offishnessn.

Brit.

/ˈɒfᵻʃnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈɔfɪʃnᵻs/,

/ˈɑfɪʃnᵻs/

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

Etymology: < offish adj. + -ness suffix. Compare standoffishness n. at standoffish adj. Derivatives.

Originally U.S.

Distance in manner; stand-offishness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [noun] > lack of affability

strangenessc1386

unhomelinessc1440

fremdnessa1500

coldness1557

coolnessa1586

self-guarda1586

diskindness1596

formality1599

reservedness1606

inaffability1611

restrainta1616

unconess1637

chillness1639

froideur1645

distance1660

starchedness1670

buckram1682

starchness?1693

starch1694

reserve1711

stiffness1717

unapproachableness1727

retirement1803

angularity1824

standoffishness1826

distancy1836

chill1837

starchiness1844

unapproachability1846

hedgehogginess1858

standoff1865

offishness1867

aloofness1878

pokerishness1880

untouchableness1909

untouchability1919

stuffiness1926

1867 Harper's Mag. Jan. 240/1 There is nothing like a little offishness with regard to these affairs if one be desirous of helping them on.

1899 F. Greenwood in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. June 1039/2 The robust self-dependence, selfishness, offishness of wild life.

1913 W. Cather O Pioneers! ii. iii. 108 Carl could not tell whether their offishness came from unfriendliness or embarrassment.

1966 19th-cent. Fiction 20 310 Her..alternations of warmth and offishness, of evasiveness and candor.

1993 Washington Times (Nexis) 15 Nov. a16 Otherwise, workplaces may beget more lawsuits than work, and friendly banter between the sexes may be exchanged for offishness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	offishness
释义	offishnessn. Brit. /ˈɒfᵻʃnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈɔfɪʃnᵻs/, /ˈɑfɪʃnᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: offish adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < offish adj. + -ness suffix. Compare standoffishness n. at standoffish adj. Derivatives. Originally U.S. Distance in manner; stand-offishness. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [noun] > lack of affability strangenessc1386 unhomelinessc1440 fremdnessa1500 coldness1557 coolnessa1586 self-guarda1586 diskindness1596 formality1599 reservedness1606 inaffability1611 restrainta1616 unconess1637 chillness1639 froideur1645 distance1660 starchedness1670 buckram1682 starchness?1693 starch1694 reserve1711 stiffness1717 unapproachableness1727 retirement1803 angularity1824 standoffishness1826 distancy1836 chill1837 starchiness1844 unapproachability1846 hedgehogginess1858 standoff1865 offishness1867 aloofness1878 pokerishness1880 untouchableness1909 untouchability1919 stuffiness1926 1867 Harper's Mag. Jan. 240/1 There is nothing like a little offishness with regard to these affairs if one be desirous of helping them on. 1899 F. Greenwood in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. June 1039/2 The robust self-dependence, selfishness, offishness of wild life. 1913 W. Cather O Pioneers! ii. iii. 108 Carl could not tell whether their offishness came from unfriendliness or embarrassment. 1966 19th-cent. Fiction 20 310 Her..alternations of warmth and offishness, of evasiveness and candor. 1993 Washington Times (Nexis) 15 Nov. a16 Otherwise, workplaces may beget more lawsuits than work, and friendly banter between the sexes may be exchanged for offishness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1867
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