renitencyn.

Brit.

/ˈrɛnᵻtnsi/, U.S.

/ˈrɛnətnsi/

Forms: 1600s renitancie, 1600s renitencie, 1600s– renitency.

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or perhaps (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: renitent adj., -ency suffix; Latin renitentia.

Etymology: Either < renitent adj. (see -ency suffix), or perhaps directly < post-classical Latin renitentia renitence n. Compare earlier renitation n., and later renitence n. and the foreign-language nouns cited at that entry.With the form renitancie perhaps compare -ancy suffix. N.E.D. (1906) also gives the pronunciation (rĭnəi·tĕnsi) /rɪˈnaɪtənsɪ/.

Now rare.

1. Physical resistance; = renitence n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > strength > [noun] > unyielding quality

renitation1598

renitency1613

unyieldingnessa1836

the world > matter > physics > mechanics > force > [noun] > resistance

resistance1578

renitation1598

renitency1613

renitence1659

obsistency1676

1613 M. Ridley Short Treat. Magneticall Bodies 2 Freed from all obstacle and renitency.

1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. vii. xvii. 269 The signes of such a Tumor are a certaine renitency or resistance.

a1680 J. Glanvill Saducismus Triumphatus (1681) i. 157 It necessarily and by an insuperable Renitencie expels and excludes all other Matter.

1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Renitency, is that Resistence which there is in solid Bodies when they press upon, or are impelled one against another.

1804 J. Leslie Exper. Inq. Heat 546 The primary or prehensile force, being modified by the vis inertia or renitency which they severally exert, those sluggish bodies have their periodic motions thence proportionally retarded.

1825 Q. Periscope Pract. Med. Jan. in Medico-chirurg. Rev. 2 218 From its hardness, renitency, and insensibility, M. Dupuytren ascertained that it was of a cellulo-fibrous nature.

1837 Ann. Electr., Magnetism, & Chem. 1 200 The renitency encountered in the conductors will necessarily exercise a due influence in lessening the force of secondary currents.

1908 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 13 Oct. 1365/1 In a slipper for bathers, a resistant shell adapted to preserve the form of the foot said shell being adapted to retain its renitency when exposed to water.

2. Resistance; reluctance or unwillingness to be compelled or persuaded; uncooperativeness. Also occasionally: an act of resistance or lack of cooperation. Cf. renitence n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [noun] > opposition or resistance > to constraint or compulsion

obstancea1402

renitency1626

renitence1640

1626 W. Prynne Perpetuitie Regenerate Mans Estate 324 There is a reluctancie, renitancie [pr. reuitancie], dislike and hatred of it in his soule.

1668 R. Steele Husbandmans Calling (1678) vi. 157 His oxe..suffers the sharp visits of the goad without renitency or opposition.

1702 C. Mather Magnalia Christi iv. ii. iv. 175/1 The Obstruction, which the Renitencies of that Gentleman threatned.

1761 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy III. xxxiv. 156 Nature has form'd the mind of man with the same happy backwardness and renitency against conviction.

1802 W. Paley Nat. Theol. ix. 156 We have here no endeavour, but the reverse of it; a constant renitency and reluctance.

1844 H. Rogers Ess. (1855) III. 109 This renitency of Mr. Gladstone's to accept..the consequences of his Church Principles.

1864 Times 26 Mar. 10/3 This government is determined to punish Denmark severely for her renitency.

1939 J. J. Matthews Egypt & Formation of Anglo-French Entente vii. 122 The fact that the British rejected the French proposals in 1902 need not be accepted as proof of their renitency to a settlement with France.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	renitency
释义	renitencyn. Brit. /ˈrɛnᵻtnsi/, U.S. /ˈrɛnətnsi/ Forms: 1600s renitancie, 1600s renitencie, 1600s– renitency. Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or perhaps (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: renitent adj., -ency suffix; Latin renitentia. Etymology: Either < renitent adj. (see -ency suffix), or perhaps directly < post-classical Latin renitentia renitence n. Compare earlier renitation n., and later renitence n. and the foreign-language nouns cited at that entry.With the form renitancie perhaps compare -ancy suffix. N.E.D. (1906) also gives the pronunciation (rĭnəi·tĕnsi) /rɪˈnaɪtənsɪ/. Now rare. 1. Physical resistance; = renitence n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > strength > [noun] > unyielding quality renitation1598 renitency1613 unyieldingnessa1836 the world > matter > physics > mechanics > force > [noun] > resistance resistance1578 renitation1598 renitency1613 renitence1659 obsistency1676 1613 M. Ridley Short Treat. Magneticall Bodies 2 Freed from all obstacle and renitency. 1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. vii. xvii. 269 The signes of such a Tumor are a certaine renitency or resistance. a1680 J. Glanvill Saducismus Triumphatus (1681) i. 157 It necessarily and by an insuperable Renitencie expels and excludes all other Matter. 1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Renitency, is that Resistence which there is in solid Bodies when they press upon, or are impelled one against another. 1804 J. Leslie Exper. Inq. Heat 546 The primary or prehensile force, being modified by the vis inertia or renitency which they severally exert, those sluggish bodies have their periodic motions thence proportionally retarded. 1825 Q. Periscope Pract. Med. Jan. in Medico-chirurg. Rev. 2 218 From its hardness, renitency, and insensibility, M. Dupuytren ascertained that it was of a cellulo-fibrous nature. 1837 Ann. Electr., Magnetism, & Chem. 1 200 The renitency encountered in the conductors will necessarily exercise a due influence in lessening the force of secondary currents. 1908 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 13 Oct. 1365/1 In a slipper for bathers, a resistant shell adapted to preserve the form of the foot said shell being adapted to retain its renitency when exposed to water. 2. Resistance; reluctance or unwillingness to be compelled or persuaded; uncooperativeness. Also occasionally: an act of resistance or lack of cooperation. Cf. renitence n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [noun] > opposition or resistance > to constraint or compulsion obstancea1402 renitency1626 renitence1640 1626 W. Prynne Perpetuitie Regenerate Mans Estate 324 There is a reluctancie, renitancie [pr. reuitancie], dislike and hatred of it in his soule. 1668 R. Steele Husbandmans Calling (1678) vi. 157 His oxe..suffers the sharp visits of the goad without renitency or opposition. 1702 C. Mather Magnalia Christi iv. ii. iv. 175/1 The Obstruction, which the Renitencies of that Gentleman threatned. 1761 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy III. xxxiv. 156 Nature has form'd the mind of man with the same happy backwardness and renitency against conviction. 1802 W. Paley Nat. Theol. ix. 156 We have here no endeavour, but the reverse of it; a constant renitency and reluctance. 1844 H. Rogers Ess. (1855) III. 109 This renitency of Mr. Gladstone's to accept..the consequences of his Church Principles. 1864 Times 26 Mar. 10/3 This government is determined to punish Denmark severely for her renitency. 1939 J. J. Matthews Egypt & Formation of Anglo-French Entente vii. 122 The fact that the British rejected the French proposals in 1902 need not be accepted as proof of their renitency to a settlement with France. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1613
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