securenessn.

Brit.

/sᵻˈkjʊənəs/,

/sᵻˈkjɔːnəs/, U.S.

/səˈkjʊrnəs/

Forms: see secure adj., adv., and n.¹ and -ness suffix.

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

Etymology: < secure adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier security n.

The state, condition, or feeling of being secure; security.Common in 16th and 17th centuries, chiefly with sense ‘overconfidence, complacency’ (cf. security n. 1b).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > freedom from trouble, care, or sorrow > [noun]

lissOE

carelessnessc1000

restOE

peacea1225

ease?c1225

bielda1300

quietc1330

heartseasea1393

suretya1413

securitya1425

secureness1550

serenity1599

assecurance1616

euthymy1623

sereneness1628

levitya1631

repose1652

untroublednessa1660

serenitude1672

serene1744

securance1849

1550 M. Coverdale tr. O. Werdmueller Spyrytuall & Precyouse Pearle i. ix. f. xxvii A roughe securenes and carefulnes, whereby we do lytle regarde and esteme the inwarde fylthynes of oure hartes.

1591 J. Harington tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso vii. xxxvi. 52 To restitution turne your doing wrongs, Your fond securenesse, turne to godly feares.

1633 T. Adams Comm. 2 Peter (i. 5) 100 No man perfectly knowes his owne heart: you thinke all well, this may be not assurance, but securenesse.

1670 W. Temple Upon Approach of Shore at Harwich 40 Thy sweet inclosures..Shew thy secureness from thy Neighbours harms.

1707 T. Durfey Stories, Moral & Comical 225 He summons straight the Nobles to a meeting..And..Forcing their Homages against their Will, Indulges with Opinion of Secureness.

1838 E. B. Barrett Seraphim & Other Poems i. 23 Down-lay Your sweet secureness for congenial fears.

1884 Punch 6 Sept. 117/2 Science..is so proudly strong, It may survive, in calm serene secureness, A great deal of erroneous cock-sureness.

1921 P. R. Goldstein Social Aspects of Jewish Colonies S. Jersey ii. 15 To confirm further their hard-won secureness in this wilderness which they had converted.

2006 G. L. Taylor Constr. Codes & Inspection Handbk. iii. 74 Check locking devices..for secureness and freedom from looseness or play.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	secureness
释义	securenessn. Brit. /sᵻˈkjʊənəs/, /sᵻˈkjɔːnəs/, U.S. /səˈkjʊrnəs/ Forms: see secure adj., adv., and n.¹ and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: secure adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < secure adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier security n. The state, condition, or feeling of being secure; security.Common in 16th and 17th centuries, chiefly with sense ‘overconfidence, complacency’ (cf. security n. 1b). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > freedom from trouble, care, or sorrow > [noun] lissOE carelessnessc1000 restOE peacea1225 ease?c1225 bielda1300 quietc1330 heartseasea1393 suretya1413 securitya1425 secureness1550 serenity1599 assecurance1616 euthymy1623 sereneness1628 levitya1631 repose1652 untroublednessa1660 serenitude1672 serene1744 securance1849 1550 M. Coverdale tr. O. Werdmueller Spyrytuall & Precyouse Pearle i. ix. f. xxvii A roughe securenes and carefulnes, whereby we do lytle regarde and esteme the inwarde fylthynes of oure hartes. 1591 J. Harington tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso vii. xxxvi. 52 To restitution turne your doing wrongs, Your fond securenesse, turne to godly feares. 1633 T. Adams Comm. 2 Peter (i. 5) 100 No man perfectly knowes his owne heart: you thinke all well, this may be not assurance, but securenesse. 1670 W. Temple Upon Approach of Shore at Harwich 40 Thy sweet inclosures..Shew thy secureness from thy Neighbours harms. 1707 T. Durfey Stories, Moral & Comical 225 He summons straight the Nobles to a meeting..And..Forcing their Homages against their Will, Indulges with Opinion of Secureness. 1838 E. B. Barrett Seraphim & Other Poems i. 23 Down-lay Your sweet secureness for congenial fears. 1884 Punch 6 Sept. 117/2 Science..is so proudly strong, It may survive, in calm serene secureness, A great deal of erroneous cock-sureness. 1921 P. R. Goldstein Social Aspects of Jewish Colonies S. Jersey ii. 15 To confirm further their hard-won secureness in this wilderness which they had converted. 2006 G. L. Taylor Constr. Codes & Inspection Handbk. iii. 74 Check locking devices..for secureness and freedom from looseness or play. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1550
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