Niobeanadj.

Brit.

/nʌɪˈəʊbɪən/,

/nʌɪəˈbiːən/, U.S.

/naɪˈoʊbiən/

Forms: 1600s 1800s– Niobean, 1800s Niobëan.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Niobe , -an suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Niobe (see Niobe n.) + -an suffix. N.E.D. (1907) gives only the pronunciation (nəi·ŏbī·ăn) /naɪəˈbiːən/.

Of, relating to, or resembling Niobe.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > weeping > [adjective]

weepingc900

wopi?c1225

greetingfula1340

greetyc1350

weeplyc1374

weepfula1382

weepinglyc1440

lachrymablec1450

moistc1450

lachrymous1490

rainy1563

tearfula1586

greeting1588

collachrymate1593

crying1594

onion-eyeda1616

maudlinc1616

rheumatica1627

fluxed1628

lachrymalc1630

crystal-droppinga1650

showery1654

lugent1656

Niobean1665

lachrymary1693

lachrymose1727

moist-eyed1797

larmoyant1824

pluviose1824

ploratory1831

lachrymating1837

screwmatic1847

pipy1861

weepy1863

blarting1898

leaky1905

1665 M. Stevenson Poems 19 Those hearts of Yours Are Niobean, marble-moulded sure.

1847 Ld. Tennyson Princess iv. 83 A Niobëan daughter, one arm out, Appealing to the bolts of Heaven.

1857 Ld. Dufferin Lett. from High Latitudes (ed. 3) 321 The last survivor of this Niobean family.

1871 F. T. Palgrave Lyrical Poems 57 She stood gray as marble, In Niobean woe.

1957 E. Sitwell Coll. Poems 399 She was veiled like the long Niobean November.

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

单词	niobean
释义	Niobeanadj. Brit. /nʌɪˈəʊbɪən/, /nʌɪəˈbiːən/, U.S. /naɪˈoʊbiən/ Forms: 1600s 1800s– Niobean, 1800s Niobëan. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Niobe , -an suffix. Etymology: < the name of Niobe (see Niobe n.) + -an suffix. N.E.D. (1907) gives only the pronunciation (nəi·ŏbī·ăn) /naɪəˈbiːən/. Of, relating to, or resembling Niobe. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > weeping > [adjective] weepingc900 wopi?c1225 greetingfula1340 greetyc1350 weeplyc1374 weepfula1382 weepinglyc1440 lachrymablec1450 moistc1450 lachrymous1490 rainy1563 tearfula1586 greeting1588 collachrymate1593 crying1594 onion-eyeda1616 maudlinc1616 rheumatica1627 fluxed1628 lachrymalc1630 crystal-droppinga1650 showery1654 lugent1656 Niobean1665 lachrymary1693 lachrymose1727 moist-eyed1797 larmoyant1824 pluviose1824 ploratory1831 lachrymating1837 screwmatic1847 pipy1861 weepy1863 blarting1898 leaky1905 1665 M. Stevenson Poems 19 Those hearts of Yours Are Niobean, marble-moulded sure. 1847 Ld. Tennyson Princess iv. 83 A Niobëan daughter, one arm out, Appealing to the bolts of Heaven. 1857 Ld. Dufferin Lett. from High Latitudes (ed. 3) 321 The last survivor of this Niobean family. 1871 F. T. Palgrave Lyrical Poems 57 She stood gray as marble, In Niobean woe. 1957 E. Sitwell Coll. Poems 399 She was veiled like the long Niobean November. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1665
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