单词 | subterraneity |
释义 | subterraneityn. The state or condition of being subterranean; (also concrete) a place or thing which is underground. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > [noun] > subterranean parts > condition subterranity1646 subterraneity1686 subterraneousness1727 the world > space > relative position > low position > [noun] > condition of being placed under > that which lies under > parts underground subterrany1626 subterranity1646 subterraneity1686 below ground1907 the world > space > relative position > low position > [noun] > condition of being placed under > that which lies under > parts underground > condition of being underground subterranity1646 subterraneity1686 subterraneousness1727 1686 Sir T. Browne's Pseud. Ep. ii. i. 42 I fear we commonly consider subterraneities [earlier edd. subterranities], not in Contemplations sufficiently respective unto the Creation. 1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Subterraneity, a being subterraneous. 1807 tr. Three Germans I. 69 The flight of steps by which they had been conducted to the subterraneity. 1861 Progress of Nations iv. 47 The centralisation on which the empire is now firmly erected was the subterranean work which proceeded in the eighteenth century, though nothing appeared above ground but a feudal monarchy...The same subterraneity of advance is to be traced in the progress of thought. 1893 H. James Let. 5 Aug. (1981) III. 428 I am working with patient subterraneity at a trade which it is dishonour enough to practise, without talking about it. 1961 Amer. Antiq. 27 129/1 The most persistent and distinctive of these features appear to be paired floor vaults.., size, a circular shape, a bench, and a determined effort to achieve subterraneity. 2010 M. Van Aken Williams Prophet of Sorrow xiii. 62 Those who just present themselves as nice are often only hiding the subterraneity of their sadness, behind a show of smiling appeasement. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1686 |
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