ophelimityn.

Brit.

/əʊfəˈlɪmᵻti/,

/ɒfəˈlɪmᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌoʊfəˈlɪmᵻdi/,

/ˌɑfəˈlɪmᵻdi/

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

Etymology: < French ophélimité (V. Pareto Cours d'économie politique (1896) I. 3) < ancient Greek ὠϕέλιμος useful, serviceable ( < the same base as ὄϕελος advantage, help, ὀϕέλλειν to increase, enlarge, strengthen, of uncertain origin + -ιμος , extended form of -μος , suffix forming nouns) + French -ité -ity suffix.

Economics.

The capacity to satisfy a need, desire, or want.

ΚΠ

1896 Polit. Sci. Q. 11 750 The term utility, for example, has its ambiguities; and Professor Pareto substitutes the word ophélimité, meaning capacity to satisfy any want, whether rational or irrational.]

1920 A. C. Pigou Econ. of Welfare ii. 23 Several writers have endeavoured to get rid of the confusion..by substituting for ‘utility’..some other term such, for example, as Professor Pareto's ‘ophelimity’.

1966 D. Mirfin tr. V. Pareto Sociol. Writings 99 We shall employ the term ophelimity..to designate the relationship of convenience which makes a thing satisfy a need or desire.

1992 Jrnl. Organizational Behavior 13 224 These ‘peaks’ (ophelimity values) do not necessarily correspond to the simple utility functions proposed by Nash and other game theorists.

2002 Campaign (Nexis) 28 June 20 ‘Ophelimity’, or the desire to produce total satisfaction, he advised, was named after Ophelia, the Greek goddess of total satisfaction.

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

单词	ophelimity
释义	ophelimityn. Brit. /əʊfəˈlɪmᵻti/, /ɒfəˈlɪmᵻti/, U.S. /ˌoʊfəˈlɪmᵻdi/, /ˌɑfəˈlɪmᵻdi/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French ophélimité. Etymology: < French ophélimité (V. Pareto Cours d'économie politique (1896) I. 3) < ancient Greek ὠϕέλιμος useful, serviceable ( < the same base as ὄϕελος advantage, help, ὀϕέλλειν to increase, enlarge, strengthen, of uncertain origin + -ιμος , extended form of -μος , suffix forming nouns) + French -ité -ity suffix. Economics. The capacity to satisfy a need, desire, or want. ΚΠ 1896 Polit. Sci. Q. 11 750 The term utility, for example, has its ambiguities; and Professor Pareto substitutes the word ophélimité, meaning capacity to satisfy any want, whether rational or irrational.] 1920 A. C. Pigou Econ. of Welfare ii. 23 Several writers have endeavoured to get rid of the confusion..by substituting for ‘utility’..some other term such, for example, as Professor Pareto's ‘ophelimity’. 1966 D. Mirfin tr. V. Pareto Sociol. Writings 99 We shall employ the term ophelimity..to designate the relationship of convenience which makes a thing satisfy a need or desire. 1992 Jrnl. Organizational Behavior 13 224 These ‘peaks’ (ophelimity values) do not necessarily correspond to the simple utility functions proposed by Nash and other game theorists. 2002 Campaign (Nexis) 28 June 20 ‘Ophelimity’, or the desire to produce total satisfaction, he advised, was named after Ophelia, the Greek goddess of total satisfaction. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1920
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