poor-spiritednessn.

Brit.

/ˌpɔːˈspɪrᵻtᵻdnᵻs/,

/ˌpʊəˈspɪrᵻtᵻdnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˌpʊrˈspɪrᵻdᵻdnᵻs/,

/ˌpɔrˈspɪrᵻdᵻdnᵻs/

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

Etymology: Either < poor-spirited adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier (in slightly different sense) poorness of spirit at poorness n. 1b.

The quality or state of being poor-spirited; timidity, cowardliness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [noun] > quality of spiritlessness

peakishness1519

poor-spiritedness1662

spiritlessness1669

1662 W. Gurnall Christian in Armour: 3rd Pt. 741 Ye that think it childish and poor-spiritedness to weep at a Sermon.

1782 W. Smith Nine Disc. Beatitudes 5 No one certainly can be so perplexed in his religious notions, as to confound the poverty in spirit applauded by Christ, with poorness of spirit, or poor spiritedness.

1898 R. F. Horton Commandm. Jesus iv. 50 He does not praise poverty as such, still less does He refer to what we mean by poor-spiritedness.

1936 C. A. Phillips tr. V. Basch Schumann 78 It [sc. the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik] was to attack pitilessly the cowardice which assumes an air of impartiality in order to hide its poor-spiritedness, weakness, and ugliness.

2003 Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch (Nexis) 7 Apr. 9 a Aristotle would have labeled such sentiment the vice of poor-spiritedness, by which he meant inadequate pride.

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

单词	poor-spiritedness
释义	poor-spiritednessn. Brit. /ˌpɔːˈspɪrᵻtᵻdnᵻs/, /ˌpʊəˈspɪrᵻtᵻdnᵻs/, U.S. /ˌpʊrˈspɪrᵻdᵻdnᵻs/, /ˌpɔrˈspɪrᵻdᵻdnᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: poor-spirited adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: Either < poor-spirited adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier (in slightly different sense) poorness of spirit at poorness n. 1b. The quality or state of being poor-spirited; timidity, cowardliness. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [noun] > quality of spiritlessness peakishness1519 poor-spiritedness1662 spiritlessness1669 1662 W. Gurnall Christian in Armour: 3rd Pt. 741 Ye that think it childish and poor-spiritedness to weep at a Sermon. 1782 W. Smith Nine Disc. Beatitudes 5 No one certainly can be so perplexed in his religious notions, as to confound the poverty in spirit applauded by Christ, with poorness of spirit, or poor spiritedness. 1898 R. F. Horton Commandm. Jesus iv. 50 He does not praise poverty as such, still less does He refer to what we mean by poor-spiritedness. 1936 C. A. Phillips tr. V. Basch Schumann 78 It [sc. the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik] was to attack pitilessly the cowardice which assumes an air of impartiality in order to hide its poor-spiritedness, weakness, and ugliness. 2003 Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch (Nexis) 7 Apr. 9 a Aristotle would have labeled such sentiment the vice of poor-spiritedness, by which he meant inadequate pride. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1662
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