racinessn.

Brit.

/ˈreɪsɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈreɪsinᵻs/

Forms: 1600s raziness, 1600s– raciness.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: racy adj.¹, -ness suffix.

Etymology: < racy adj.¹ + -ness suffix.

1. With reference to wine, fruit, etc.: good, characteristic, or well-developed flavour. Also occasionally: characteristic scent. Cf. race n.⁶ 8a.In later use perhaps influenced by sense 2a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > types or qualities of beverage > [noun] > excellence of flavour

raciness1669

the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > [noun] > qualities of fruit

mellowness1530

mellowinga1625

raciness1669

1669 C. Merret Some Observ. conc. ordering Wines in W. Charleton Two Disc. 219 Nutmegs and Cloves..give a kind of Raziness.

1724 S. Switzer et al. Pract. Fruit-gardener xl. 306 The Vine is endued with that noble Raciness of Taste, that no small want of Air can alter or subdue it.

1745 D. Fordyce Dialogues conc. Educ. II. xviii. 331 It is like planting weak Plants in a barren Soil and unfriendly Cimate, where they have neither Earth enough to nourish and feed them..nor Sun to bring forward their Fruits to a proper Degree of Raciness and Perfection.

1797 I. D'Israeli Vaurien I. xiv. 254 Only a tincture of his native sensibility remained in his debilitated frame, like that raciness which the empty vessel retains, when all it's noble spirits are poured out.

1829 T. De Quincey in ‘H. A. Page’ T. De Quincey: Life & Writings (1877) I. xii. 265 New potatoes of celestial earthiness and raciness.

1852 Littell's Living Age 7 Aug. 248/1 I, in my summer tide of life, reaching for unripe fruit, especially fruit that, hard and sour, gives no promise of future raciness?

1882 P. H. Hayne Poems 318 I view the waters quivering; quaff the breeze, Whose briny raciness keeps an under taste Of flavorous tropic sweets.

1913 Daily Independent (Monessen, Pa.) 28 Jan. 3/4 It was claimed that the resin not only made the wine more full bodied, but communicated an agreeable bouquet and a certain degree of raciness.

1941 Helena (Montana) Independent 26 Sept. 6/2 (advt.) For this concentrated raciness of ‘aristocrat’ tomatoes, Heinz Vinegar and spice give steaks and stews a snappy lure folks love.

1998 Decanter Jan. 47/2 The very elements that give Chablis its character—its flintiness, mineral tones, freshness, raciness—are all easily drowned by new oak.

a. With reference to speech, writing, manner, etc.: vigour, liveliness, robustness; lack of inhibition, suggestive or slightly indecent content or quality. Cf. race n.⁶ 8b, racy adj.¹ 3c.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > vigour or liveliness

jollinessc1386

liveliheadc1425

quicknessc1425

vyfnes1475

ramagec1485

couragea1498

liveliness1534

spritec1540

livelihood1566

life1583

sprightliness1599

sprightfulness1602

ruach1606

sprightiness1607

sparkle1611

airiness1628

vivacy1637

spiritfulness1644

spirit1651

vivacity1652

spiritedness1654

brightness1660

sprightness1660

ramageness1686

race1690

friskiness1727

spirituousness1727

vivaciousness1727

brio1731

raciness1759

phlogiston1789

animation1791

lifefulness1829

pepper-and-salt1842

corkiness1845

aliveness1853

vitality1858

music1859

virtu1876

liveness1890

zippiness1907

bounce1909

zing1917

radioactivity1922

oomph1937

pizzazz1937

zinginess1938

hep1946

vavoom1962

welly1977

masala1986

the mind > emotion > excitement > pleasurable excitement > [noun] > making piquantly exciting > quality

raciness1759

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [noun] > piquancy or poignancy

saltness1612

piquancy1673

poignance1683

poignancy1683

race1690

raciness1759

spiciness1876

1759 tr. M. -J. de Staal Mem. 202 As to our former sportive Commerce, there was no renewing it after such Overtures; besides it had long since ran low, and lost all its Raciness.

