quietiveadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈkwʌɪᵻtɪv/, U.S.

/ˈkwaɪədɪv/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; partly modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: quiet v., -ive suffix.

Etymology: < quiet v. + -ive suffix. Compare post-classical Latin quietivus (c1270 in a British source). Compare earlier quieting adj., quietsome adj. In use as noun originally after German Quietiv ( A. Schopenhauer Welt als Wille und Vorstellung (1819) iv. 546), formed in opposition to Motiv motive n.

†A. adj.

Soothing, quieting. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > [adjective] > composing or calming

lullingc1440

quieting1634

composing1644

appeasing1648

lenient1652

quietivea1683

hesychastic1694

anodyne1790

tranquillizing1801

sobering1816

becalming1827

antiphlogistic1840

calminga1853

anodynic1904

anodynous1904

stress-relieving1947

chill-out1990

a1683 B. Whichcote Let. in Moral & Relig. Aphorisms (1753) 107 Yett cannot I, out of respect to you, give up so noble, so choice a truth; so antidotical against temptation, so satisfactorie, so convictive, so quietive; in so full confirmation, to my mind, of the truth of Christian religion.

B. n.

A thing which quiets or soothes.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > [noun] > calming person or thing

quietera1542

cooler1592

allayment1609

allay1614

julepa1640

composer1649

calmer1653

lull1721

tranquillizer1800

calmant1811

steadier1864

calmative1870

quietive1873

soothment1900

1873 N. Amer. Rev. July 72 What ‘motives’ were in the lower sphere of morals, the great ‘quietive’ of the soul, its longing for Nirvâna, is in this highest sphere of moral education.

1894 A. B. Bruce St. Paul's Concept. Christianity xx. 365 It is his quietive amid disgusts.

1928 P. J. W. Pigors tr. E. Spranger Types of Men ii. vi. 237 A quietive which results in patience or acquiescence in an unalterable value determination.

1954 Evening Sentinel (Holland, Mich.) 13 Apr. 4/4 His message was full of consolation. He spoke the very quietive they wanted.

2003 Hist. European Ideas 29 429 (note) Schopenhauer emphasizes..that, unlike ‘the saint who has attained resignation..’ for whom knowledge is a quietive of the will, the artist is only redeemed for moments.

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

单词	quietive
释义	quietiveadj.n. Brit. /ˈkwʌɪᵻtɪv/, U.S. /ˈkwaɪədɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; partly modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: quiet v., -ive suffix. Etymology: < quiet v. + -ive suffix. Compare post-classical Latin quietivus (c1270 in a British source). Compare earlier quieting adj., quietsome adj. In use as noun originally after German Quietiv ( A. Schopenhauer Welt als Wille und Vorstellung (1819) iv. 546), formed in opposition to Motiv motive n. †A. adj. Soothing, quieting. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > [adjective] > composing or calming lullingc1440 quieting1634 composing1644 appeasing1648 lenient1652 quietivea1683 hesychastic1694 anodyne1790 tranquillizing1801 sobering1816 becalming1827 antiphlogistic1840 calminga1853 anodynic1904 anodynous1904 stress-relieving1947 chill-out1990 a1683 B. Whichcote Let. in Moral & Relig. Aphorisms (1753) 107 Yett cannot I, out of respect to you, give up so noble, so choice a truth; so antidotical against temptation, so satisfactorie, so convictive, so quietive; in so full confirmation, to my mind, of the truth of Christian religion. B. n. A thing which quiets or soothes. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > [noun] > calming person or thing quietera1542 cooler1592 allayment1609 allay1614 julepa1640 composer1649 calmer1653 lull1721 tranquillizer1800 calmant1811 steadier1864 calmative1870 quietive1873 soothment1900 1873 N. Amer. Rev. July 72 What ‘motives’ were in the lower sphere of morals, the great ‘quietive’ of the soul, its longing for Nirvâna, is in this highest sphere of moral education. 1894 A. B. Bruce St. Paul's Concept. Christianity xx. 365 It is his quietive amid disgusts. 1928 P. J. W. Pigors tr. E. Spranger Types of Men ii. vi. 237 A quietive which results in patience or acquiescence in an unalterable value determination. 1954 Evening Sentinel (Holland, Mich.) 13 Apr. 4/4 His message was full of consolation. He spoke the very quietive they wanted. 2003 Hist. European Ideas 29 429 (note) Schopenhauer emphasizes..that, unlike ‘the saint who has attained resignation..’ for whom knowledge is a quietive of the will, the artist is only redeemed for moments. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.a1683
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