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单词 obsequiosity
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obsequiosityn.

Brit. /əbˌsiːkwɪˈɒsᵻti/, U.S. /əbˌsikwiˈɑsədi/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: obsequious adj., -ity suffix.
Etymology: < obsequious adj. + -ity suffix: see -osity suffix. Compare French obséquiosité (1823; earlier in Middle French in sense ‘servility’ (1504)), post-classical Latin obsequiositas obedience, servitude (13th cent.).
literary. rare.
Obsequiousness.
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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [noun]
worthingeOE
respitea1382
honoura1425
respect1526
respection1528
regardfulness1571
respectiveness1608
modesty1616
respectfulness1625
deferencea1660
distance1667
respectance1820
unscornfulness1840
fealty1867
obsequiosity1878
deferentiality1880
1878 Harper's Mag. Jan. 291/2 Presently, obsequiosity in thread gloves, with a newspaper in its hand, comes up and bows low.
1884 H. James En Province in Atlantic Monthly Feb. 218/1 His application will be accompanied with the forms of a considerable obsequiosity.
a1915 J. Conrad in C. Lane Ruling Passion (1995) 259 There had been a suggestion of obsequiosity in his deadened utterance.
2001 Scotsman (Nexis) 14 May 12 They gush and have to be forcibly stopped from kissing the leader's turn-ups. I think we need a MAFF to cull them and thus to stop the spread of the knee-and-nose virus, known in medical circles as diabolicus obsequiosity.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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