nosinessn.

Brit.

/ˈnəʊzɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈnoʊzinᵻs/

Forms: 1900s– noseyness, 1900s– nosiness.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nosy adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < nosy adj. + -ness suffix.

colloquial.

Impertinent curiosity; persistent inquisitiveness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > [noun] > impertinent curiosity, prying

curiosity?1577

inquisitiveness1583

Paul Pryism1826

curiousness1866

nosiness1906

nosy parkering1930

snoopery1935

snoopiness1969

1906 Marine Rev. 1 Nov. 37/3 I don't know what put it into my head, just nosiness, I suppose, but thinks I ‘that's an awful big wound, I wonder what kind of a bullet made it’.

1919 F. Hurst Humoresque 14 Haven't I learned it to you often enough a slummer must pay for her nosiness?

1941 Penguin New Writing 10 10 I do not think the men read these letters out of pure noseyness.

1990 B. Bainbridge Awfully Big Adventure (BNC) 187 I have my reasons for asking. It's not just nosiness by any means.

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

单词	nosiness
释义	nosinessn. Brit. /ˈnəʊzɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈnoʊzinᵻs/ Forms: 1900s– noseyness, 1900s– nosiness. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nosy adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < nosy adj. + -ness suffix. colloquial. Impertinent curiosity; persistent inquisitiveness. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > [noun] > impertinent curiosity, prying curiosity?1577 inquisitiveness1583 Paul Pryism1826 curiousness1866 nosiness1906 nosy parkering1930 snoopery1935 snoopiness1969 1906 Marine Rev. 1 Nov. 37/3 I don't know what put it into my head, just nosiness, I suppose, but thinks I ‘that's an awful big wound, I wonder what kind of a bullet made it’. 1919 F. Hurst Humoresque 14 Haven't I learned it to you often enough a slummer must pay for her nosiness? 1941 Penguin New Writing 10 10 I do not think the men read these letters out of pure noseyness. 1990 B. Bainbridge Awfully Big Adventure (BNC) 187 I have my reasons for asking. It's not just nosiness by any means. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1906
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