slendernessn.

/ˈslɛndənɪs/

Forms: Also 1500s sklendurnes, sclendernesse; 1500s–1600s slendernes(se.

Etymology: < slender adj. + -ness suffix.

1. The quality of being slender in form or physical condition; slimness, spareness. Also in figurative context.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > condition of being long in relation to breadth > slenderness > [noun]

fineness?1537

slendernessa1538

finesse1551

tenuity1578

gracility1623

gracileness1727

exility1750

attenuity1830

the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > slim shape or physique > [noun] > state of having

smallnessa1387

gentilessec1405

slendernessa1538

gracility1623

slimness1727

slightness1788

jimpness1885

petiteness1887

a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 48 In thys polytyke body ther ys a certayn sklendurnes, debylyte & wekenes therof.

a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 100 A syngular remedy for the sklendurnes of our polytyke body.

1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Menuiseté, thinnesse, slendernesse.

1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 46/2 The legges, hippes and armes are thinner belowe then above; we must therefore on such slendernes apply some compresses.

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §116 As for Small Whistles, or Shepheards Oaten Pipes, they give a Sound, because of their extreame Slendernesse.

1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. ix. 389 According to the bigness and slenderness of the neck.

1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. iv. xi. 192 Its extraordinary Length and Slenderness is very useful to some.

1851 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice I. viii. 87 (note) When shafts are used in the upper stories of buildings,..no such relative limits exist either to slenderness or solidity.

a. Pettiness, smallness, slightness, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun]

littlenessOE

littleheadc1350

paucity?a1425

smallness?1532

slenderness?1542

exiguity1604

fewness1617

lowness1708

slightness1747

exiguousness1888

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > paltriness, meanness, or contempt > smallness of mind

littlenessa1400

slenderness?1542

pettiness1581

pettiship1581

pusillitya1620

petty-mindedness1853

naggle1865

puniness1871

chickenshit1944

?1542 H. Brinkelow Complaynt Roderyck Mors ii. sig. C6 The court of the marshyalsee, I can neyther thynck, speake nor write the slendernesse..of that court.

1555 R. Eden in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde Pref. sig. aiij The sclendernesse of theyr capacitie.

1576 W. Lambarde Perambulation of Kent 267 The yerely value is but small, the slendernesse whereof [etc.].

1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 309 Marke well the slendernesse of this comparison.

1646 J. Gregory Notes & Observ. xxviii. 133 The coursenesse of the Raiment,..the slendernesse of the dyet.

1743 Philos. Trans. 1742–3 (Royal Soc.) 42 320 I..have presumed, on the Slenderness of our Acquaintance, to send thee an Account thereof.

1848 H. Hallam Suppl. Notes View Europe Middle Ages 14 Even if we should often doubt particular facts from slenderness of proof.

1870 Pall Mall Gaz. 7 Nov. 3 A friend..knowing the slenderness of my purse.

†b. Limited knowledge or intellect. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > superficial knowledge > [noun]

tirology1560

lip-wisdoma1586

morosophy1594

slenderness1639

stall-learning1673

index-learning1728

sciolism1753

knowingness1819

pansciolism1868

smattery1892

1639 J. Woodall Surgeons Mate (rev. ed.) Ep. Salut. Better documents then my slendernesse can unfold.

1651 Rec. Communion §2 Their slownesse and slendernesse..was very great.

Compounds

slenderness ratio n. Engineering the ratio of the effective length of a column or pillar to its least radius of gyration (formerly, to its least diameter).

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or providing with specific parts > specific parts built or constructed > [noun] > beams or supports > slenderness ratio of columns

slenderness ratio1905

1905 M. Merriman Mechanics of Materials (ed. 10) ix. 191 The ratio l/r is called the ‘slenderness ratio’ of the column.

1931 Engineering 9 Jan. 61/3 Experiments on eccentrically-loaded steel columns... The slenderness ratios ranged from 50 to 150.

