rabidityn.

Brit.

/rəˈbɪdᵻti/, U.S.

/rəˈbɪdᵻdi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rabid adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < rabid adj. + -ity suffix. Compare post-classical Latin rabiditas (15th cent. in British and continental sources). Compare earlier rabidness n., rabiosity n.

The state or condition of being rabid; aggressiveness; wild rage; absence of control or reason; fanatical extremism. Also (occasionally): an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [noun] > extreme

woodnessa1400

utterance1430

outrageousnessc1450

outragenessc1455

rabidness1649

rabidity1831

1831 B. Disraeli Young Duke III. v. vi. 174 At any rate, he must get rid of his rabidity.

1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvii. i. 505 Brühl's rabidities of appetite.

1890 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 1 262 To what a compromising extent this contentment with the old incorrect platitudes..can..be carried out of sheer rabidity in method, is well shown in W. Sombart's latest criticisms.

1936 C. C. Furnas Next Hundred Years i. 9 The world is full of worshipers of the family tree and eugenists of all degrees of rabidity.

1961 D. A. Dondore Prairie & Making Middle Amer. viii. 419 The rabidity of his invective obscures dignity and fitness of phrasing.

2006 Evening Standard (Nexis) 2 Oct. 37 For all her raunch and rabidity, Emin is a writer of real heart.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rabidity
释义	rabidityn. Brit. /rəˈbɪdᵻti/, U.S. /rəˈbɪdᵻdi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rabid adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < rabid adj. + -ity suffix. Compare post-classical Latin rabiditas (15th cent. in British and continental sources). Compare earlier rabidness n., rabiosity n. The state or condition of being rabid; aggressiveness; wild rage; absence of control or reason; fanatical extremism. Also (occasionally): an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [noun] > extreme woodnessa1400 utterance1430 outrageousnessc1450 outragenessc1455 rabidness1649 rabidity1831 1831 B. Disraeli Young Duke III. v. vi. 174 At any rate, he must get rid of his rabidity. 1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvii. i. 505 Brühl's rabidities of appetite. 1890 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 1 262 To what a compromising extent this contentment with the old incorrect platitudes..can..be carried out of sheer rabidity in method, is well shown in W. Sombart's latest criticisms. 1936 C. C. Furnas Next Hundred Years i. 9 The world is full of worshipers of the family tree and eugenists of all degrees of rabidity. 1961 D. A. Dondore Prairie & Making Middle Amer. viii. 419 The rabidity of his invective obscures dignity and fitness of phrasing. 2006 Evening Standard (Nexis) 2 Oct. 37 For all her raunch and rabidity, Emin is a writer of real heart. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1831
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