precipitancen.

Brit.

/prᵻˈsɪpᵻt(ə)ns/, U.S.

/priˈsɪpədəns/,

/prəˈsɪpədəns/

Forms: 1600s– precipitance, 1700s praecipitance.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps partly modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: precipitant adj., -ance suffix.

Etymology: < precipitant adj. (see -ance suffix), perhaps partly after classical Latin praecipitantia (see precipitancy n.). Compare slightly earlier precipitancy n.

1. = precipitancy n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > [noun] > steep or swift fall

precipice1606

precipe1615

precipitancea1625

plummeting1658

precipitation1720

nosedive1919

a1625 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Two Noble Kinsmen (1634) i. i. 142 Those that with Cordes, Knives, drams precipitance, Weary of this worlds light, have to themselves Beene deathes most horrid Agents.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vii. 291 Thither they [sc. waters] Hasted with glad precipitance .

1691 E. Taylor J. Behmen's Theosophick Philos. 107 It was not a precipitance from a more lofty to a more low.

1705 W. Coward Abramideis ii. 97 With præcipitance He bound the Lad; And on the Wood the Bundled Infant lay'd.

1785 W. Haswell Serm. Dreadful Storm 22 Not a few were..dash'd upon the pointed rock with such precipitance, as to preclude even a moment's reflection.

1865 Times 5 Oct. 9/6 What it was that brought us down with such precipitance.

1894 A. Conan Doyle Parasite 124 Professor Wilson met me, running with equal precipitance in the opposite direction.

a1946 C. Carswell Lying Awake (1950) vii. 79 The malady has a way of following with precipitance upon a state of equally unaccountable well-being.

1994 Newsday (N.Y.) (Nexis) 7 Oct. a15 His police force and their thuggish auxiliaries seem to be disintegrating with..unexpected precipitance.

2. = precipitancy n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [noun] > impetuous

random?c1335

precipitation1628

precipitance1629

precipitancy1797

the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [noun] > haste > sudden

precipitation1502

suddenness1580

precipitance1629

precipitancy1631

the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [noun] > haste > foolish or reckless

foolhastinessc1390

fool hastea1393

swiftnessa1400

hastec1400

racklenessc1405

headlongness1556

precipitation1572

precipitancy1617

precipitance1629

precipitousnessa1660

precipitateness1671

precipitiousness1672

fool's haste1681

1629 R. M. Micrologia sig. A3 It's not vnlike you may impute it to my folly of precipitance.

1682 J. Durham Heaven upon Earth ii. 176 A rashnesse..or precipitance, which makes us, that so soon as we are clear in the thing, to rush forward.

1725 I. Watts Logick ii. iv. §5 A rashness and precipitance of judgment and hastiness to believe something on one side or the other.

1759 S. Johnson Prince of Abissinia II. xxvi. 3 The youth expects to force his way by genius, vigour, and precipitance.

1794 S. T. Coleridge Poems 81 Proud Precipitance of soul Wilder'd with meteor fires.

1827 R. Southey Hist. Peninsular War II. 769 There had been no alarm, no confusion, no precipitance upon the march.

1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe IV. iv. 336 One..misses his mark by circuity, the other by precipitance.

1907 R. Ellis Lect. Elegiae in Mæcenatem 11 The approbation of Augustus, who never judged with precipitance.

1987 M. Flanagan Trust xxvii. 269 Money had liberated her once restrained precipitance.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	precipitance
释义	precipitancen. Brit. /prᵻˈsɪpᵻt(ə)ns/, U.S. /priˈsɪpədəns/, /prəˈsɪpədəns/ Forms: 1600s– precipitance, 1700s praecipitance. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps partly modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: precipitant adj., -ance suffix. Etymology: < precipitant adj. (see -ance suffix), perhaps partly after classical Latin praecipitantia (see precipitancy n.). Compare slightly earlier precipitancy n. 1. = precipitancy n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > [noun] > steep or swift fall precipice1606 precipe1615 precipitancea1625 plummeting1658 precipitation1720 nosedive1919 a1625 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Two Noble Kinsmen (1634) i. i. 142 Those that with Cordes, Knives, drams precipitance, Weary of this worlds light, have to themselves Beene deathes most horrid Agents. View more context for this quotation 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vii. 291 Thither they [sc. waters] Hasted with glad precipitance . View more context for this quotation 1691 E. Taylor J. Behmen's Theosophick Philos. 107 It was not a precipitance from a more lofty to a more low. 1705 W. Coward Abramideis ii. 97 With præcipitance He bound the Lad; And on the Wood the Bundled Infant lay'd. 1785 W. Haswell Serm. Dreadful Storm 22 Not a few were..dash'd upon the pointed rock with such precipitance, as to preclude even a moment's reflection. 1865 Times 5 Oct. 9/6 What it was that brought us down with such precipitance. 1894 A. Conan Doyle Parasite 124 Professor Wilson met me, running with equal precipitance in the opposite direction. a1946 C. Carswell Lying Awake (1950) vii. 79 The malady has a way of following with precipitance upon a state of equally unaccountable well-being. 1994 Newsday (N.Y.) (Nexis) 7 Oct. a15 His police force and their thuggish auxiliaries seem to be disintegrating with..unexpected precipitance. 2. = precipitancy n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [noun] > impetuous random?c1335 precipitation1628 precipitance1629 precipitancy1797 the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [noun] > haste > sudden precipitation1502 suddenness1580 precipitance1629 precipitancy1631 the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [noun] > haste > foolish or reckless foolhastinessc1390 fool hastea1393 swiftnessa1400 hastec1400 racklenessc1405 headlongness1556 precipitation1572 precipitancy1617 precipitance1629 precipitousnessa1660 precipitateness1671 precipitiousness1672 fool's haste1681 1629 R. M. Micrologia sig. A3 It's not vnlike you may impute it to my folly of precipitance. 1682 J. Durham Heaven upon Earth ii. 176 A rashnesse..or precipitance, which makes us, that so soon as we are clear in the thing, to rush forward. 1725 I. Watts Logick ii. iv. §5 A rashness and precipitance of judgment and hastiness to believe something on one side or the other. 1759 S. Johnson Prince of Abissinia II. xxvi. 3 The youth expects to force his way by genius, vigour, and precipitance. 1794 S. T. Coleridge Poems 81 Proud Precipitance of soul Wilder'd with meteor fires. 1827 R. Southey Hist. Peninsular War II. 769 There had been no alarm, no confusion, no precipitance upon the march. 1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe IV. iv. 336 One..misses his mark by circuity, the other by precipitance. 1907 R. Ellis Lect. Elegiae in Mæcenatem 11 The approbation of Augustus, who never judged with precipitance. 1987 M. Flanagan Trust xxvii. 269 Money had liberated her once restrained precipitance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1625
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