† nighsomeadj.

Forms: see nigh adv. and -some suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: nigh adv., -some suffix¹.

Etymology: < nigh adv. + -some suffix¹, after classical Latin propitius (see propitious adj.) and derivatives, by false etymology, as if the latter were related to classical Latin prope near (see propinque adj.).

Obsolete. rare.

Favourable, gracious.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [adjective] > gracious

holdc893

winsomec900

goodlyOE

esteOE

menskful?c1225

courteousc1290

besekandlika1300

buxom1362

graciousa1375

queemfulc1390

nighsomea1400

gainlyc1400

favourablec1503

handsome1528

suave?1553

boona1612

benedictive1660

sneerless1884

a1400 Psalter (Vesp.) lxiv. 3 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1896) II. 193 Til our quednesses neghtsom saltou [L. propitiaberis].

a1400 Psalter (Vesp.) xcviii. 9 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1896) II. 231 Neghsom [L. propitius] was tou vnto þa.

Derivatives

nighsomeness n. rare

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > graciousness

esteOE

heldOE

menska1250

nighsomenessa1400

benisonc1450

graciosity1477

buxomnessc1503

suavity1508

gratitude?a1513

gratuity1523

graciousness1532

handsomeness1577

propitiousness1593

gracefulness1640

well-beteemingness1642

a1400 Psalter (Vesp.) cxxix. 4 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1896) II. 261 (MED) For at þe, neghtsomnes [v.r. winsumnes; L. propitiatio] es to be.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	nighsome
释义	† nighsomeadj. Forms: see nigh adv. and -some suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: nigh adv., -some suffix¹. Etymology: < nigh adv. + -some suffix¹, after classical Latin propitius (see propitious adj.) and derivatives, by false etymology, as if the latter were related to classical Latin prope near (see propinque adj.). Obsolete. rare. Favourable, gracious. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [adjective] > gracious holdc893 winsomec900 goodlyOE esteOE menskful?c1225 courteousc1290 besekandlika1300 buxom1362 graciousa1375 queemfulc1390 nighsomea1400 gainlyc1400 favourablec1503 handsome1528 suave?1553 boona1612 benedictive1660 sneerless1884 a1400 Psalter (Vesp.) lxiv. 3 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1896) II. 193 Til our quednesses neghtsom saltou [L. propitiaberis]. a1400 Psalter (Vesp.) xcviii. 9 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1896) II. 231 Neghsom [L. propitius] was tou vnto þa. Derivatives nighsomeness n. rare ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > graciousness esteOE heldOE menska1250 nighsomenessa1400 benisonc1450 graciosity1477 buxomnessc1503 suavity1508 gratitude?a1513 gratuity1523 graciousness1532 handsomeness1577 propitiousness1593 gracefulness1640 well-beteemingness1642 a1400 Psalter (Vesp.) cxxix. 4 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1896) II. 261 (MED) For at þe, neghtsomnes [v.r. winsumnes; L. propitiatio] es to be. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.a1400
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