squeamishnessn.

Etymology: formed as squeamish adj. + -ness suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsqueamishness.

a. The state of being affected with nausea or qualms; sickishness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > digestive disorders > [noun] > nausea

wlatingc725

unlusteOE

abominationa1398

flatingnessa1398

indignation1398

wambling1398

wlatness1398

nausea?a1425

walmingc1440

loathsomeness1536

qualming1565

subversion of the stomach1569

queasiness1576

pukishness1581

squeamishnessa1586

distaste1598

nausiness1598

wamble1603

sickness1604

distasting1605

distasture1611

nauseation1628

nauseousness1628

qualmishness1643

nauseating1651

crop-sickness1654

squeasinessa1660

mawkishness1670

qualminess1778

wambliness1900

icky1969

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. xiv. sig. Y5 Mopsa..at the first for squeamishnes going vp & downe, with her head like a boate in a storme.

1655 N. Culpeper et al. tr. L. Rivière Pract. Physick i. vii. 30 These are forerunners of our Epilepsy; disdain of meat, or immoderate Appetite, Squeamishness, heart-burning.

1692 E. Walker tr. Epictetus Enchiridion xxxv You should consider..Whether that Squeamishness you can forget, That makes you keep an Almanack for Meat.

1756 C. Smart tr. Horace Satires ii. ii, in tr. Horace Wks. (1826) II. 97 When exercise has worked off your squeamishness..then let me see you despise mean viands.

1822 J. M. Good Study Med. I. 309 Pains in the stomach, nausea, squeamishness.

1878 J. MacGregor in F. Balfour Life & Lett. J. MacGregor (1912) xi. 331 We had a desperately rough passage, which in spite of one day's squeamishness I greatly enjoyed.

b. Const. of (the stomach). Also figurative.

ΚΠ

1648 T. Gage Eng.-Amer. 102 The women of that City it seems pretend much weaknesse and squemishnesse of stomach.

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 286. ⁋1 A good Constitution appears in the Soundness and Vigour of the Parts, not in the Squeamishness of the Stomach.

1715 tr. G. Panciroli Hist. Memorable Things Lost I. Pref. 6 A voluminous Paraphrase not agreeing with the squeamishness of an Oxford Stomach.

†2.

a. Disdainfulness; haughty reserve. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > haughtiness or disdainfulness > [noun]

highnesseOE

orgelnessOE

orgelOE

orgula1200

hautainesse1297

deignoushedec1330

daina1400

hautesse1399

hautainetya1450

orgulitya1470

courage1484

haughtness1489

stateliness1509

stomacha1513

heighta1525

stiffness1526

fastidie1536

disdainfulness1548

loftiness1548

fastidiousness?1555

haughtiness1555

high-mindedness1571

squeamishness1580

hichtiness1596

morguec1598

signory1598

superciliosity1606

overliness1610

superciliousness1622

excelsity1623

hauteura1628

cavalierism1643

supercilium1657

condescendency1667

supercile1679

uncondescension1681

superbness1682

fastidiosity1704

condescension1752

aristocratism1792

aristocracy1822

patricianism1826

touch-me-not-ishness1836

cavalierishness1860

patronization1944

1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Desdaing, disdaine, despite, squeamishnesse.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Boutique A prouerbe taxing th' enuie, or squeamishnesse of cunning Artists, who..conceale from the world their excellent gifts.

1647 H. Hexham Copious Eng. & Netherduytch Dict. Squaimishnesse, verachtinge.

†b. Modest reserve or coyness. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > shyness or bashfulness > [noun]

shamefastnessc1200

shamefulnessa1340

nicetya1387

scurna1400

bashednessc1440

bashfulness1539

nicenessc1550

shamefacedness1555

to lie aback1636

shyness1651

squeamishness1720

shrinkingness1835

1720 D. Manley Power of Love i. 41 If her Vertue and Squeamishness should reject the Offers of his Heart.

3. The quality or condition of being highly or excessively fastidious or dainty in some respect.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > fastidiousness > [noun]

curiosityc1386

delicacya1393

curiousnessc1440

delicatesse1509

delicateness?1529

daintethness1548

exquisiteness?c1550

over-curiousness1573

featness1577

daintiness1579

dainty1590

finicality1594

niceness1604

squeamishness1654

fastidiousness1661

choicenessa1665

overnicety1664

finicalness1675

hypercriticism1678

overniceness1694

nicety1723

over-delicacy1745

daintihood1780

finickiness1833

finicism1844

over-criticism1859

overfineness1859

particularness1859

faddiness1865

finicking1869

picksomeness1881

pernicketiness1890

perfectionism1937

choosiness1945

pickiness1952

1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 261 It being a Squeamishnesse to forbeare satisfying his Appetite..because somewhat may be wanting in some Dishes Preparation.

1693 Apol. Clergy Scotl. 106 A Fanatick Squeamishness that will not allow the Title of Doctor to any Clergy Man.

1711 J. Anderson Countrey-man's Let. to Curat 58 They address'd His Majesty, and Roundly Condemn'd the Bishops for their Squeamishness.

1782 F. Burney Cecilia III. vi. iv. 253 Now pray speak the truth without squeamishness.

1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xvi. 151 I have undergone too much..to feel pride or squeamishness now.

