selffulnessn.

Brit.

/ˈsɛl(f)f(ᵿ)lnəs/, U.S.

/ˈsɛl(f)fəlnəs/

Forms: see selfful adj. and -ness suffix.

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

Etymology: < selfful adj. + -ness suffix.

Now rare.

Self-centredness, selfishness.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] > selfishness

selfness1574

self-regard1595

selfishness1628

selffulness1640

suicism1654

selliea1758

1640 T. Hooker Christians Two Chiefe Lessons Table of Contents sig. a4 Selfe-deniall..lets us see the reason, why men flie off from Christ in times of trouble: viz. Selfe-fulnesse.

1660 J. Gauden Mem. Bp. Brounrigg 233 Savouring of self-fulness and conceit.

1700 J. England Man's Sinfulness & Misery xv. 275 Such is the self-fulness, and self-flattery that is in every one, that he is difficultly perswaded to believe that he is thus sinfull and miserable by nature.

a1788 C. Wesley Serm. (2001) ii. xi. 264 The godly soul being..emptied of self-fulness.

1887 H. C. G. Moule Thoughts Spir. Life iii. 54 Nothing does the world's Microscope discover more keenly than selffulness in a Christian man.

1940 Daily Independent (Murphysboro, Illinois) 20 Sept. 2/3 Beneath her [sc. America's] surface turmoil and torment, fear and hysteria,..selfishness and selffulness, that integrity remains the paramount issue.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	selffulness
释义	selffulnessn. Brit. /ˈsɛl(f)f(ᵿ)lnəs/, U.S. /ˈsɛl(f)fəlnəs/ Forms: see selfful adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: selfful adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < selfful adj. + -ness suffix. Now rare. Self-centredness, selfishness. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] > selfishness selfness1574 self-regard1595 selfishness1628 selffulness1640 suicism1654 selliea1758 1640 T. Hooker Christians Two Chiefe Lessons Table of Contents sig. a4 Selfe-deniall..lets us see the reason, why men flie off from Christ in times of trouble: viz. Selfe-fulnesse. 1660 J. Gauden Mem. Bp. Brounrigg 233 Savouring of self-fulness and conceit. 1700 J. England Man's Sinfulness & Misery xv. 275 Such is the self-fulness, and self-flattery that is in every one, that he is difficultly perswaded to believe that he is thus sinfull and miserable by nature. a1788 C. Wesley Serm. (2001) ii. xi. 264 The godly soul being..emptied of self-fulness. 1887 H. C. G. Moule Thoughts Spir. Life iii. 54 Nothing does the world's Microscope discover more keenly than selffulness in a Christian man. 1940 Daily Independent (Murphysboro, Illinois) 20 Sept. 2/3 Beneath her [sc. America's] surface turmoil and torment, fear and hysteria,..selfishness and selffulness, that integrity remains the paramount issue. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1640
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