retirednessn.

Brit.

/rᵻˈtʌɪədnəs/, U.S.

/rəˈtaɪrdnəs/,

/riˈtaɪrdnəs/

Forms: see retired adj. and -ness suffix.

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

Etymology: < retired adj. + -ness suffix. Compare retirement n.

a. Withdrawn or reserved character, disposition, or behaviour.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > retirement or seclusion > [noun]

privity?c1225

reclusionc1430

abstractionc1450

recess?1532

privacy1534

solitariousness1545

retirea1554

secess1570

privatenessa1586

retirednessa1586

retirement1603

secrecy1607

closeness1612

shadow1612

privatea1616

recluseness1648

abstractednessa1653

recluse1665

abscondence1694

seclusion1785

seclusiveness1822

retiracy1824

secludedness1835

retraite1843

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. viii. sig. S6^v A tode-like retyrednesse, and closenesse of minde.

1598 R. Dallington View of Fraunce sig. B iij^v Neither to dis-taste them by a too much retirednesse, nor to hinder himselfe by too much familiaritie.

1621 M. Wroth Countesse of Mountgomeries Urania iv. 435 Hee found sadnesse in me suteable to my state, he disliked it not, yet after supper sought to perswade me from such melancholly, and retirednesse.

1694 Ld. Delamere Wks. 42 The lowest condescentions and meanest familiarity cannot loose a Prince so much as too much retiredness, or being over-reserved.

a1713 T. Ellwood Hist. Life (1765) 40 We spent much of the Evening in Retiredness of Mind.

a1772 J. Woolman Jrnl. in Wks. (1774) i. ix. 185 My heart was much affected, and in awful retiredness, my mind was gathered inward to the Lord.

1839 E. B. Pusey Let. in H. P. Liddon et al. Life E. B. Pusey (1893) II. xxiv. 142 There seems in this a spirit foreign to the retiredness and absence of self—of real Catholicity.

1894 N.Y. Tribune 5 July A humility of speech, and general retiredness of character almost incompatible with the newspaper character of the man.

1909 Amer. Hist. Rev. 15 64 Many ideals in the world are..sustained by our faith, without its ever being noticed, owing to our retiredness.

1982 19th-cent. Fiction 37 41 Fanny's peculiar passivity and retiredness throughout the novel.

2002 J. Stevenson Shadow King viii. 179 Sir Ferdinando was content to lead his life in gentlemanly leisure with his books and his music, and I have come to find charm in the retiredness of this life.

b. Living, or way of life, characterized by privacy, quiet, or seclusion. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > privacy > [noun]

privity?c1225

recess?1532

retiredness1601

privacy1602

retirement1603

purdah1865

1601 R. Johnson Ess. ix. sig. E2^v These studies require rather retirednes & immunitie from those disquiets which this (vnsetled kind of life) trauelling doth draw with it.

1617 F. Moryson Itinerary ii. 47 In his nature he loued priuate retirednesse, with good fare, and some few choice friends.

1666 J. Smith Γηροκομία Βασιλικὴ 18 Men begin to leave off their employments, and betake themselves to retiredness.

1703 W. Burkitt Expos. Notes New Test. Luke ii. 45 Our Blessed Saviour when on Earth, did not take pleasure in a wild retiredness.

1827 T. Carlyle tr. J. L. Tieck in German Romance II. 142 Her retiredness did not please him, and he feared, that in the end, it might make her silly.

1834 W. Wordsworth Lines Album of C'tess Lonsdale 41 Thus, Lady, is retiredness a veil [etc.].

1957 W. Notestein Four Worthies ii. 147 She gave herself up wholly to retiredness and made good books and virtuous thoughts her companions.

2. Seclusion or privacy of location. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1632 Swed. Intelligencer i. 1 The retyrednesse of the place where I now reside.

1660 T. Blount Boscobel 36 His Majesty..commended the place for its retiredness.

c1670 A. Wood Life (1891) I. 270 To refresh his mind with a melancholy walke, and with the retiredness of the place.

1727 T. Hearne in Reliquiae Hearnianae (1897) II. 673 To have a better notion of the ancient solitariness and retiredness of the place.

1776 J. Orton Disc. Pract. Subj. I. x. 147 Some love the noise and bustle of cities..; while others prefer the retiredness and silence of the country.

1805 J. Almon Corr. Wilkes III. 61 A grove of venerable old elms near the house, with the retiredness of the mansion itself, made it as sweet a retreat as the most poetical imagination could create.

1862 N. Brit. Rev. Aug. 145 A certain remoteness and retiredness from modern strife and bustle.

1874 E. R. Davies Myst. of Ashleigh Manor III. ix. 190 The retiredness and rest of the grave are real. There indeed peace is absolute.

