plain-dealingadj.

Brit.

/ˌpleɪnˈdiːlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌpleɪnˈdilɪŋ/

Forms: see plain adj.² and dealing n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: plain adj.², English dealing , deal v.

Etymology: < plain adj.² + dealing, present participle of deal v., after plain dealing n.

Straightforward, direct, and honest in speech and behaviour; free from deceit or subterfuge.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > sincerity, freedom from deceit > [adjective] > frank, candid

free-hearteda1398

plain-dealing1567

plain-spoken1582

broad1588

free-spoken1606

free1611

unminced1648

unreserved1654

candid1675

above boarda1695

unmanaged1749

unprevaricating?1782

plain-speaking1787

loud-mouthing1788

bluff1808

outspoken1808

unglossing1827

straightforward1829

unwithholdinga1834

open-spoken1852

heart-to-heart1855

blunt-spoken1877

straight1894

1567 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure II. xxxi. f. 376^v He..like a plaine dealing man, beleued what she promised.

1591 J. Harington tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso Pref. Hauing dealt plainly with some of my plaine dealing frends, to tell me frankly what they heard spoken of it.

1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing i. iii. 30 In thi[s] (thogh I cannot be said to be a flatering honest man) it must not be denied but I am a plain dealing villaine.

a1626 N. Breton Wks. (1979) 9 True plaine-dealing hearts in quiet die, And faithfull loue doth liue Eternally.

1662 Duchess of Newcastle Wits Cabal ii. ii. ix, in Playes Written 302 If I were to choose, I would choose a man for a Husband that were an honest and plain-dealing man, patient and wise, that I might neither be deceiv'd by his falshood, nor troubl'd with his quarrels.

1732 H. Fielding Mod. Husband ii. i. 14 Most Husbands are like a plain-dealing Looking-glass, which sullies all the Compliments we have receiv'd abroad, by assuring us we do not deserve 'em.

1787 W. Beckford Jrnl. 22 Dec. in Jrnl. Portugal & Spain (1954) (modernized text) 298 Selma is an honest plain-dealing man.

1832 J. Clare Let. (1885) 560 Those which put together the ‘ayes’ & ‘noes’ of Mr. Cobbett may be very useful to plain dealing people.

1847 R. W. Emerson Poems 183 Found I true liberty, The home of homes plain dealing Nature gave.

1914 F. W. Chandler Aspects Mod. Drama xvii. 403 Cæsar does not assume melodramatic poses, as does Bonaparte. He is a plain-dealing conqueror, honest with himself and with others.

1968 Times 23 Oct. 6 e There is no doubt that the father is preferable as a plain dealing rogue after his release from his prison than as the respectable hypocrite we meet in the first act.

2004 Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 29 Apr. 69 In a profession where equivocation is the norm, she was plain-dealing and had an integrity that made her universally trusted.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	plain-dealing
释义	plain-dealingadj. Brit. /ˌpleɪnˈdiːlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌpleɪnˈdilɪŋ/ Forms: see plain adj.² and dealing n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: plain adj.², English dealing , deal v. Etymology: < plain adj.² + dealing, present participle of deal v., after plain dealing n. Straightforward, direct, and honest in speech and behaviour; free from deceit or subterfuge. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > sincerity, freedom from deceit > [adjective] > frank, candid free-hearteda1398 plain-dealing1567 plain-spoken1582 broad1588 free-spoken1606 free1611 unminced1648 unreserved1654 candid1675 above boarda1695 unmanaged1749 unprevaricating?1782 plain-speaking1787 loud-mouthing1788 bluff1808 outspoken1808 unglossing1827 straightforward1829 unwithholdinga1834 open-spoken1852 heart-to-heart1855 blunt-spoken1877 straight1894 1567 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure II. xxxi. f. 376^v He..like a plaine dealing man, beleued what she promised. 1591 J. Harington tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso Pref. Hauing dealt plainly with some of my plaine dealing frends, to tell me frankly what they heard spoken of it. 1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing i. iii. 30 In thi[s] (thogh I cannot be said to be a flatering honest man) it must not be denied but I am a plain dealing villaine. View more context for this quotation a1626 N. Breton Wks. (1979) 9 True plaine-dealing hearts in quiet die, And faithfull loue doth liue Eternally. 1662 Duchess of Newcastle Wits Cabal ii. ii. ix, in Playes Written 302 If I were to choose, I would choose a man for a Husband that were an honest and plain-dealing man, patient and wise, that I might neither be deceiv'd by his falshood, nor troubl'd with his quarrels. 1732 H. Fielding Mod. Husband ii. i. 14 Most Husbands are like a plain-dealing Looking-glass, which sullies all the Compliments we have receiv'd abroad, by assuring us we do not deserve 'em. 1787 W. Beckford Jrnl. 22 Dec. in Jrnl. Portugal & Spain (1954) (modernized text) 298 Selma is an honest plain-dealing man. 1832 J. Clare Let. (1885) 560 Those which put together the ‘ayes’ & ‘noes’ of Mr. Cobbett may be very useful to plain dealing people. 1847 R. W. Emerson Poems 183 Found I true liberty, The home of homes plain dealing Nature gave. 1914 F. W. Chandler Aspects Mod. Drama xvii. 403 Cæsar does not assume melodramatic poses, as does Bonaparte. He is a plain-dealing conqueror, honest with himself and with others. 1968 Times 23 Oct. 6 e There is no doubt that the father is preferable as a plain dealing rogue after his release from his prison than as the respectable hypocrite we meet in the first act. 2004 Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 29 Apr. 69 In a profession where equivocation is the norm, she was plain-dealing and had an integrity that made her universally trusted. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1567
随便看	θ186598 θ186599 θ1866 θ18660 θ186600 θ186601 θ186602 θ186603 θ186604 θ186605 θ186606 θ186607 θ186608 θ186609 θ18661 θ186610 θ186611 θ186612 θ186613 θ186614 θ186615 θ186616 θ186617 θ186618 θ186619