1885 Law Times 79 223/2 The squeamishness of certain judges has contributed not a little to the result.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	squeamishness
释义	squeamishnessn. Etymology: formed as squeamish adj. + -ness suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsqueamishness. 1. a. The state of being affected with nausea or qualms; sickishness. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > digestive disorders > [noun] > nausea wlatingc725 unlusteOE abominationa1398 flatingnessa1398 indignation1398 wambling1398 wlatness1398 nausea?a1425 walmingc1440 loathsomeness1536 qualming1565 subversion of the stomach1569 queasiness1576 pukishness1581 squeamishnessa1586 distaste1598 nausiness1598 wamble1603 sickness1604 distasting1605 distasture1611 nauseation1628 nauseousness1628 qualmishness1643 nauseating1651 crop-sickness1654 squeasinessa1660 mawkishness1670 qualminess1778 wambliness1900 icky1969 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. xiv. sig. Y5 Mopsa..at the first for squeamishnes going vp & downe, with her head like a boate in a storme. 1655 N. Culpeper et al. tr. L. Rivière Pract. Physick i. vii. 30 These are forerunners of our Epilepsy; disdain of meat, or immoderate Appetite, Squeamishness, heart-burning. 1692 E. Walker tr. Epictetus Enchiridion xxxv You should consider..Whether that Squeamishness you can forget, That makes you keep an Almanack for Meat. 1756 C. Smart tr. Horace Satires ii. ii, in tr. Horace Wks. (1826) II. 97 When exercise has worked off your squeamishness..then let me see you despise mean viands. 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. I. 309 Pains in the stomach, nausea, squeamishness. 1878 J. MacGregor in F. Balfour Life & Lett. J. MacGregor (1912) xi. 331 We had a desperately rough passage, which in spite of one day's squeamishness I greatly enjoyed. b. Const. of (the stomach). Also figurative. ΚΠ 1648 T. Gage Eng.-Amer. 102 The women of that City it seems pretend much weaknesse and squemishnesse of stomach. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 286. ⁋1 A good Constitution appears in the Soundness and Vigour of the Parts, not in the Squeamishness of the Stomach. 1715 tr. G. Panciroli Hist. Memorable Things Lost I. Pref. 6 A voluminous Paraphrase not agreeing with the squeamishness of an Oxford Stomach. †2. a. Disdainfulness; haughty reserve. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > haughtiness or disdainfulness > [noun] highnesseOE orgelnessOE orgelOE orgula1200 hautainesse1297 deignoushedec1330 daina1400 hautesse1399 hautainetya1450 orgulitya1470 courage1484 haughtness1489 stateliness1509 stomacha1513 heighta1525 stiffness1526 fastidie1536 disdainfulness1548 loftiness1548 fastidiousness?1555 haughtiness1555 high-mindedness1571 squeamishness1580 hichtiness1596 morguec1598 signory1598 superciliosity1606 overliness1610 superciliousness1622 excelsity1623 hauteura1628 cavalierism1643 supercilium1657 condescendency1667 supercile1679 uncondescension1681 superbness1682 fastidiosity1704 condescension1752 aristocratism1792 aristocracy1822 patricianism1826 touch-me-not-ishness1836 cavalierishness1860 patronization1944 1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Desdaing, disdaine, despite, squeamishnesse. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Boutique A prouerbe taxing th' enuie, or squeamishnesse of cunning Artists, who..conceale from the world their excellent gifts. 1647 H. Hexham Copious Eng. & Netherduytch Dict. Squaimishnesse, verachtinge. †b. Modest reserve or coyness. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > shyness or bashfulness > [noun] shamefastnessc1200 shamefulnessa1340 nicetya1387 scurna1400 bashednessc1440 bashfulness1539 nicenessc1550 shamefacedness1555 to lie aback1636 shyness1651 squeamishness1720 shrinkingness1835 1720 D. Manley Power of Love i. 41 If her Vertue and Squeamishness should reject the Offers of his Heart. 3. The quality or condition of being highly or excessively fastidious or dainty in some respect. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > fastidiousness > [noun] curiosityc1386 delicacya1393 curiousnessc1440 delicatesse1509 delicateness?1529 daintethness1548 exquisiteness?c1550 over-curiousness1573 featness1577 daintiness1579 dainty1590 finicality1594 niceness1604 squeamishness1654 fastidiousness1661 choicenessa1665 overnicety1664 finicalness1675 hypercriticism1678 overniceness1694 nicety1723 over-delicacy1745 daintihood1780 finickiness1833 finicism1844 over-criticism1859 overfineness1859 particularness1859 faddiness1865 finicking1869 picksomeness1881 pernicketiness1890 perfectionism1937 choosiness1945 pickiness1952 1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 261 It being a Squeamishnesse to forbeare satisfying his Appetite..because somewhat may be wanting in some Dishes Preparation. 1693 Apol. Clergy Scotl. 106 A Fanatick Squeamishness that will not allow the Title of Doctor to any Clergy Man. 1711 J. Anderson Countrey-man's Let. to Curat 58 They address'd His Majesty, and Roundly Condemn'd the Bishops for their Squeamishness. 1782 F. Burney Cecilia III. vi. iv. 253 Now pray speak the truth without squeamishness. 1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xvi. 151 I have undergone too much..to feel pride or squeamishness now. 1885 Law Times 79 223/2 The squeamishness of certain judges has contributed not a little to the result. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1580
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