† oblectationn.

Forms: 1500s oblectacyon, 1500s–1600s 1800s oblectation.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin oblectātiōn-, oblectātiō.

Etymology: < classical Latin oblectātiōn-, oblectātiō action or quality of giving delight < oblectāt- , past participial stem of oblectāre oblectate v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare Middle French, French †oblectation (early 15th cent.).

Obsolete.

Delight, pleasure, enjoyment; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > [noun]

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barrel of fun (laughs, etc.)1915

1508 J. Fisher Treat. Penyt. Psalmes sig. bb.ii^v Yf euery oblectacyon of synne shall be done awaye by wepynge.

1576 T. Rogers Philos. Disc. Anat. Minde f. 6^v Delectation in the pleasure of the care consisteth, but Oblectation stretcheth farder, and many wayes pleasureth a man.

1596 T. Bell Suruey Popery i. i. xvi. 62 Whatsoeuer bringeth corporall oblectation.

1669 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ Pref. sig. C3^v Pleasant Hills, and shaddowy Vallies, delightful Meadows, and many other the like Oblectations.

1683 J. Worlidge Systema Horti-culturae (ed. 2) iii. 35 It is none of the least oblectation a Garden affords, to have Terrace Walks, on which you have the benefit of the Air.

1814 W. Scott Waverley I. xii. 121 I..detest those who swallow wine gulæ causa, for the oblectation of the gullet.

1832 E. Bulwer-Lytton Eugene Aram III. v. viii. 300 Furnishing great oblectation unto his neighbours.

1870 Appletons' Jrnl. 23 July 106/2 The devotees carried them home for their own oblectation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	oblectation
释义	† oblectationn. Forms: 1500s oblectacyon, 1500s–1600s 1800s oblectation. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin oblectātiōn-, oblectātiō. Etymology: < classical Latin oblectātiōn-, oblectātiō action or quality of giving delight < oblectāt- , past participial stem of oblectāre oblectate v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare Middle French, French †oblectation (early 15th cent.). Obsolete. Delight, pleasure, enjoyment; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > [noun] lustc888 lustfulnessa900 queemnesseOE mirtheOE estec1000 winOE queemc1175 sweetness?c1225 solace1297 dutea1300 lustinga1300 joyingc1300 jollityc1330 lustiheadc1369 lustinessc1374 sweet1377 voluptyc1380 well-pleasinga1382 pleasancec1385 pleasurea1393 volupta1398 easementc1400 pleasingc1400 complacencec1436 pleasec1475 satisfaction1477 likancea1500 oblectation1508 beauty1523 aggradation1533 pleasurancec1540 joc1560 likement1577 contentment1587 beloving1589 gratification1598 savouriness1599 entertain1601 pleasedness1626 well-apaidness1633 well-pleasedness1633 pleasingness1649 complacency1652 adlubescence1656 enjoyment1665 volupe1669 musica1674 pleasantry1740 barrel of fun (laughs, etc.)1915 1508 J. Fisher Treat. Penyt. Psalmes sig. bb.ii^v Yf euery oblectacyon of synne shall be done awaye by wepynge. 1576 T. Rogers Philos. Disc. Anat. Minde f. 6^v Delectation in the pleasure of the care consisteth, but Oblectation stretcheth farder, and many wayes pleasureth a man. 1596 T. Bell Suruey Popery i. i. xvi. 62 Whatsoeuer bringeth corporall oblectation. 1669 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ Pref. sig. C3^v Pleasant Hills, and shaddowy Vallies, delightful Meadows, and many other the like Oblectations. 1683 J. Worlidge Systema Horti-culturae (ed. 2) iii. 35 It is none of the least oblectation a Garden affords, to have Terrace Walks, on which you have the benefit of the Air. 1814 W. Scott Waverley I. xii. 121 I..detest those who swallow wine gulæ causa, for the oblectation of the gullet. View more context for this quotation 1832 E. Bulwer-Lytton Eugene Aram III. v. viii. 300 Furnishing great oblectation unto his neighbours. 1870 Appletons' Jrnl. 23 July 106/2 The devotees carried them home for their own oblectation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1508
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