acrobatismn.

Brit.

/ˈakrəbatɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈækrəˌbæˌtɪz(ə)m/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: acrobat n., -ism suffix.

Etymology: < acrobat n. + -ism suffix. Compare French acrobatisme (c1830; rare).

1. The art or profession of the acrobat; the performance of gymnastic feats. Also in extended use.

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1848 New Hampsh. Statesman 21 July This Methuselah of acrobatism, this Nestor of the tight rope, has lived through three generations of mountebanks.

1864 Daily Tel. 29 July The course and its follies..its quacks and mountebanks, and its acrobatism.

1865 Reader No. 133. 76/1 Displays of vocal acrobatism.

1902 Waterloo (Iowa) Times-Tribune 11 July 3/5 The Dunbar Trio..present the very highest form of aerial gymnastics. The Banvards introduce startling novelties in mid-air acrobatism.

1976 L. Kirstein Classic Ballet: Aria of Aerial in R. Copeland & M. Cohen What is Dance? (1983) iv. 240 Extreme acrobatism entails hazard which, overcome, sparks the most ardent audience detonation.

1993 Washington Post (Nexis) 2 Apr. d3 Characterized by feline litheness as well as by nonchalant acrobatism, Lemon's dances seem to take place on the edge of a precipice.

2. = acrobatics n. 2.

ΚΠ

1860 Essex Standard 17 Feb. 3/6 His Budget is one of the most marvellous displays of arithmetical acrobatism that any age ever witnessed.

1866 S. G. Osborne Lett. on Educ. 13 This infantine, mental acrobatism, is to me simply hateful.

1882 Athenæum 1 July 11 A certain amount of moral acrobatism will be practised on the line which divides the proper from the improper.

1934 Bks. Abroad 8 104/2 Often where the author intends to be lyrical we find mere verbal acrobatism.

2002 Africa News (Nexis) 10 Oct. Thoughtlessly embroiled in dirty political acrobatism, fanning the embers of hatred, acrimony and disunity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acrobatism
释义	acrobatismn. Brit. /ˈakrəbatɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈækrəˌbæˌtɪz(ə)m/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: acrobat n., -ism suffix. Etymology: < acrobat n. + -ism suffix. Compare French acrobatisme (c1830; rare). 1. The art or profession of the acrobat; the performance of gymnastic feats. Also in extended use. ΚΠ 1848 New Hampsh. Statesman 21 July This Methuselah of acrobatism, this Nestor of the tight rope, has lived through three generations of mountebanks. 1864 Daily Tel. 29 July The course and its follies..its quacks and mountebanks, and its acrobatism. 1865 Reader No. 133. 76/1 Displays of vocal acrobatism. 1902 Waterloo (Iowa) Times-Tribune 11 July 3/5 The Dunbar Trio..present the very highest form of aerial gymnastics. The Banvards introduce startling novelties in mid-air acrobatism. 1976 L. Kirstein Classic Ballet: Aria of Aerial in R. Copeland & M. Cohen What is Dance? (1983) iv. 240 Extreme acrobatism entails hazard which, overcome, sparks the most ardent audience detonation. 1993 Washington Post (Nexis) 2 Apr. d3 Characterized by feline litheness as well as by nonchalant acrobatism, Lemon's dances seem to take place on the edge of a precipice. 2. = acrobatics n. 2. ΚΠ 1860 Essex Standard 17 Feb. 3/6 His Budget is one of the most marvellous displays of arithmetical acrobatism that any age ever witnessed. 1866 S. G. Osborne Lett. on Educ. 13 This infantine, mental acrobatism, is to me simply hateful. 1882 Athenæum 1 July 11 A certain amount of moral acrobatism will be practised on the line which divides the proper from the improper. 1934 Bks. Abroad 8 104/2 Often where the author intends to be lyrical we find mere verbal acrobatism. 2002 Africa News (Nexis) 10 Oct. Thoughtlessly embroiled in dirty political acrobatism, fanning the embers of hatred, acrimony and disunity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1848
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