patnessn.

Brit.

/ˈpatnəs/, U.S.

/ˈpætnəs/

Forms: see pat adv.¹ and adj. and -ness suffix.

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

Etymology: < pat adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality or condition of being pat or to the point; aptness. In recent use also: glibness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [noun] > aptness or appositeness

rightness?a1425

aptnessa1538

happiness1550

felicity1605

aptitude1643

patness1653

appositeness1664

apropos1860

1653 E. Waterhouse Humble Apol. Learning 116 Till the patnesse of the Conviction assured them [etc.].

1684 tr. F. Hédelin d'Aubignac Whole Art of Stage i. 44 The fitness and decency of the Expressions.., the patness of the Events.

1710 Life Bp. Stillingfleet 86 A closeness of reference, and patness of similitudes.

1863 Atlantic Monthly Feb. 178/1 The pungent patness with which they hit some fact of experience.

1878 J. Payn By Proxy II. xiv. 148 The opportunity—the patness—that is what charms me beyond expression.

1888 W. C. Russell Death Ship I. 245 I could not but admire the patness of the mechanism to the condition of the ship.

1965 L. MacNeice Varieties of Parable v. 111 When he is expressing something especially sombre, sadly fatalistic or near-nihilistic, the patness of the metre is an essential irony.

2001 Independent 18 July ii. 5/4 ‘Isn't she the one who killed her children?’ ‘Different woman,’ said Mr Nancy. ‘Same deal.’ This patness sometimes risks everything.

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

单词	patness
释义	patnessn. Brit. /ˈpatnəs/, U.S. /ˈpætnəs/ Forms: see pat adv.¹ and adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pat adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < pat adj. + -ness suffix. The quality or condition of being pat or to the point; aptness. In recent use also: glibness. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [noun] > aptness or appositeness rightness?a1425 aptnessa1538 happiness1550 felicity1605 aptitude1643 patness1653 appositeness1664 apropos1860 1653 E. Waterhouse Humble Apol. Learning 116 Till the patnesse of the Conviction assured them [etc.]. 1684 tr. F. Hédelin d'Aubignac Whole Art of Stage i. 44 The fitness and decency of the Expressions.., the patness of the Events. 1710 Life Bp. Stillingfleet 86 A closeness of reference, and patness of similitudes. 1863 Atlantic Monthly Feb. 178/1 The pungent patness with which they hit some fact of experience. 1878 J. Payn By Proxy II. xiv. 148 The opportunity—the patness—that is what charms me beyond expression. 1888 W. C. Russell Death Ship I. 245 I could not but admire the patness of the mechanism to the condition of the ship. 1965 L. MacNeice Varieties of Parable v. 111 When he is expressing something especially sombre, sadly fatalistic or near-nihilistic, the patness of the metre is an essential irony. 2001 Independent 18 July ii. 5/4 ‘Isn't she the one who killed her children?’ ‘Different woman,’ said Mr Nancy. ‘Same deal.’ This patness sometimes risks everything. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1653
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