† posednessn.¹

Forms: 1600s posednes.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: composedness n.

Etymology: Apparently shortened < composedness n. Compare later posed adj.¹

Obsolete. rare.

Composure.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > lack of wonder > [noun] > composure

posedness1650

self-possession1665

composure1667

collectedness1789

1650 in A. Macdonald & J. Dennistoun Misc. Maitland Club (1840) II. 486 This he delivered with sutch a gravitie and posednes as was admirable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

† posednessn.²

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: posed adj.³, -ness suffix.

Etymology: < posed adj.³ + -ness suffix.

Obsolete. rare.

Posed quality.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > posture > [noun] > action of posturing body > condition of being posed

posedness1891

1891 Temple Bar Mar. 442 It has the earnestness of Ingres, marred..by his conventionality, and a certain flat posedness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	posedness
释义	† posednessn.¹ Forms: 1600s posednes. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: composedness n. Etymology: Apparently shortened < composedness n. Compare later posed adj.¹ Obsolete. rare. Composure. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > lack of wonder > [noun] > composure posedness1650 self-possession1665 composure1667 collectedness1789 1650 in A. Macdonald & J. Dennistoun Misc. Maitland Club (1840) II. 486 This he delivered with sutch a gravitie and posednes as was admirable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020). † posednessn.² Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: posed adj.³, -ness suffix. Etymology: < posed adj.³ + -ness suffix. Obsolete. rare. Posed quality. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > [noun] > action of posturing body > condition of being posed posedness1891 1891 Temple Bar Mar. 442 It has the earnestness of Ingres, marred..by his conventionality, and a certain flat posedness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.¹1650n.²1891
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