1779 S. Johnson Milton in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets II. 189 His images and descriptions..do not seem..to have the freshness, raciness, and energy of immediate observation.

1798 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 26 545 That raciness, that taste of the soil, which can alone endear any laws to a free people.

1834 T. De Quincey Sketches Life & Manners in Tait's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 200/2 An apparent strength of character..and a raciness of manner.

1874 A. Trollope Phineas Redux I. xxxiii. 277 There was a raciness in the promise of so much Church destruction from the chosen leader of the Church party.

1893 Dict. National Biogr. XXXIV. 177/2 His novels will, no doubt, be remembered for their genuine Irish raciness.

1958 L. Powell Passion for Bks. 45 All the rich raciness of the Diary..was here reduced to a copperplate cypher.

1994 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 11 Aug. 4/1 The steady slanging down of the high-Church word gender, which only a few years ago was esteemed by language-reformers for its lack of connotative raciness.

b. raciness of the soil: a distinctive quality (in writing or speech), esp. one regarded as characteristic of a particular nation or people. Cf. racy of the soil at racy adj.¹ 2. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > [noun] > mode of expression > of particular nation or people

raciness of the soil1792

1792 A. Murphy Ess. on Life & Genius Dr. Johnson in S. Johnson Wks. I. 155 All of the essays..coming from the same fountain-head, no wonder that they have the raciness of the soil from which they sprung.

1822 I. D'Israeli Literary Char. (ed. 3) II. xxiii. 246 It is only that character which bears the raciness of the soil; it is only that impulse whose solitary force stamps the authentic work of genius.

1927 Enemy No. 2. 27 How far this essential romanticism can be weeded out of the raciness-of-the-soil of american [sic] creative writing, I do not know.

1943 F. Thompson Candleford Green (1945) xxxix. 554 Their talk had not lost the raciness of the soil and was seasoned with native wit which, if sometimes crude, was authentic.

