pointednessn.

Brit.

/ˈpɔɪntᵻdnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈpɔɪn(t)ᵻdnᵻs/

Forms: see pointed adj.¹ and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pointed adj.¹, -ness suffix.

Etymology: < pointed adj.¹ + -ness suffix.

1. The fact or quality of having or tapering to a point or points. (In quot. a1637 figurative.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [noun]

spearinessa1722

spikinessa1722

peakedness1832

pointedness1843

peakiness1861

acumination1866

a1637 B. Jonson Timber 2049 in Wks. (1640) III The vitious Language is vast, and gaping, swelling, and irregular; when it contends to be high, full of Rocke, Mountaine, and pointednesse.

1701 G. Cheyne New Theory Continual Fevers 114 They both clear the Vessel of the Obstructions, and destroy the pointedness of the Particles of the Fluid, which two things did concur to make the Ulcer sore.

1791 W. Gilpin Remarks Forest Scenery II. 111 It has always too much of a spiry pointedness in the extremities of its branches.

1843 Peter Parley's Ann. 113 This pointedness of wing constitutes the great advantage of the falcons as sporting birds.

1904 H. James Golden Bowl I. vii. 139 All the stony pointedness, the grand right geometry of his spreading Palladian church.

1989 D. Hill Fraxilly Fracas (BNC) 19 I've heard people say disparaging things about my looks—a narrowness of shoulder, thinness of face, pointedness of nose.

2000 Jrnl. Biogeogr. 27 884/2 The variation in wing pointedness among Iberian robins consists of changes in length of the inner primaries, but does not affect the outer wing feathers.

2. The quality (in speech, writing, thought, etc.) of being incisive, marked, or directly pertinent; †expressiveness, wittiness (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [noun] > incisiveness

edgea1593

pointa1643

pointedness1693

penpoint1805

incisiveness1865

trenchancy1866

crispness1885

trenchantness1892

cutting edge1929

1693 J. Dryden Disc. conc. Satire in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires p. iii You add that pointedness of Thought, which is visibly wanting in our Great Roman.

1717 J. Hogg Three Missives i. 24 The Pointedness of some penetrating Expressions in this Letter doth not touch you.

1783 Philos. Trans. 1782 (Royal Soc.) 72 337 I hope to be forgiven, if in some parts of this paper I have expressed myself with more pointedness than I might have done.

1801 Hist. Eur. in Ann. Reg. 124 The eulogium..united pointedness and energy with the simplicity of truth.

1850 Q. Rev. 87 377 The lightning-like pointedness of that exquisite form of language which we call Slang.

1882 Macmillan's Mag. 45 480 The contrast is brought out with a force that is almost stern in its pointedness.

1927 Publ. Mod. Lang. Assoc. Amer. 42 859 Most of the balanced passages which Chaucer has in common with the Roman de la Rose have the same terse pointedness.

1978 Daily Tel. 25 Mar. 9/7 It is Miss Hilary's incisive acting which makes me think that the tone of the whole thing was wrong—that it needed more pace and pointedness.

2003 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 9 Sept. 13 It is his pointedness, his obsession with language that still defines the work, even 250 years later.

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

单词	pointedness
释义	pointednessn. Brit. /ˈpɔɪntᵻdnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈpɔɪn(t)ᵻdnᵻs/ Forms: see pointed adj.¹ and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pointed adj.¹, -ness suffix. Etymology: < pointed adj.¹ + -ness suffix. 1. The fact or quality of having or tapering to a point or points. (In quot. a1637 figurative.) ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [noun] spearinessa1722 spikinessa1722 peakedness1832 pointedness1843 peakiness1861 acumination1866 a1637 B. Jonson Timber 2049 in Wks. (1640) III The vitious Language is vast, and gaping, swelling, and irregular; when it contends to be high, full of Rocke, Mountaine, and pointednesse. 1701 G. Cheyne New Theory Continual Fevers 114 They both clear the Vessel of the Obstructions, and destroy the pointedness of the Particles of the Fluid, which two things did concur to make the Ulcer sore. 1791 W. Gilpin Remarks Forest Scenery II. 111 It has always too much of a spiry pointedness in the extremities of its branches. 1843 Peter Parley's Ann. 113 This pointedness of wing constitutes the great advantage of the falcons as sporting birds. 1904 H. James Golden Bowl I. vii. 139 All the stony pointedness, the grand right geometry of his spreading Palladian church. 1989 D. Hill Fraxilly Fracas (BNC) 19 I've heard people say disparaging things about my looks—a narrowness of shoulder, thinness of face, pointedness of nose. 2000 Jrnl. Biogeogr. 27 884/2 The variation in wing pointedness among Iberian robins consists of changes in length of the inner primaries, but does not affect the outer wing feathers. 2. The quality (in speech, writing, thought, etc.) of being incisive, marked, or directly pertinent; †expressiveness, wittiness (obsolete). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [noun] > incisiveness edgea1593 pointa1643 pointedness1693 penpoint1805 incisiveness1865 trenchancy1866 crispness1885 trenchantness1892 cutting edge1929 1693 J. Dryden Disc. conc. Satire in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires p. iii You add that pointedness of Thought, which is visibly wanting in our Great Roman. 1717 J. Hogg Three Missives i. 24 The Pointedness of some penetrating Expressions in this Letter doth not touch you. 1783 Philos. Trans. 1782 (Royal Soc.) 72 337 I hope to be forgiven, if in some parts of this paper I have expressed myself with more pointedness than I might have done. 1801 Hist. Eur. in Ann. Reg. 124 The eulogium..united pointedness and energy with the simplicity of truth. 1850 Q. Rev. 87 377 The lightning-like pointedness of that exquisite form of language which we call Slang. 1882 Macmillan's Mag. 45 480 The contrast is brought out with a force that is almost stern in its pointedness. 1927 Publ. Mod. Lang. Assoc. Amer. 42 859 Most of the balanced passages which Chaucer has in common with the Roman de la Rose have the same terse pointedness. 1978 Daily Tel. 25 Mar. 9/7 It is Miss Hilary's incisive acting which makes me think that the tone of the whole thing was wrong—that it needed more pace and pointedness. 2003 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 9 Sept. 13 It is his pointedness, his obsession with language that still defines the work, even 250 years later. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1637
随便看	steeringhandle steeringlight steeringoar steerings steerish steerless steerling steerlings steerman steermost steeroar steerrudder steers steersman steersmanship steersmate steersmen steerstaff steerswoman steertree steeve steeved steevely steever steeves