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单词 supineness
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supinenessn.

Brit. /ˈs(j)uːpʌɪnnəs/, U.S. /ˈsuˌpaɪ(n)nəs/
Forms: see supine adj. and -ness suffix; also 1600s supiness.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: supine adj., -ness suffix.
Etymology: < supine adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier supinity n.
1. Lack of exertion, interest, or concern; indolence; apathy. Also: an instance of this. Cf. supinity n. 1a.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > [noun]
accidiaOE
accidie?c1225
lethargyc1380
faintness1398
lithernessc1425
listlesshedec1440
owlisthead1440
supinity1548
lustlessness1556
benumbedness1566
phlegm1578
apoplexy1589
acedia1607
torpor1607
drowsiness1611
torpidity1614
languishmentc1620
hebetude1621
acedy1623
inerty1623
supineness1640
listlessness1646
cadaveriety1651
inertitude1656
oscitation1656
torpulency1657
sopor1658
phlegmaticness1659
lethargicalness1664
torpidnessa1676
faineantisea1684
phlegmatism1688
vis inertiae1710
torpitude1713
moonery1764
donothingness1814
benumbment1817
inertia1821
languor1825
donothingism1839
Mondayishness1850
mooniness1852
mooning1857
fainéantisme1873
sog1874
Oblomovism1902
1640 J. Earle Elegie in F. Beaumont Poems sig. Kv Nor with that dull supinenes to be read, To passe a fire, or laugh an hower in bed.
1681 J. Flavell Method of Grace To Rdr. sig. a4v Such is the supineness and inexcusable regardlessness of most men.
1759 S. Johnson Idler 9 June 177 He..wonders at the supineness with which their Works have been hitherto perused.
1774 E. Burke Let. Oct. in Corr. (1844) I. 496 The supineness, neglect, and blind security of my friend, in that, and every thing that concerns him.
1860 J. S. Mill Consider. Represent. Govt. (1865) ii. 11 All the negligences, indolences, and supinenesses of mankind.
1898 R. B. O'Brien Life C. S. Parnell I. ix. 195 The agitators acted with vigour and ability; the Government with supineness and stupidity.
1909 Mother Earth July 152 Consider..the supineness with which the people in general accept these interferences.
1992 R. D. Edwards Clubbed to Death (1993) x. 65 The Commander embarked on one of his monologues on the supineness of the Tory government.
2. = supinity n. 2. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > posture > [noun] > with face upwards
supinity1638
supineness1755
1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Supineness, posture with the face upward.
1877 Nation 14 June 352/1 The deathlike supineness of the sheep under the shears.
1980 S. Beckett Company 88 In the dark now huddled and now supine you toil in vain...Till from the occasional relief it was supineness becomes habitual and finally the rule.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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