, Men have flung your face in bronze To gaze in gargoyle downward on a street-whirl of folk.

1966 J. Sloman Virgil's Machines 41 You did your best, Chronos. Janus, you've got the right idea. Momus is the only one who's bitter.

2. Momus-window n. (and variants) an imagined window in a person's breast allowing one to see into his or her soul.

ΚΠ

1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Bbb1 That windowe which Momus did require. ]

1822 Ld. Byron Werner iii. i. 92 Were Momus' lattice in our breasts, My soul might brook to open it more widely Than theirs.

1965 F. Sargeson Mem. Peon vii. 212 A glance down my own façade just to make certain there was no little Momus-window in my chest.

Derivatives

ˈMomus-like adj. of or resembling Momus.

ΚΠ

1628 R. Sanderson Two Serm. Paules-Crosse i. 11 A fault more pardonable if our Censures stayed at the workes of men, like our selues; and Momus-like, we did not quarrell the workes of God also.

1853 Househ. Words 15 Oct. 158/1 All these are positively jocose and Momus-like compared to Mademoiselle Batiste.

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

单词	momus
释义	Momusn. Brit. /ˈməʊməs/, U.S. /ˈmoʊməs/ Forms: Plural (occasionally) 1600s Momi, 1600s Momusses, 1700s Momus's. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Momus. Etymology: < Momus (ancient Greek Μῶμος ; personification of μῶμος ridicule), the name of the Greek god of censure and ridicule. Compare mome n.³In sense 2 with reference to the story (Lucian Hermotimus 20, Babrius 59) that when Hephaistos (or Zeus) created Man, Momus criticized him for not having put a window in his breast. literary. Now rare. 1. (a) The Greek god of censure and ridicule, who was banished from Olympus for his criticisms of the gods; (also) a representation of the god. (b) A person who habitually grumbles or finds fault, a carping critic. daughter of Momus n. a woman given to facetiousness, sarcasm, or ridicule. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > [noun] > critic > captious plucker-atc1500 pick-fault1544 pick mote1549 trip-taker1556 mome1563 Momus1563 Zoilus1565 find-fault1567 caviller1574 carper1579 sheep-biter?1589 Zoilist1594 momist1597 word-catcher1659 knocker1898 crabber1909 kvetch1936 tearer-downer1942 nitpicker1951 kvetcher1968 1563 J. Hall in T. Gale Enchiridion in Certaine Wks. Chirurg. ii. Pref. sig. Aiiij But maugre nowe the malice great, of Momus and his sect. 1579 W. Fulke Refut. Rastels Confut. in D. Heskins Ouerthrowne 710 The sentence is wel inough placed, if Momus could let any thing alone. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. L3^v If you..by a certaine rusticall disdaine, will become such a Mome, as to be a Momus of Poetry. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. Pref. to Rdr. sig. Aiij^v Certes, such Momi as these..thinke not so honourably of their native countrey and mother tongue as they ought. 1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. sig. aij The Rules..in the following Treatise, are most exact.., though much more abused by ignorant Momus and his Mates..; I say, such Momusses will have their..Tails lash'd by the Devils. 1707 J. Swift Tritical Ess. in Misc. (1711) 254 Those carping Momus's, whom Authors Worship as the Indians do the Devil, for Fear. 1835 Court Mag. 6 184/1 Th——e H—k, the momus of the social, the literary and the political world! 1846 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) viii. 70 ‘I do not think..that Wickam is a person of very cheerful spirits, or what one would call a——.’ ‘A daughter of Momus,’ Miss Tox softly suggested. 1916 C. Sandburg Chicago Poems 103 Yes, Momus, Men have flung your face in bronze To gaze in gargoyle downward on a street-whirl of folk. 1966 J. Sloman Virgil's Machines 41 You did your best, Chronos. Janus, you've got the right idea. Momus is the only one who's bitter. 2. Momus-window n. (and variants) an imagined window in a person's breast allowing one to see into his or her soul. ΚΠ 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Bbb1 That windowe which Momus did require. View more context for this quotation] 1822 Ld. Byron Werner iii. i. 92 Were Momus' lattice in our breasts, My soul might brook to open it more widely Than theirs. 1965 F. Sargeson Mem. Peon vii. 212 A glance down my own façade just to make certain there was no little Momus-window in my chest. Derivatives ˈMomus-like adj. of or resembling Momus. ΚΠ 1628 R. Sanderson Two Serm. Paules-Crosse i. 11 A fault more pardonable if our Censures stayed at the workes of men, like our selues; and Momus-like, we did not quarrell the workes of God also. 1853 Househ. Words 15 Oct. 158/1 All these are positively jocose and Momus-like compared to Mademoiselle Batiste. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1563
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