noble-mindednessn.

Brit.

/ˌnəʊblˈmʌɪndᵻdnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˌnoʊb(ə)lˈmaɪndᵻdnᵻs/

Forms: see noble adj. and n.¹ and minded adj.² and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: noble adj., minded adj.², -ness suffix.

Etymology: < noble adj. + minded adj.² + -ness suffix. Compare slightly later noble-minded adj.

rare before 19th cent.

The quality of being noble-minded.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > [noun] > high-mindedness or magnanimity

high-mindedness1571

handsomeness1577

noble-mindedness1583

generousness1593

ingenuity1598

magnanimity1598

magnanimousness1606

ingenuousness1611

megalopsychy1656

generosity1783

high thinking1807

greatheartedness1813

kalokagathia1921

megalopsychia1962

1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie iii. 15 Good zeale, courage, and noblemindednesse [Fr. magnanimité].

1841 T. Carlyle On Heroes ii. 76 The characteristic of noblemindedness.

1863 ‘Ouida’ Held in Bondage I. viii. 188 Praising me for my liberality and noble-mindedness.

1948 ELH 15 207 From the first letter we learn that..Frank Henley is noble-mindedness itself.

1988 Summary of World Broadcasts Pt. 1: U.S.S.R. (B.B.C.) (Nexis) 28 Oct. SU/0294/B/1 One needs noble-mindedness and inspiration to repent not only for one's own mistakes but also for the mistakes of others.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	noble-mindedness
释义	noble-mindednessn. Brit. /ˌnəʊblˈmʌɪndᵻdnᵻs/, U.S. /ˌnoʊb(ə)lˈmaɪndᵻdnᵻs/ Forms: see noble adj. and n.¹ and minded adj.² and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: noble adj., minded adj.², -ness suffix. Etymology: < noble adj. + minded adj.² + -ness suffix. Compare slightly later noble-minded adj. rare before 19th cent. The quality of being noble-minded. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > [noun] > high-mindedness or magnanimity high-mindedness1571 handsomeness1577 noble-mindedness1583 generousness1593 ingenuity1598 magnanimity1598 magnanimousness1606 ingenuousness1611 megalopsychy1656 generosity1783 high thinking1807 greatheartedness1813 kalokagathia1921 megalopsychia1962 1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie iii. 15 Good zeale, courage, and noblemindednesse [Fr. magnanimité]. 1841 T. Carlyle On Heroes ii. 76 The characteristic of noblemindedness. 1863 ‘Ouida’ Held in Bondage I. viii. 188 Praising me for my liberality and noble-mindedness. 1948 ELH 15 207 From the first letter we learn that..Frank Henley is noble-mindedness itself. 1988 Summary of World Broadcasts Pt. 1: U.S.S.R. (B.B.C.) (Nexis) 28 Oct. SU/0294/B/1 One needs noble-mindedness and inspiration to repent not only for one's own mistakes but also for the mistakes of others. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1583
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