navel-gazingadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈneɪvlɡeɪzɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈneɪv(ə)lˌɡeɪzɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: navel n., gazing adj.; navel n., gazing n.

Etymology: Partly (as adjective) < navel n. + gazing adj.; and partly (as noun) < navel n. + gazing n. Compare earlier navel-gazer n.

A. adj.

Engaging in or characterized by navel-gazing; (in later use usually) spec. characterized by self-indulgent, excessive, or unproductive contemplation of oneself or a single issue; complacently self-absorbed (see sense B. 2).

ΚΠ

1880 E. H. Whinfield in tr. M. ibn ʻAbd al-Karīm Shabistarī Gulshan i Raz Introd. p. vi European Mysticism has produced the Omphalopsychi or navelgazing monks of Mount Athos.

1959 N.Y. Times 25 Jan. 4 That pitiable assortment of navel-gazing, gloom-doom preachers passed of in recent years as ‘great men of literature’.

1967 Sunday Times 14 May 55/4 Modern literature is unprecedentedly self-conscious, navel-gazing, and this reflects the growing power of literary criticism.

2015 Daily Tel. 23 Feb. 5/3 The industry's navel-gazing preference for movies appreciated primarily by thespians..over box office hits.

B. n.

1. The mystical practice of gazing at one's navel for a protracted period as a means of attaining a hypnotic or meditative state. Cf. omphalopsychic n.

ΚΠ

1892 Open Court 11 Feb. 3138/2 The Hesychasts or Omphalopsychics..habitually threw themselves into ecstatic catalepsy by gazing at their navels until cerebral exhaustion produced marked changes which finally resulted in deep hypnosis. This navel-gazing obtained for them [etc.].

1911 Truth (Sydney) 17 Dec. 5/8 One of the guests..arrived with a square wooden frame, in the centre of which was a double-oval glass full of mauve-coloured water, which the duchess had to gaze at all day long to gain spirituality. This is evidently a variation of the ancient idea of navel-gazing.

2020 Comparatist 44 108 On the subjective level, the navel functions tautologically as a lure for navel-gazing, whereby we strive to regather ourselves in..the unitary image of our whole body.

2. Self-indulgent, excessive, or unproductive contemplation of oneself or a single issue, at the expense of a wider view; complacent self-absorption. Cf. navel-contemplation n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [noun] > matter for contemplation > contemplation of navel

navel-contemplation1921

omphaloskepsis1925

omphaloscopy1931

navel-gazing1959

1922 G. S. Hall Senescence vii. 339 Contemplation of her [sc. nature's] various aspects may become for him again a kind of navel-gazing.

1945 Sentinel (Chicago) 18 Jan. 16/3 The brittle determinism, the soulless and destructive mechanism of the nineteenth century was in some respects, at least, the rebound from the mystic, ingrowing, narcissistic, navel-gazing of the generations before.

1959 Canad. Jrnl. Econ. & Polit. Sci. 25 242 Contemporary Americans are inclined to regard such activities as navel-gazing, and to be more interested in the practical utility of models and specific operational techniques.

2015 Daily Tel. 21 May 25/2 There is much sixth-form navel-gazing about the nature of beauty.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022).

navel-gazing n. = navel-contemplation n.

ΘΠ

the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [noun] > matter for contemplation > contemplation of navel

navel-contemplation1921

omphaloskepsis1925

omphaloscopy1931

navel-gazing1959

1972 Publishers Weekly 10 July 27/2 David Obst has no monopoly on national navel-gazing.

1990 Independent 27 July 19/6 Navel-gazing has taught these men and women to accept that there has to be someone in authority for the firm to work.

单词	navel-gazing
释义	navel-gazingadj.n. Brit. /ˈneɪvlɡeɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈneɪv(ə)lˌɡeɪzɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: navel n., gazing adj.; navel n., gazing n. Etymology: Partly (as adjective) < navel n. + gazing adj.; and partly (as noun) < navel n. + gazing n. Compare earlier navel-gazer n. A. adj. Engaging in or characterized by navel-gazing; (in later use usually) spec. characterized by self-indulgent, excessive, or unproductive contemplation of oneself or a single issue; complacently self-absorbed (see sense B. 2). ΚΠ 1880 E. H. Whinfield in tr. M. ibn ʻAbd al-Karīm Shabistarī Gulshan i Raz Introd. p. vi European Mysticism has produced the Omphalopsychi or navelgazing monks of Mount Athos. 1959 N.Y. Times 25 Jan. 4 That pitiable assortment of navel-gazing, gloom-doom preachers passed of in recent years as ‘great men of literature’. 1967 Sunday Times 14 May 55/4 Modern literature is unprecedentedly self-conscious, navel-gazing, and this reflects the growing power of literary criticism. 2015 Daily Tel. 23 Feb. 5/3 The industry's navel-gazing preference for movies appreciated primarily by thespians..over box office hits. B. n. 1. The mystical practice of gazing at one's navel for a protracted period as a means of attaining a hypnotic or meditative state. Cf. omphalopsychic n. ΚΠ 1892 Open Court 11 Feb. 3138/2 The Hesychasts or Omphalopsychics..habitually threw themselves into ecstatic catalepsy by gazing at their navels until cerebral exhaustion produced marked changes which finally resulted in deep hypnosis. This navel-gazing obtained for them [etc.]. 1911 Truth (Sydney) 17 Dec. 5/8 One of the guests..arrived with a square wooden frame, in the centre of which was a double-oval glass full of mauve-coloured water, which the duchess had to gaze at all day long to gain spirituality. This is evidently a variation of the ancient idea of navel-gazing. 2020 Comparatist 44 108 On the subjective level, the navel functions tautologically as a lure for navel-gazing, whereby we strive to regather ourselves in..the unitary image of our whole body. 2. Self-indulgent, excessive, or unproductive contemplation of oneself or a single issue, at the expense of a wider view; complacent self-absorption. Cf. navel-contemplation n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [noun] > matter for contemplation > contemplation of navel navel-contemplation1921 omphaloskepsis1925 omphaloscopy1931 navel-gazing1959 1922 G. S. Hall Senescence vii. 339 Contemplation of her [sc. nature's] various aspects may become for him again a kind of navel-gazing. 1945 Sentinel (Chicago) 18 Jan. 16/3 The brittle determinism, the soulless and destructive mechanism of the nineteenth century was in some respects, at least, the rebound from the mystic, ingrowing, narcissistic, navel-gazing of the generations before. 1959 Canad. Jrnl. Econ. & Polit. Sci. 25 242 Contemporary Americans are inclined to regard such activities as navel-gazing, and to be more interested in the practical utility of models and specific operational techniques. 2015 Daily Tel. 21 May 25/2 There is much sixth-form navel-gazing about the nature of beauty. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022). > as lemmas navel-gazing navel-gazing n. = navel-contemplation n. ΘΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [noun] > matter for contemplation > contemplation of navel navel-contemplation1921 omphaloskepsis1925 omphaloscopy1931 navel-gazing1959 1959 Canad. Jrnl. Econ. & Polit. Sci. 25 242 Contemporary Americans are inclined to regard such activities as navel-gazing, and to be more interested in the practical utility of models and specific operational techniques. 1972 Publishers Weekly 10 July 27/2 David Obst has no monopoly on national navel-gazing. 1990 Independent 27 July 19/6 Navel-gazing has taught these men and women to accept that there has to be someone in authority for the firm to work. extracted from naveln. < adj.n.1880 as lemmas
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navel-gazingadj.n.

> as lemmas