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

单词	raciness
释义	racinessn. Brit. /ˈreɪsɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈreɪsinᵻs/ Forms: 1600s raziness, 1600s– raciness. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: racy adj.¹, -ness suffix. Etymology: < racy adj.¹ + -ness suffix. 1. With reference to wine, fruit, etc.: good, characteristic, or well-developed flavour. Also occasionally: characteristic scent. Cf. race n.⁶ 8a.In later use perhaps influenced by sense 2a. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > types or qualities of beverage > [noun] > excellence of flavour raciness1669 the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > [noun] > qualities of fruit mellowness1530 mellowinga1625 raciness1669 1669 C. Merret Some Observ. conc. ordering Wines in W. Charleton Two Disc. 219 Nutmegs and Cloves..give a kind of Raziness. 1724 S. Switzer et al. Pract. Fruit-gardener xl. 306 The Vine is endued with that noble Raciness of Taste, that no small want of Air can alter or subdue it. 1745 D. Fordyce Dialogues conc. Educ. II. xviii. 331 It is like planting weak Plants in a barren Soil and unfriendly Cimate, where they have neither Earth enough to nourish and feed them..nor Sun to bring forward their Fruits to a proper Degree of Raciness and Perfection. 1797 I. D'Israeli Vaurien I. xiv. 254 Only a tincture of his native sensibility remained in his debilitated frame, like that raciness which the empty vessel retains, when all it's noble spirits are poured out. 1829 T. De Quincey in ‘H. A. Page’ T. De Quincey: Life & Writings (1877) I. xii. 265 New potatoes of celestial earthiness and raciness. 1852 Littell's Living Age 7 Aug. 248/1 I, in my summer tide of life, reaching for unripe fruit, especially fruit that, hard and sour, gives no promise of future raciness? 1882 P. H. Hayne Poems 318 I view the waters quivering; quaff the breeze, Whose briny raciness keeps an under taste Of flavorous tropic sweets. 1913 Daily Independent (Monessen, Pa.) 28 Jan. 3/4 It was claimed that the resin not only made the wine more full bodied, but communicated an agreeable bouquet and a certain degree of raciness. 1941 Helena (Montana) Independent 26 Sept. 6/2 (advt.) For this concentrated raciness of ‘aristocrat’ tomatoes, Heinz Vinegar and spice give steaks and stews a snappy lure folks love. 1998 Decanter Jan. 47/2 The very elements that give Chablis its character—its flintiness, mineral tones, freshness, raciness—are all easily drowned by new oak. 2. a. With reference to speech, writing, manner, etc.: vigour, liveliness, robustness; lack of inhibition, suggestive or slightly indecent content or quality. Cf. race n.⁶ 8b, racy adj.¹ 3c. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > vigour or liveliness jollinessc1386 liveliheadc1425 quicknessc1425 vyfnes1475 ramagec1485 couragea1498 liveliness1534 spritec1540 livelihood1566 life1583 sprightliness1599 sprightfulness1602 ruach1606 sprightiness1607 sparkle1611 airiness1628 vivacy1637 spiritfulness1644 spirit1651 vivacity1652 spiritedness1654 brightness1660 sprightness1660 ramageness1686 race1690 friskiness1727 spirituousness1727 vivaciousness1727 brio1731 raciness1759 phlogiston1789 animation1791 lifefulness1829 pepper-and-salt1842 corkiness1845 aliveness1853 vitality1858 music1859 virtu1876 liveness1890 zippiness1907 bounce1909 zing1917 radioactivity1922 oomph1937 pizzazz1937 zinginess1938 hep1946 vavoom1962 welly1977 masala1986 the mind > emotion > excitement > pleasurable excitement > [noun] > making piquantly exciting > quality raciness1759 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [noun] > piquancy or poignancy saltness1612 piquancy1673 poignance1683 poignancy1683 race1690 raciness1759 spiciness1876 1759 tr. M. -J. de Staal Mem. 202 As to our former sportive Commerce, there was no renewing it after such Overtures; besides it had long since ran low, and lost all its Raciness. 1779 S. Johnson Milton in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets II. 189 His images and descriptions..do not seem..to have the freshness, raciness, and energy of immediate observation. 1798 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 26 545 That raciness, that taste of the soil, which can alone endear any laws to a free people. 1834 T. De Quincey Sketches Life & Manners in Tait's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 200/2 An apparent strength of character..and a raciness of manner. 1874 A. Trollope Phineas Redux I. xxxiii. 277 There was a raciness in the promise of so much Church destruction from the chosen leader of the Church party. 1893 Dict. National Biogr. XXXIV. 177/2 His novels will, no doubt, be remembered for their genuine Irish raciness. 1958 L. Powell Passion for Bks. 45 All the rich raciness of the Diary..was here reduced to a copperplate cypher. 1994 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 11 Aug. 4/1 The steady slanging down of the high-Church word gender, which only a few years ago was esteemed by language-reformers for its lack of connotative raciness. b. raciness of the soil: a distinctive quality (in writing or speech), esp. one regarded as characteristic of a particular nation or people. Cf. racy of the soil at racy adj.¹ 2. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > [noun] > mode of expression > of particular nation or people raciness of the soil1792 1792 A. Murphy Ess. on Life & Genius Dr. Johnson in S. Johnson Wks. I. 155 All of the essays..coming from the same fountain-head, no wonder that they have the raciness of the soil from which they sprung. 1822 I. D'Israeli Literary Char. (ed. 3) II. xxiii. 246 It is only that character which bears the raciness of the soil; it is only that impulse whose solitary force stamps the authentic work of genius. 1927 Enemy No. 2. 27 How far this essential romanticism can be weeded out of the raciness-of-the-soil of american [sic] creative writing, I do not know. 1943 F. Thompson Candleford Green (1945) xxxix. 554 Their talk had not lost the raciness of the soil and was seasoned with native wit which, if sometimes crude, was authentic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1669
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