1976 R. F. Warner et al. Reinforced Concrete xiii. 308 The effective strength of the column section..is divided by a reduction factor R... R is given as R = 1·2 − 0·01(l/r) in which l/r is the maximum slenderness ratio for the column, for bending in any plane.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	slenderness
释义	slendernessn. /ˈslɛndənɪs/ Forms: Also 1500s sklendurnes, sclendernesse; 1500s–1600s slendernes(se. Etymology: < slender adj. + -ness suffix. 1. The quality of being slender in form or physical condition; slimness, spareness. Also in figurative context. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > condition of being long in relation to breadth > slenderness > [noun] fineness?1537 slendernessa1538 finesse1551 tenuity1578 gracility1623 gracileness1727 exility1750 attenuity1830 the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > slim shape or physique > [noun] > state of having smallnessa1387 gentilessec1405 slendernessa1538 gracility1623 slimness1727 slightness1788 jimpness1885 petiteness1887 a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 48 In thys polytyke body ther ys a certayn sklendurnes, debylyte & wekenes therof. a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 100 A syngular remedy for the sklendurnes of our polytyke body. 1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Menuiseté, thinnesse, slendernesse. 1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 46/2 The legges, hippes and armes are thinner belowe then above; we must therefore on such slendernes apply some compresses. 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §116 As for Small Whistles, or Shepheards Oaten Pipes, they give a Sound, because of their extreame Slendernesse. 1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. ix. 389 According to the bigness and slenderness of the neck. 1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. iv. xi. 192 Its extraordinary Length and Slenderness is very useful to some. 1851 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice I. viii. 87 (note) When shafts are used in the upper stories of buildings,..no such relative limits exist either to slenderness or solidity. 2. a. Pettiness, smallness, slightness, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] littlenessOE littleheadc1350 paucity?a1425 smallness?1532 slenderness?1542 exiguity1604 fewness1617 lowness1708 slightness1747 exiguousness1888 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > paltriness, meanness, or contempt > smallness of mind littlenessa1400 slenderness?1542 pettiness1581 pettiship1581 pusillitya1620 petty-mindedness1853 naggle1865 puniness1871 chickenshit1944 ?1542 H. Brinkelow Complaynt Roderyck Mors ii. sig. C6 The court of the marshyalsee, I can neyther thynck, speake nor write the slendernesse..of that court. 1555 R. Eden in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde Pref. sig. aiij The sclendernesse of theyr capacitie. 1576 W. Lambarde Perambulation of Kent 267 The yerely value is but small, the slendernesse whereof [etc.]. 1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 309 Marke well the slendernesse of this comparison. 1646 J. Gregory Notes & Observ. xxviii. 133 The coursenesse of the Raiment,..the slendernesse of the dyet. 1743 Philos. Trans. 1742–3 (Royal Soc.) 42 320 I..have presumed, on the Slenderness of our Acquaintance, to send thee an Account thereof. 1848 H. Hallam Suppl. Notes View Europe Middle Ages 14 Even if we should often doubt particular facts from slenderness of proof. 1870 Pall Mall Gaz. 7 Nov. 3 A friend..knowing the slenderness of my purse. †b. Limited knowledge or intellect. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > superficial knowledge > [noun] tirology1560 lip-wisdoma1586 morosophy1594 slenderness1639 stall-learning1673 index-learning1728 sciolism1753 knowingness1819 pansciolism1868 smattery1892 1639 J. Woodall Surgeons Mate (rev. ed.) Ep. Salut. Better documents then my slendernesse can unfold. 1651 Rec. Communion §2 Their slownesse and slendernesse..was very great. Compounds slenderness ratio n. Engineering the ratio of the effective length of a column or pillar to its least radius of gyration (formerly, to its least diameter). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or providing with specific parts > specific parts built or constructed > [noun] > beams or supports > slenderness ratio of columns slenderness ratio1905 1905 M. Merriman Mechanics of Materials (ed. 10) ix. 191 The ratio l/r is called the ‘slenderness ratio’ of the column. 1931 Engineering 9 Jan. 61/3 Experiments on eccentrically-loaded steel columns... The slenderness ratios ranged from 50 to 150. 1976 R. F. Warner et al. Reinforced Concrete xiii. 308 The effective strength of the column section..is divided by a reduction factor R... R is given as R = 1·2 − 0·01(l/r) in which l/r is the maximum slenderness ratio for the column, for bending in any plane. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1538
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