† nexilityn.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin nexilitas.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin nexilitas conciseness in speech (5th–6th cent.) < classical Latin nexilis plaited or woven together, intertwined ( < nex- , past participial stem of nectere to weave, bind (see nexus n.) + -ilis -ile suffix) + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix).

Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

Pithiness or conciseness in speech.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [noun]

fastness?a1200

compendiousness1398

short speaking14..

shortness?c1450

brevity1509

briefness1530

pithiness1557

laconism1570

succinctness1609

parsimony1650

laconicism1656

nexility1656

syntomy1656

conciseness1659

closeness1712

compendiosity1727

pressness1728

abruptness1731

concision1774

laconicalness1830

compactness1841

terseness1864

Spartanhood1880

Spartanism1880

brachylogy1882–3

condensity1885

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Nexility, fastness, pithiness, compactness of speech.

1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Nexility.]

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	nexility
释义	† nexilityn. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin nexilitas. Etymology: < post-classical Latin nexilitas conciseness in speech (5th–6th cent.) < classical Latin nexilis plaited or woven together, intertwined ( < nex- , past participial stem of nectere to weave, bind (see nexus n.) + -ilis -ile suffix) + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. Pithiness or conciseness in speech. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [noun] fastness?a1200 compendiousness1398 short speaking14.. shortness?c1450 brevity1509 briefness1530 pithiness1557 laconism1570 succinctness1609 parsimony1650 laconicism1656 nexility1656 syntomy1656 conciseness1659 closeness1712 compendiosity1727 pressness1728 abruptness1731 concision1774 laconicalness1830 compactness1841 terseness1864 Spartanhood1880 Spartanism1880 brachylogy1882–3 condensity1885 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Nexility, fastness, pithiness, compactness of speech. 1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Nexility.] This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1656
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