monstrousnessn.

Brit.

/ˈmɒnstrəsnəs/, U.S.

/ˈmɑnztr(əw)əsnəs/,

/ˈmɑnstr(əw)əsnəs/

Forms: see monstrous adj. and -ness suffix.

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

Etymology: < monstrous adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier monstruousness n.

1. The quality of being monstrous (in various senses of the adjective); hugeness, enormity; dreadfulness; †unnaturalness (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > heinousness > [noun]

monstruosity1402

grievoustyc1410

outrageousnessc1450

enormityc1480

atrocity1534

malignitya1535

monstruousness1545

heinousness1563

monstrousness1574

ugliness1601

enormousnessa1631

monstrosity1639

enormance1682

flagrancy1714

atrociousness1731

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > absurdity, incongruity > [noun]

wantonnessc1405

absurdity1529

monstruousness1545

impertinency1573

ridiculousness1573

monstrousness1574

absurd1581

absurdness1582

incongruity1597

fancy1598

delirium1599

monstruosity1604

absurdum1606

foppishness1611

impertinence1616

nonsense1630

impertinentness1645

irrationality1647

monstrosity1651

nonsensicality1652

ridicule1668

ridicule1672

nonsensicalness1674

maggotry1706

preposterousness1727

zanyship1766

ridiculosity1773

drollness1823

stultification1832

nonsensity1834

farcicality1849

cockeyedness1858

1574 tr. T. de Bèze et al. in Brieff Disc. Troubles Franckford p. ccxi All monstrousnes off errors and whiche Satan newlie sekethe to bring into the churche againe [being] driuen awaie.

1600 B. Jonson Every Man out of his Humor Induct. sig. Bii O how I hate the monstrousnesse of time.

1625 K. Long tr. J. Barclay Argenis v. vii. 350 The monstrousnesse of his knauery.

a1734 R. North Examen (1740) iii. vii. §33. 527 Let none start at the Monstrousness of this Supposition.

1850 H. Melville White-jacket lii. 257 Where the merest boys..are given such authority over mature men, the results must be proportionable in monstrousness to the custom that authorizes this worse than cruel absurdity.

1952 M. K. Wilson tr. K. Z. Lorenz King Solomon's Ring xii. 198 With unarrested growth his [sc. man's] weapons increase in monstrousness, multiplying horribly within a few decades.

1996 Afr. Amer. Rev. 30 532/1 In the Symposium, the monstrousness of Alcibiades' historical role helps Socrates to emerge unscathed in our sympathies.

†2. With possessive adjective, as his monstrousness: a mock title of respect given to a monster. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1726 in Hist. Norfolk (1829) II. 1202 The two dick fools will be new dressed to attend to his monstrousness [sc. the Norwich Guild Snap Dragon].

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

单词	monstrousness
释义	monstrousnessn. Brit. /ˈmɒnstrəsnəs/, U.S. /ˈmɑnztr(əw)əsnəs/, /ˈmɑnstr(əw)əsnəs/ Forms: see monstrous adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: monstrous adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < monstrous adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier monstruousness n. 1. The quality of being monstrous (in various senses of the adjective); hugeness, enormity; dreadfulness; †unnaturalness (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > heinousness > [noun] monstruosity1402 grievoustyc1410 outrageousnessc1450 enormityc1480 atrocity1534 malignitya1535 monstruousness1545 heinousness1563 monstrousness1574 ugliness1601 enormousnessa1631 monstrosity1639 enormance1682 flagrancy1714 atrociousness1731 the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > absurdity, incongruity > [noun] wantonnessc1405 absurdity1529 monstruousness1545 impertinency1573 ridiculousness1573 monstrousness1574 absurd1581 absurdness1582 incongruity1597 fancy1598 delirium1599 monstruosity1604 absurdum1606 foppishness1611 impertinence1616 nonsense1630 impertinentness1645 irrationality1647 monstrosity1651 nonsensicality1652 ridicule1668 ridicule1672 nonsensicalness1674 maggotry1706 preposterousness1727 zanyship1766 ridiculosity1773 drollness1823 stultification1832 nonsensity1834 farcicality1849 cockeyedness1858 1574 tr. T. de Bèze et al. in Brieff Disc. Troubles Franckford p. ccxi All monstrousnes off errors and whiche Satan newlie sekethe to bring into the churche againe [being] driuen awaie. 1600 B. Jonson Every Man out of his Humor Induct. sig. Bii O how I hate the monstrousnesse of time. View more context for this quotation 1625 K. Long tr. J. Barclay Argenis v. vii. 350 The monstrousnesse of his knauery. a1734 R. North Examen (1740) iii. vii. §33. 527 Let none start at the Monstrousness of this Supposition. 1850 H. Melville White-jacket lii. 257 Where the merest boys..are given such authority over mature men, the results must be proportionable in monstrousness to the custom that authorizes this worse than cruel absurdity. 1952 M. K. Wilson tr. K. Z. Lorenz King Solomon's Ring xii. 198 With unarrested growth his [sc. man's] weapons increase in monstrousness, multiplying horribly within a few decades. 1996 Afr. Amer. Rev. 30 532/1 In the Symposium, the monstrousness of Alcibiades' historical role helps Socrates to emerge unscathed in our sympathies. †2. With possessive adjective, as his monstrousness: a mock title of respect given to a monster. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1726 in Hist. Norfolk (1829) II. 1202 The two dick fools will be new dressed to attend to his monstrousness [sc. the Norwich Guild Snap Dragon]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1574
随便看	θ108649 θ10865 θ108650 θ108651 θ108652 θ108653 θ108654 θ108655 θ108656 θ108657 θ108658 θ108659 θ10866 θ108660 θ108661 θ108662 θ108663 θ108664 θ108665 θ108666 θ108667 θ108668 θ108669 θ10867 θ108670