1916 C. F. Saunders Finding Worth while in Calif. i. 24 The retiredness and perfect peace of its location.

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

单词	retiredness
释义	retirednessn. Brit. /rᵻˈtʌɪədnəs/, U.S. /rəˈtaɪrdnəs/, /riˈtaɪrdnəs/ Forms: see retired adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: retired adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < retired adj. + -ness suffix. Compare retirement n. 1. a. Withdrawn or reserved character, disposition, or behaviour. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > retirement or seclusion > [noun] privity?c1225 reclusionc1430 abstractionc1450 recess?1532 privacy1534 solitariousness1545 retirea1554 secess1570 privatenessa1586 retirednessa1586 retirement1603 secrecy1607 closeness1612 shadow1612 privatea1616 recluseness1648 abstractednessa1653 recluse1665 abscondence1694 seclusion1785 seclusiveness1822 retiracy1824 secludedness1835 retraite1843 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. viii. sig. S6^v A tode-like retyrednesse, and closenesse of minde. 1598 R. Dallington View of Fraunce sig. B iij^v Neither to dis-taste them by a too much retirednesse, nor to hinder himselfe by too much familiaritie. 1621 M. Wroth Countesse of Mountgomeries Urania iv. 435 Hee found sadnesse in me suteable to my state, he disliked it not, yet after supper sought to perswade me from such melancholly, and retirednesse. 1694 Ld. Delamere Wks. 42 The lowest condescentions and meanest familiarity cannot loose a Prince so much as too much retiredness, or being over-reserved. a1713 T. Ellwood Hist. Life (1765) 40 We spent much of the Evening in Retiredness of Mind. a1772 J. Woolman Jrnl. in Wks. (1774) i. ix. 185 My heart was much affected, and in awful retiredness, my mind was gathered inward to the Lord. 1839 E. B. Pusey Let. in H. P. Liddon et al. Life E. B. Pusey (1893) II. xxiv. 142 There seems in this a spirit foreign to the retiredness and absence of self—of real Catholicity. 1894 N.Y. Tribune 5 July A humility of speech, and general retiredness of character almost incompatible with the newspaper character of the man. 1909 Amer. Hist. Rev. 15 64 Many ideals in the world are..sustained by our faith, without its ever being noticed, owing to our retiredness. 1982 19th-cent. Fiction 37 41 Fanny's peculiar passivity and retiredness throughout the novel. 2002 J. Stevenson Shadow King viii. 179 Sir Ferdinando was content to lead his life in gentlemanly leisure with his books and his music, and I have come to find charm in the retiredness of this life. b. Living, or way of life, characterized by privacy, quiet, or seclusion. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > privacy > [noun] privity?c1225 recess?1532 retiredness1601 privacy1602 retirement1603 purdah1865 1601 R. Johnson Ess. ix. sig. E2^v These studies require rather retirednes & immunitie from those disquiets which this (vnsetled kind of life) trauelling doth draw with it. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary ii. 47 In his nature he loued priuate retirednesse, with good fare, and some few choice friends. 1666 J. Smith Γηροκομία Βασιλικὴ 18 Men begin to leave off their employments, and betake themselves to retiredness. 1703 W. Burkitt Expos. Notes New Test. Luke ii. 45 Our Blessed Saviour when on Earth, did not take pleasure in a wild retiredness. 1827 T. Carlyle tr. J. L. Tieck in German Romance II. 142 Her retiredness did not please him, and he feared, that in the end, it might make her silly. 1834 W. Wordsworth Lines Album of C'tess Lonsdale 41 Thus, Lady, is retiredness a veil [etc.]. 1957 W. Notestein Four Worthies ii. 147 She gave herself up wholly to retiredness and made good books and virtuous thoughts her companions. 2. Seclusion or privacy of location. Now rare. ΚΠ 1632 Swed. Intelligencer i. 1 The retyrednesse of the place where I now reside. 1660 T. Blount Boscobel 36 His Majesty..commended the place for its retiredness. c1670 A. Wood Life (1891) I. 270 To refresh his mind with a melancholy walke, and with the retiredness of the place. 1727 T. Hearne in Reliquiae Hearnianae (1897) II. 673 To have a better notion of the ancient solitariness and retiredness of the place. 1776 J. Orton Disc. Pract. Subj. I. x. 147 Some love the noise and bustle of cities..; while others prefer the retiredness and silence of the country. 1805 J. Almon Corr. Wilkes III. 61 A grove of venerable old elms near the house, with the retiredness of the mansion itself, made it as sweet a retreat as the most poetical imagination could create. 1862 N. Brit. Rev. Aug. 145 A certain remoteness and retiredness from modern strife and bustle. 1874 E. R. Davies Myst. of Ashleigh Manor III. ix. 190 The retiredness and rest of the grave are real. There indeed peace is absolute. 1916 C. F. Saunders Finding Worth while in Calif. i. 24 The retiredness and perfect peace of its location. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1586
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