polishednessn.

Brit.

/ˈpɒlᵻʃtnəs/, U.S.

/ˈpɑləʃtnəs/

Forms: see polished adj. and -ness suffix.

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

Etymology: < polished adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality of being polished; smoothness; refinement.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > [noun]

policya1522

neatness1555

finesse1564

politure1593

polishedness1594

polishment1594

polish1597

polishure1611

refinedness1612

refinement1704

refinery1746

sophistication1915

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [noun] > good manners or polite behaviour > polish or refinement of manners

urbanityc1475

policya1522

gesture1580

politure1593

polishedness1594

facetiousness1644

politeness1655

politesse1683

refinement1704

refinedness1711

polish1713

tournure1748

smoothness1832

1594 R. Carew tr. J. Huarte Exam. Mens Wits ix. 123 Esay..had ornament & polishednesse of speech.

1737 H. Coventry Lett. Philemon to Hydaspes ii. 9 A general Polishedness of Manners, and inward Character.

1914 S. Lewis Our Mr. Wrenn xiv. 181 The redness and oakness and polishedness of furniture was a dizzying activity.

1999 A. H. A. Rushdy Neo-slave Narratives vi. 177 It is difficult for a member of one culture to tell what in a work of another culture is ‘polished’..since the standards for ‘polishedness’ differ in different cultures.

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

单词	polishedness
释义	polishednessn. Brit. /ˈpɒlᵻʃtnəs/, U.S. /ˈpɑləʃtnəs/ Forms: see polished adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: polished adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < polished adj. + -ness suffix. The quality of being polished; smoothness; refinement. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > [noun] policya1522 neatness1555 finesse1564 politure1593 polishedness1594 polishment1594 polish1597 polishure1611 refinedness1612 refinement1704 refinery1746 sophistication1915 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [noun] > good manners or polite behaviour > polish or refinement of manners urbanityc1475 policya1522 gesture1580 politure1593 polishedness1594 facetiousness1644 politeness1655 politesse1683 refinement1704 refinedness1711 polish1713 tournure1748 smoothness1832 1594 R. Carew tr. J. Huarte Exam. Mens Wits ix. 123 Esay..had ornament & polishednesse of speech. 1737 H. Coventry Lett. Philemon to Hydaspes ii. 9 A general Polishedness of Manners, and inward Character. 1914 S. Lewis Our Mr. Wrenn xiv. 181 The redness and oakness and polishedness of furniture was a dizzying activity. 1999 A. H. A. Rushdy Neo-slave Narratives vi. 177 It is difficult for a member of one culture to tell what in a work of another culture is ‘polished’..since the standards for ‘polishedness’ differ in different cultures. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1594
随便看	bloodinesses blooding bloodings bloodish bloodknowing bloodknowledge bloodlease bloodless bloodless and boneless bloodlesslier bloodlessliest bloodlessly bloodlessness bloodlessnesses bloodletten bloodletter bloodletters bloodletting bloodlettings bloodlike bloodline bloodlines bloodling bloodliver bloodloving