ranginessn.

Brit.

/ˈreɪn(d)ʒɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈreɪndʒinᵻs/

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

Etymology: < rangy adj. + -ness suffix.

The state or quality of being rangy.

1. Capacity for ranging; ability to range.Sometimes with admixture of sense 2.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by speed or gait > [noun] > capacity for moving great distances

ranginess1872

1872 1st Rep. Vermont State Board Agric. 1871–2 213 A 1100 or 1200 lb horse, with bone, ranginess and endurance.

1905 H. C. Rowland Mountain of Fears 162 There was a strong ranginess about him which suggested the university athlete.

1925 Oxford (Iowa) Mirror 8 Jan. Branches that are too rangy..ought to be cut back, the amount depending on the extreme of the ranginess.

1954 Times 2 Feb. 9/4 He has much of the strength and ranginess of his sire, Blue Peter, and is physically well capable of carrying a big weight.

1962 E. T. Benson Cross Fire ii. 24 The awesome ranginess of his mind impressed me.

2006 R. Rhody Soccer Bk. v. 45 Keepers need fast reflexes, good hands, ranginess (by which is meant the ability to cover a lot of ground rapidly), [etc.].

2006 Patriot News (Harrisburg, Pa.) (Nexis) 12 Oct. d1 Control the ranginess by cutting the plant down to a few inches at the end of each winter.

2. With reference to a person or animal: the fact or quality of being tall and thin, or lean, with long limbs.

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the world > life > the body > bodily height > tallness > [noun] > and thinness

lankiness1893

ranginess1908

1908 Homestead (Des Moines, Iowa) 16 Apr. 19/3 We can safely forego a little of the fattening tendency, provided we secure in the prospective breeder [sc. pig], ranginess and a tendency to growth.

1919 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Jrnl. Gaz. 29 Oct. My first impressions of height and ranginess were confirmed. But he wasn't as young as I had thought him at first.

1940 Econ. Geogr. 16 247/1 Although their [sc. hogs] thinness and ranginess suggested lean feeding and razor back characteristics, their whole appearance changed significantly after three months of full feed on corn.

1965 G. McInnes Road to Gundagai xiv. 257 He was..of a Gary Cooper ranginess.

1993 V. Milan From Depths iv. 50 Now he saw that she had a lithe, long-legged ranginess to her.

2001 Racing Post (Nexis) 3 Jan. 8 There is nothing to make a Selle Francais [sc. horse] physically distinctive, save perhaps for a tendency to ranginess and plainness.

2005 Observer (Nexis) 30 Oct. 11 Kristin Scott Thomas—willowy, casual and compelling—has a Dietrich-like ranginess.

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

单词	ranginess
释义	ranginessn. Brit. /ˈreɪn(d)ʒɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈreɪndʒinᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rangy adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < rangy adj. + -ness suffix. The state or quality of being rangy. 1. Capacity for ranging; ability to range.Sometimes with admixture of sense 2. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by speed or gait > [noun] > capacity for moving great distances ranginess1872 1872 1st Rep. Vermont State Board Agric. 1871–2 213 A 1100 or 1200 lb horse, with bone, ranginess and endurance. 1905 H. C. Rowland Mountain of Fears 162 There was a strong ranginess about him which suggested the university athlete. 1925 Oxford (Iowa) Mirror 8 Jan. Branches that are too rangy..ought to be cut back, the amount depending on the extreme of the ranginess. 1954 Times 2 Feb. 9/4 He has much of the strength and ranginess of his sire, Blue Peter, and is physically well capable of carrying a big weight. 1962 E. T. Benson Cross Fire ii. 24 The awesome ranginess of his mind impressed me. 2006 R. Rhody Soccer Bk. v. 45 Keepers need fast reflexes, good hands, ranginess (by which is meant the ability to cover a lot of ground rapidly), [etc.]. 2006 Patriot News (Harrisburg, Pa.) (Nexis) 12 Oct. d1 Control the ranginess by cutting the plant down to a few inches at the end of each winter. 2. With reference to a person or animal: the fact or quality of being tall and thin, or lean, with long limbs. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily height > tallness > [noun] > and thinness lankiness1893 ranginess1908 1908 Homestead (Des Moines, Iowa) 16 Apr. 19/3 We can safely forego a little of the fattening tendency, provided we secure in the prospective breeder [sc. pig], ranginess and a tendency to growth. 1919 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Jrnl. Gaz. 29 Oct. My first impressions of height and ranginess were confirmed. But he wasn't as young as I had thought him at first. 1940 Econ. Geogr. 16 247/1 Although their [sc. hogs] thinness and ranginess suggested lean feeding and razor back characteristics, their whole appearance changed significantly after three months of full feed on corn. 1965 G. McInnes Road to Gundagai xiv. 257 He was..of a Gary Cooper ranginess. 1993 V. Milan From Depths iv. 50 Now he saw that she had a lithe, long-legged ranginess to her. 2001 Racing Post (Nexis) 3 Jan. 8 There is nothing to make a Selle Francais [sc. horse] physically distinctive, save perhaps for a tendency to ranginess and plainness. 2005 Observer (Nexis) 30 Oct. 11 Kristin Scott Thomas—willowy, casual and compelling—has a Dietrich-like ranginess. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1872
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