superbnessn.

Brit.

/suːˈpəːbnəs/,

/sjuːˈpəːbnəs/,

/sᵿˈpəːbnəs/,

/sjᵿˈpəːbnəs/, U.S.

/suˈpərbnəs/,

/səˈpərbnəs/

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

Etymology: < superb adj. + -ness suffix. With sense 1 compare earlier superbiousness n. at superbious adj. Derivatives, superbity n. In later use in sense 1 after Middle French superbité superbity n.

Superb character or quality.

1. Pride, haughtiness, arrogance. Now rare (archaic in later use).

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

1682 J. P. tr. H. Ludolf New Hist. Ethiopia ii. xii. 212 Which superbness is now a days layd aside; for..being humbled by so many Losses,..they begin to reckon..Civility among the rest of the Vertues.

1692 C. Gildon Post-boy rob'd of his Mail I. cxii. 323 Characteriz'd with particular marks of Divinities which they call haughty superbness.

1899 K. P. Wormeley tr. P. de Bourdeille Bk. Ladies 30 She it was, who built, out of great superbness [Fr. par une grand superbeté], that fine vessel..which attacked so furiously..the ‘Regent of England’.

1901 E. H. Sichel Women & Men of French Renaissance xi. 175 He was clever, but reckless in his arrogance. He was like the Constable Bourbon in his superbness.

2. Splendour, magnificence, grandness. Also as a general term of enthusiasm: excellence.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > splendour > [noun] > magnificence

thrumOE

prideOE

wealc1290

noblessec1330

pompc1330

statec1330

nobletya1387

royaltyc1405

magnificence?1435

gloriousnessc1440

pompousness1447

noblenessc1450

pomperyc1460

triumpha1513

princeliness1545

gorgeousness1549

jollity1549

stateliness1556

proudnessa1586

royalitya1607

splendour1616

grandeur1652

superbiousness1654

splendidnessa1657

lustre1658

superbness1779

pompa1783

splendaciousness1853

magnoliousness1921

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun]

goodnessOE

mund?c1250

daintethc1290

bountyc1300

daintyc1300

excellencec1384

virtuea1393

excellency?a1400

nobilitya1400

meritc1425

singularity?c1450

fineness1523

admirationa1533

rareness1545

rightness1561

rariety1566

rarity1566

excellentness1569

beautya1586

admirableness1607

primeness1611

gallantry1650

eximiety1656

optimity1656

altesse1660

unexceptionableness1669

excellingness1701

quality1803

sterlingness1815

stupendosity1828

goodliness1832

superbness1832

unexceptionability1837

sweetness and light1867

class1884

rortiness1885

rippingness1903

superstardom1928

motherfucker1977

awesomeness1998

1779 Town & Country Mag. 11 Suppl. 682/2 [Harlots] outvying duchesses, in the superbness of their dress, and the richness of their jewels.

1832 Rural Repository 28 Jan. 143/1 For high-wrought enthusiasm and superbness of imagery, the Pilgrimage stands unequalled.

1898 G. W. Cable Grandissimes xiv. 76 It was a femininity without humanity—something that made her, with all her superbness, a creature that one would want to find chained.

1918 H. G. Wells Joan & Peter xi. 317 She did not know of Troop's superbness at rugger.

1939 Times 9 June 16/1 An English eye was held by the beauty and disciplined superbness of the chestnut horses of the cavalry.

2000 J. Schwartzman in B. P. Solomon Reading Room I. 249 The unparalleled superbness of grown-up life in New York City, where you could go out for a martini and see Cary Grant.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	superbness
释义	superbnessn. Brit. /suːˈpəːbnəs/, /sjuːˈpəːbnəs/, /sᵿˈpəːbnəs/, /sjᵿˈpəːbnəs/, U.S. /suˈpərbnəs/, /səˈpərbnəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: superb adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < superb adj. + -ness suffix. With sense 1 compare earlier superbiousness n. at superbious adj. Derivatives, superbity n. In later use in sense 1 after Middle French superbité superbity n. Superb character or quality. 1. Pride, haughtiness, arrogance. Now rare (archaic in later use). 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 1682 J. P. tr. H. Ludolf New Hist. Ethiopia ii. xii. 212 Which superbness is now a days layd aside; for..being humbled by so many Losses,..they begin to reckon..Civility among the rest of the Vertues. 1692 C. Gildon Post-boy rob'd of his Mail I. cxii. 323 Characteriz'd with particular marks of Divinities which they call haughty superbness. 1899 K. P. Wormeley tr. P. de Bourdeille Bk. Ladies 30 She it was, who built, out of great superbness [Fr. par une grand superbeté], that fine vessel..which attacked so furiously..the ‘Regent of England’. 1901 E. H. Sichel Women & Men of French Renaissance xi. 175 He was clever, but reckless in his arrogance. He was like the Constable Bourbon in his superbness. 2. Splendour, magnificence, grandness. Also as a general term of enthusiasm: excellence. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > splendour > [noun] > magnificence thrumOE prideOE wealc1290 noblessec1330 pompc1330 statec1330 nobletya1387 royaltyc1405 magnificence?1435 gloriousnessc1440 pompousness1447 noblenessc1450 pomperyc1460 triumpha1513 princeliness1545 gorgeousness1549 jollity1549 stateliness1556 proudnessa1586 royalitya1607 splendour1616 grandeur1652 superbiousness1654 splendidnessa1657 lustre1658 superbness1779 pompa1783 splendaciousness1853 magnoliousness1921 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun] goodnessOE mund?c1250 daintethc1290 bountyc1300 daintyc1300 excellencec1384 virtuea1393 excellency?a1400 nobilitya1400 meritc1425 singularity?c1450 fineness1523 admirationa1533 rareness1545 rightness1561 rariety1566 rarity1566 excellentness1569 beautya1586 admirableness1607 primeness1611 gallantry1650 eximiety1656 optimity1656 altesse1660 unexceptionableness1669 excellingness1701 quality1803 sterlingness1815 stupendosity1828 goodliness1832 superbness1832 unexceptionability1837 sweetness and light1867 class1884 rortiness1885 rippingness1903 superstardom1928 motherfucker1977 awesomeness1998 1779 Town & Country Mag. 11 Suppl. 682/2 [Harlots] outvying duchesses, in the superbness of their dress, and the richness of their jewels. 1832 Rural Repository 28 Jan. 143/1 For high-wrought enthusiasm and superbness of imagery, the Pilgrimage stands unequalled. 1898 G. W. Cable Grandissimes xiv. 76 It was a femininity without humanity—something that made her, with all her superbness, a creature that one would want to find chained. 1918 H. G. Wells Joan & Peter xi. 317 She did not know of Troop's superbness at rugger. 1939 Times 9 June 16/1 An English eye was held by the beauty and disciplined superbness of the chestnut horses of the cavalry. 2000 J. Schwartzman in B. P. Solomon Reading Room I. 249 The unparalleled superbness of grown-up life in New York City, where you could go out for a martini and see Cary Grant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1682
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