titivationn.

Brit.

/ˌtɪtᵻˈveɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌtɪdəˈveɪʃ(ə)n/

Forms: 1800s tiddivation, 1800s– titivation, 1800s– tittivation.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: titivate v., -ion suffix¹.

Etymology: < titivate v. + -ion suffix¹; compare -ation suffix. With sense 2 compare earlier titillation n. 1.

colloquial.

a. The action of improving one's own or another person's appearance, esp. by making small alterations or enhancements; an instance of this. Now often in plural.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > [noun]

tiffing?c1225

hightinga1387

prickinga1425

perching?1578

pranking1580

primpingc1590

sprunkinga1685

prinking1687

smugging1736

titivation1805

beautifying1836

prink1869

dolling1906

makeover1966

1805 Sporting Mag. Jan. 187 Affords infinite amusement during the ceremony of titivation.

1829 Bell's Life in London 12 Apr. They submitted to the titivation of their respective barbers, who turned them out as blooming as a couple of primroses.

1902 D. S. Meldrum Conquest of Charlotte 151 The sound, if she heard it, did not interrupt her titivations for a second.

1966 M. Magnusson tr. H. Laxness Fish can Sing xxxii. 202 He reckoned that shaving was the kind of titivation that men should permit themselves when they were going to gatherings or functions.

2000 Evening Standard (Nexis) 21 Feb. 33 While I underwent the titivations, the suit had been pressed.

b. The action of improving the appearance or condition of something, as tidying a room, renovating a building, etc. Also (chiefly in plural): an improvement, repair, etc., of this kind.

ΚΠ

1884 Ipswich Jrnl. 27 May 3/2 Everywhere I saw house-cleaning, painting, and general ‘titivation’ going on.

1939 Illustr. London News 25 Mar. 491/3 The titivation of the proscenium and the circles with bunches of bronze cupids.

1965 Worlds of Tomorrow July 128/2 His first shower came at five in the morning, immediately after he had climbed out of his rack, and before he had eaten breakfast and conducted routine titivation of the barracks.

1989 N.Y. Times 18 June h29/1 The spatial titivations newly devised by the architect.

2008 K. Fforde Wedding Season (2010) xx. 193 This venue..could be fabulous but, to be honest, it's in need of a bit of titivation.

2. Excitement, stimulation, pleasure; esp. the arousing of mild sexual excitement or interest, typically by suggestive words, actions, or images; = titillation n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > pleasurable excitement > [noun] > titillation

titillationc1450

tickling1548

titivation1914

1914 W. Lewis in T.P.'s Weekly 11 July 49/1 He gives you..simple entertainment, and expects the good-humour and titivation resulting will make you swallow his clumsy ideas.

1967 Y. H. Stevenson Burns & his Bonnie Jean 4 He had composed a number of bawdy songs and ballads for the titivation of his graceless boon companions.

2006 Times 12 Dec. ii. 23/5 These monologues..edged uncomfortably towards titivation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	titivation
释义	titivationn. Brit. /ˌtɪtᵻˈveɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌtɪdəˈveɪʃ(ə)n/ Forms: 1800s tiddivation, 1800s– titivation, 1800s– tittivation. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: titivate v., -ion suffix¹. Etymology: < titivate v. + -ion suffix¹; compare -ation suffix. With sense 2 compare earlier titillation n. 1. colloquial. 1. a. The action of improving one's own or another person's appearance, esp. by making small alterations or enhancements; an instance of this. Now often in plural. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > [noun] tiffing?c1225 hightinga1387 prickinga1425 perching?1578 pranking1580 primpingc1590 sprunkinga1685 prinking1687 smugging1736 titivation1805 beautifying1836 prink1869 dolling1906 makeover1966 1805 Sporting Mag. Jan. 187 Affords infinite amusement during the ceremony of titivation. 1829 Bell's Life in London 12 Apr. They submitted to the titivation of their respective barbers, who turned them out as blooming as a couple of primroses. 1902 D. S. Meldrum Conquest of Charlotte 151 The sound, if she heard it, did not interrupt her titivations for a second. 1966 M. Magnusson tr. H. Laxness Fish can Sing xxxii. 202 He reckoned that shaving was the kind of titivation that men should permit themselves when they were going to gatherings or functions. 2000 Evening Standard (Nexis) 21 Feb. 33 While I underwent the titivations, the suit had been pressed. b. The action of improving the appearance or condition of something, as tidying a room, renovating a building, etc. Also (chiefly in plural): an improvement, repair, etc., of this kind. ΚΠ 1884 Ipswich Jrnl. 27 May 3/2 Everywhere I saw house-cleaning, painting, and general ‘titivation’ going on. 1939 Illustr. London News 25 Mar. 491/3 The titivation of the proscenium and the circles with bunches of bronze cupids. 1965 Worlds of Tomorrow July 128/2 His first shower came at five in the morning, immediately after he had climbed out of his rack, and before he had eaten breakfast and conducted routine titivation of the barracks. 1989 N.Y. Times 18 June h29/1 The spatial titivations newly devised by the architect. 2008 K. Fforde Wedding Season (2010) xx. 193 This venue..could be fabulous but, to be honest, it's in need of a bit of titivation. 2. Excitement, stimulation, pleasure; esp. the arousing of mild sexual excitement or interest, typically by suggestive words, actions, or images; = titillation n. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > pleasurable excitement > [noun] > titillation titillationc1450 tickling1548 titivation1914 1914 W. Lewis in T.P.'s Weekly 11 July 49/1 He gives you..simple entertainment, and expects the good-humour and titivation resulting will make you swallow his clumsy ideas. 1967 Y. H. Stevenson Burns & his Bonnie Jean 4 He had composed a number of bawdy songs and ballads for the titivation of his graceless boon companions. 2006 Times 12 Dec. ii. 23/5 These monologues..edged uncomfortably towards titivation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1805
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