† ocivityn.

Forms: 1500s ociuitie, 1500s osiuetye.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French oisiveté.

Etymology: < Middle French oisiveté idleness (13th cent. in Old French; French oisiveté ; compare Anglo-Norman usdivité futility, trifle) < oisif idle (see below) + -té -ty suffix¹. Compare later oisivity n.Old French, Middle French, French oisif (1271 in Old French as wisive ) represents an alteration (after oiseux , oiseuse : see below) of oisdif idle (a1188 in Old French as widive ), use as adjective of oisdive idleness (1155 in Old French), feminine noun < oiseux , oiseuse (c1170 in Old French as noun, c1177 as adjective; < classical Latin ōtiōsus otiose adj.) by analogy with voisdie, voisdive (noun) subtlety, corresponding to voisos (adjective) clever, skilful.

Obsolete. rare.

Sloth, laziness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [noun]

sleuthc888

sweernessc888

slacknessc897

unlustOE

aswolkenessc1000

slothc1175

sweeringa1300

sloth-head1303

unlusthead1340

nicetya1387

sluggardy1390

sluggardness1398

nicehead1440

musardryc1450

slugnessc1450

lashness1477

sweerdomc1480

truantness1483

passibilityc1485

sleuthfulness1488

sluggardry1513

slothfulness1526

sluggardise1532

luskishness1538

desidiousnessa1540

ocivity1550

restiness?c1550

niceness1557

laziness1580

easinessa1586

poltroonery1590

facility1615

pigritude1623

pigrity1623

otiosity1632

easefulnessa1639

dronishness1674

reasiness1679

indolence1710

accidity1730

indolency1741

lurgy1769

donothingness1814

far niente1819

oisivity1830

donothingism1839

dronage1846

lotus-eating1852

faineance1853

faineancy1854

bummerism1858

lazyhood1866

bone-laziness1875

sleevelessness1882

bummery1887

sluggardliness1977

1550 J. Hooper Godly Confession sig. Evij^v We owe vnto our selues the exchuyng and auoydyng of Idlenes and ociuitie.

1558 F. Withers in tr. J. ab Indagine Briefe Introd. Art Chiromancy To Rdr. sig. ✠iv^v Let all men..take hede that..thei be not so..high minded, geuing them selues ouer to osiuetye or idleness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	ocivity
释义	† ocivityn. Forms: 1500s ociuitie, 1500s osiuetye. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French oisiveté. Etymology: < Middle French oisiveté idleness (13th cent. in Old French; French oisiveté ; compare Anglo-Norman usdivité futility, trifle) < oisif idle (see below) + -té -ty suffix¹. Compare later oisivity n.Old French, Middle French, French oisif (1271 in Old French as wisive ) represents an alteration (after oiseux , oiseuse : see below) of oisdif idle (a1188 in Old French as widive ), use as adjective of oisdive idleness (1155 in Old French), feminine noun < oiseux , oiseuse (c1170 in Old French as noun, c1177 as adjective; < classical Latin ōtiōsus otiose adj.) by analogy with voisdie, voisdive (noun) subtlety, corresponding to voisos (adjective) clever, skilful. Obsolete. rare. Sloth, laziness. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [noun] sleuthc888 sweernessc888 slacknessc897 unlustOE aswolkenessc1000 slothc1175 sweeringa1300 sloth-head1303 unlusthead1340 nicetya1387 sluggardy1390 sluggardness1398 nicehead1440 musardryc1450 slugnessc1450 lashness1477 sweerdomc1480 truantness1483 passibilityc1485 sleuthfulness1488 sluggardry1513 slothfulness1526 sluggardise1532 luskishness1538 desidiousnessa1540 ocivity1550 restiness?c1550 niceness1557 laziness1580 easinessa1586 poltroonery1590 facility1615 pigritude1623 pigrity1623 otiosity1632 easefulnessa1639 dronishness1674 reasiness1679 indolence1710 accidity1730 indolency1741 lurgy1769 donothingness1814 far niente1819 oisivity1830 donothingism1839 dronage1846 lotus-eating1852 faineance1853 faineancy1854 bummerism1858 lazyhood1866 bone-laziness1875 sleevelessness1882 bummery1887 sluggardliness1977 1550 J. Hooper Godly Confession sig. Evij^v We owe vnto our selues the exchuyng and auoydyng of Idlenes and ociuitie. 1558 F. Withers in tr. J. ab Indagine Briefe Introd. Art Chiromancy To Rdr. sig. ✠iv^v Let all men..take hede that..thei be not so..high minded, geuing them selues ouer to osiuetye or idleness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1550
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