mumsinessn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌmzɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈməmzinᵻs/

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

Etymology: < mumsy adj. + -ness suffix.

British colloquial.

The quality or fact of being motherly (often with connotation of homeliness or staidness); unadventurous or conventional character, esp. in dress.

ΚΠ

1988 Guardian 1 Aug. 16/6 Only his woven and printed fabrics and off-beat colour sense..saved the collection from plummeting into irredemable mumsiness.

1994 Times 5 Dec. 17/8 In case you thought this was another tiresome tale of born-again mumsiness, she has no husband, children, goats or Aga.

2000 Daily Mail (Electronic ed.) 6 July The straight-leg trousers with rear pockets are a great cut without the usual mumsiness.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mumsiness
释义	mumsinessn. Brit. /ˈmʌmzɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈməmzinᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mumsy adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < mumsy adj. + -ness suffix. British colloquial. The quality or fact of being motherly (often with connotation of homeliness or staidness); unadventurous or conventional character, esp. in dress. ΚΠ 1988 Guardian 1 Aug. 16/6 Only his woven and printed fabrics and off-beat colour sense..saved the collection from plummeting into irredemable mumsiness. 1994 Times 5 Dec. 17/8 In case you thought this was another tiresome tale of born-again mumsiness, she has no husband, children, goats or Aga. 2000 Daily Mail (Electronic ed.) 6 July The straight-leg trousers with rear pockets are a great cut without the usual mumsiness. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1988
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