单词 | nihilarian |
释义 | † nihilariann. Obsolete. rare. A person who deals with things of no importance. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > one who is unimportant > types of > one who deals with unimportant things nihilarian1707 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [noun] > futile activity > specific > one who deals with futile things nihilarian1707 1707–8 G. Berkeley Philos. Comm. (1989) 60 If the wit and industry of the Nihilarians were employ'd about the usefull & practical Mathematiques. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < |
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