† sciencyn.

Forms: 1600s sciencie, 1600s sciency.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin scientia.

Etymology: < classical Latin scientia science n.; compare -y suffix³, -ency suffix. Compare earlier science n.

Obsolete. rare.

The state or fact of knowing; knowledge. Cf. science n. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > [noun]

i-witnessc888

knowledging?c1225

wittinga1300

beknowing1340

sciencec1350

bekenningc1380

knowinga1398

knowledgea1398

meaninga1398

cunningshipa1400

feela1400

understanda1400

cognizancec1400

kenningc1400

witc1400

recognizancec1436

cognition1447

recognitionc1450

cognoscencec1540

conscience1570

comprehension1597

comprehense1604

cognizant1634

sciency1642

scibility1677

1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. C2 His name is Dæmon, not from Sciency, Although he boasteth much in skilfull pride.

1652 E. Leigh Philol. Comm. 209 A Steward cannot make a Deputy, because his Office requires sciency, fidelity, and discretion.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

sciencyadj.

Brit.

/ˈsʌɪənsi/, U.S.

/ˈsaɪənˌsi/

Forms: 1900s– sciencey, 1900s– sciency.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: science n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < science n. + -y suffix¹.

colloquial.

Of a somewhat scientific or technical nature; (also) having an interest in or aptitude for science.

ΚΠ

1964 Bookmark (Idaho) Dec. 101 Dean Barzum..excoriates our civilization, which in all departments, including the moribund humanities, has gone ‘sciency’.

1998 A. Proweller Constructing Female Identities v. 141 We require kids to take art and music, dance, even those ‘sciencey’ kids.

2008 B. Goldacre Bad Sci. p. x We are obsessed with health..and are repeatedly bombarded with sciencey-sounding claims and stories.

2010 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 2 Nov. d4/4 Adding sciency flourishes and a big price tag to the advice may enhance the placebo effect.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sciency
释义	† sciencyn. Forms: 1600s sciencie, 1600s sciency. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin scientia. Etymology: < classical Latin scientia science n.; compare -y suffix³, -ency suffix. Compare earlier science n. Obsolete. rare. The state or fact of knowing; knowledge. Cf. science n. 1a. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > [noun] i-witnessc888 knowledging?c1225 wittinga1300 beknowing1340 sciencec1350 bekenningc1380 knowinga1398 knowledgea1398 meaninga1398 cunningshipa1400 feela1400 understanda1400 cognizancec1400 kenningc1400 witc1400 recognizancec1436 cognition1447 recognitionc1450 cognoscencec1540 conscience1570 comprehension1597 comprehense1604 cognizant1634 sciency1642 scibility1677 1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. C2 His name is Dæmon, not from Sciency, Although he boasteth much in skilfull pride. 1652 E. Leigh Philol. Comm. 209 A Steward cannot make a Deputy, because his Office requires sciency, fidelity, and discretion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online September 2021). sciencyadj. Brit. /ˈsʌɪənsi/, U.S. /ˈsaɪənˌsi/ Forms: 1900s– sciencey, 1900s– sciency. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: science n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < science n. + -y suffix¹. colloquial. Of a somewhat scientific or technical nature; (also) having an interest in or aptitude for science. ΚΠ 1964 Bookmark (Idaho) Dec. 101 Dean Barzum..excoriates our civilization, which in all departments, including the moribund humanities, has gone ‘sciency’. 1998 A. Proweller Constructing Female Identities v. 141 We require kids to take art and music, dance, even those ‘sciencey’ kids. 2008 B. Goldacre Bad Sci. p. x We are obsessed with health..and are repeatedly bombarded with sciencey-sounding claims and stories. 2010 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 2 Nov. d4/4 Adding sciency flourishes and a big price tag to the advice may enhance the placebo effect. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1642adj.1964
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