roominessn.

Brit.

/ˈruːmɪnᵻs/,

/ˈrʊmɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈruminᵻs/,

/ˈrʊminᵻs/

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

Etymology: < roomy adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier roomliness n. and roomthiness n.Compare Old English rūmnes breadth, abundance ( < room adj. + -ness suffix).

The quality of being roomy or spacious; capaciousness. Also figurative.

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the world > space > [noun] > sufficient space or room > roominess

roomthiness1556

commodiousness1562

spaciousness1587

amplitude1599

laxness1634

capaciousness1642

laxity1650

roomliness1744

roominess1755

uncrampedness1882

spaciness1885

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Roominess, space; quantity of extent.

1761 J. Stonhouse Universal Restitution ii. xxii. 428 Its proper and original sense is roominess, spaciousness, wide extention.

1771 J. Stuart Crit. Observ. 28 We expect something beyond roominess and convenience.

1840 T. Moore Mem. (1856) VII. 275 Russell's berth was..the chief object of our attention, and I was most agreeably surprised by its roominess.

1856 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports ii. iii. i. 392/1 A bolder and fuller head, with great width and general roominess of skull.

1889 J. W. Diggle Life Bp. Fraser i. 13 This complete unselfishness gave Bishop Fraser great intellectual roominess.

1892 E. Reeves Homeward Bound 198 We prefer our old friend's saloon, passages, and general roominess.

1922 E. von Arnim Enchanted April (1989) 77 The cool roominess of it, the freedom of one's movements, the sense of recklessness, of audacity, in giving the blankets a pull if one wanted to, or twitching the pillows more comfortable!

1964 P. Mander & B. O'Neill Give Man Boat 21 A boat he named Idle Along which, because of its beam and stability and roominess, appealed to a great number of people.

2003 BusinessWeek 6 Oct. 50/1 While he's glad his new wheels get 55 mpg, he's more excited about the car's roominess.

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

单词	roominess
释义	roominessn. Brit. /ˈruːmɪnᵻs/, /ˈrʊmɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈruminᵻs/, /ˈrʊminᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: roomy adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < roomy adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier roomliness n. and roomthiness n.Compare Old English rūmnes breadth, abundance ( < room adj. + -ness suffix). The quality of being roomy or spacious; capaciousness. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > [noun] > sufficient space or room > roominess roomthiness1556 commodiousness1562 spaciousness1587 amplitude1599 laxness1634 capaciousness1642 laxity1650 roomliness1744 roominess1755 uncrampedness1882 spaciness1885 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Roominess, space; quantity of extent. 1761 J. Stonhouse Universal Restitution ii. xxii. 428 Its proper and original sense is roominess, spaciousness, wide extention. 1771 J. Stuart Crit. Observ. 28 We expect something beyond roominess and convenience. 1840 T. Moore Mem. (1856) VII. 275 Russell's berth was..the chief object of our attention, and I was most agreeably surprised by its roominess. 1856 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports ii. iii. i. 392/1 A bolder and fuller head, with great width and general roominess of skull. 1889 J. W. Diggle Life Bp. Fraser i. 13 This complete unselfishness gave Bishop Fraser great intellectual roominess. 1892 E. Reeves Homeward Bound 198 We prefer our old friend's saloon, passages, and general roominess. 1922 E. von Arnim Enchanted April (1989) 77 The cool roominess of it, the freedom of one's movements, the sense of recklessness, of audacity, in giving the blankets a pull if one wanted to, or twitching the pillows more comfortable! 1964 P. Mander & B. O'Neill Give Man Boat 21 A boat he named Idle Along which, because of its beam and stability and roominess, appealed to a great number of people. 2003 BusinessWeek 6 Oct. 50/1 While he's glad his new wheels get 55 mpg, he's more excited about the car's roominess. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1755
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