ownnessn.

Brit.

/ˈəʊnnəs/, U.S.

/ˈoʊ(n)nəs/

Forms: see own adj. and -ness suffix.

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

Etymology: < own adj. + -ness suffix.The word apparently became obsolete at the end of the Old English period and was re-formed in the 17th cent.

†1. A property, an inherent quality. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 1st Ser. (Royal) (1997) xx. 338 Seo sunne..is lichamlic gesceaft, & hæfð swa ðeah ðreo agennyssa on hire; an is seo lichamlice edwist, þæt is ðære sunnan trendel; oðer is se leoma..; þridde is seo hætu.

2. The fact or quality of being one's own or peculiar to oneself.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > [noun] > individuality or selfhood > self > fact of being peculiar to oneself

properheadc1450

ownness1642

ourishnessc1819

1642 R. Harris Serm. Luke xviii. 6–8. 32 Gods adversaries are some way his owne; and that Ownenesse works Patience.

1838 T. Carlyle Crit. & Misc. Ess. (1872) VI. 97 Napoleon..with his own-ness of impulse and insight..with his originality.

1873 A. D. Whitney Other Girls xviii. 254 I would have rooms for them here, that they should feel the own-ness of.

1948 J. Maynard & S. Haden-Guest Russia in Flux xxi. 420 A very general characteristic is a pride, of ownness if not of ownership, in the factory and the job.

1980 Church Times 11 Apr. 11/2 The urgent need for own-ness in the genetic sense seems so vital for some people that adoption is no substitute [for childlessness].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ownness
释义	ownnessn. Brit. /ˈəʊnnəs/, U.S. /ˈoʊ(n)nəs/ Forms: see own adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: own adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < own adj. + -ness suffix.The word apparently became obsolete at the end of the Old English period and was re-formed in the 17th cent. †1. A property, an inherent quality. Obsolete. ΚΠ OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 1st Ser. (Royal) (1997) xx. 338 Seo sunne..is lichamlic gesceaft, & hæfð swa ðeah ðreo agennyssa on hire; an is seo lichamlice edwist, þæt is ðære sunnan trendel; oðer is se leoma..; þridde is seo hætu. 2. The fact or quality of being one's own or peculiar to oneself. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > [noun] > individuality or selfhood > self > fact of being peculiar to oneself properheadc1450 ownness1642 ourishnessc1819 1642 R. Harris Serm. Luke xviii. 6–8. 32 Gods adversaries are some way his owne; and that Ownenesse works Patience. 1838 T. Carlyle Crit. & Misc. Ess. (1872) VI. 97 Napoleon..with his own-ness of impulse and insight..with his originality. 1873 A. D. Whitney Other Girls xviii. 254 I would have rooms for them here, that they should feel the own-ness of. 1948 J. Maynard & S. Haden-Guest Russia in Flux xxi. 420 A very general characteristic is a pride, of ownness if not of ownership, in the factory and the job. 1980 Church Times 11 Apr. 11/2 The urgent need for own-ness in the genetic sense seems so vital for some people that adoption is no substitute [for childlessness]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.OE
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