retiringnessn.

Brit.

/rᵻˈtʌɪərɪŋnᵻs/, U.S.

/rəˈtaɪrɪŋnᵻs/,

/riˈtaɪrɪŋnᵻs/

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

Etymology: < retiring adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier retiredness n.

The quality of being shy, reserved, or unassertive. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > [noun] > retiring or withdrawn disposition

withdrawingness1795

retiringness1801

oysterhood1854

shelliness1866

introversion1912

withdrawnness1927

1801 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 11 289 The word coy is metaphorically applied to..the stillness of reserve, to moral retiringness.

1831 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 30 213 The retiringness of self-depreciating delicacy.

1887 Spectator 17 Sept. 1241 The retiringness of wealth on which the Times descants.

1922 E. von Arnim Enchanted April (1989) xvi. 180 But might not this very retiringness, this tendency to avoid the others and spend her time alone, indicate that she too was troubled?

1960 W. Stark Montesquieu ix. 139 Satirical writings will tend to be ferocious... This will be due to the individualism and to the retiringness of the British.

2004 S. Connor Bk. of Skin x. 273 The pretence of scruple or the elaborate exhibition of modesty and coy retiringness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	retiringness
释义	retiringnessn. Brit. /rᵻˈtʌɪərɪŋnᵻs/, U.S. /rəˈtaɪrɪŋnᵻs/, /riˈtaɪrɪŋnᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: retiring adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < retiring adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier retiredness n. The quality of being shy, reserved, or unassertive. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > [noun] > retiring or withdrawn disposition withdrawingness1795 retiringness1801 oysterhood1854 shelliness1866 introversion1912 withdrawnness1927 1801 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 11 289 The word coy is metaphorically applied to..the stillness of reserve, to moral retiringness. 1831 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 30 213 The retiringness of self-depreciating delicacy. 1887 Spectator 17 Sept. 1241 The retiringness of wealth on which the Times descants. 1922 E. von Arnim Enchanted April (1989) xvi. 180 But might not this very retiringness, this tendency to avoid the others and spend her time alone, indicate that she too was troubled? 1960 W. Stark Montesquieu ix. 139 Satirical writings will tend to be ferocious... This will be due to the individualism and to the retiringness of the British. 2004 S. Connor Bk. of Skin x. 273 The pretence of scruple or the elaborate exhibition of modesty and coy retiringness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1801
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