towardnessn.

/ˈtəʊ(w)ədnɪs/

/ˈtɔːdnɪs/

Etymology: < toward adj. + -ness suffix.

Now Obsolete or archaic.

The quality or condition of being ‘toward’.

†1. Disposition, inclination towards or to do something; readiness, willingness. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [noun]

willOE

goodwilllOE

wilfulnessa1398

freenessc1400

freedoma1425

towardness1461

willingness1535

towardlinessa1569

fitness1604

inclinableness1608

lubency1623

pronenessa1640

libence1654

promptitude1712

allubescency1727

willinghood1841

unhesitatingness1876

1461 Coventry Leet Bk. 316 Trustyng..that ye in so doyng shall thynke your true hertis and towardnesse right welle be-sette.

1531 W. Tyndale Answere Mores Dialoge f. cxxxj What good towardnesse can we haue vnto the wyll of god, whyle we hate it and be ignoraunte therof?

1563 Randolph in W. Robertson Hist. Scotl. (1759) II. App. vii. 14 This queen being before advertized of his towardness, by many means, hath sought..to know my lord of Murray's mind herein.

1610 E. Skory Extract Hist. Henry IV 2 His qualitie drewe him into the knowledge of the world; where his royall towardnesse begot him estimation.

1692 Bp. G. Burnet Disc. Pastoral Care viii. 101 [This] may put some of them in a greater towardness to hear Reason.

2. spec. Willingness and aptness to learn; natural aptitude and good disposition; docility, tractableness; forwardness in learning or practice, ‘promise’, proficiency.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > [noun] > mental > aptness to learn

capacity1485

towardness1509

towardlinessa1569

aptness1598

1509 J. Fisher Mornynge Remembraunce Countesse of Rychemonde (de Worde) sig. Aiii ^v In her tendre aege she beynge endued w^t so grete towardnes of nature, & lyklyhode of enherytaunce.

1526 Eltham Ordinances in Coll. Ordinances Royal Househ. (1790) 146 None other to be admitted into any roome, office, or place, within the King's said household..but such as be of good towardnesse, likelyhood, behaviour, demeanour, and conversation.

1564 N. Haward tr. Eutropius Briefe Chron. ix. sig. Q.ii A yonge man of a wonderful towardnesse.

1601 W. Fulbecke Parallele or Conf. Law i. 24 Knighthoode is bestowed in regard of precedent merite, or of some eminent prowesse and towardnesse.

†3. Condition or appearance of approaching in time, coming on or impending; imminence; likelihood, prospect. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [noun] > nearness, approach, or imminence

nighness1548

towardness1549

propinquity1611

approacha1616

coming1626

looming1627

impendencya1632

fall1647

imminence1655

impendence1657

instancy1658

imminency1665

soonness1668

incumbence1677

simmering1844

proximity1876

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > probability, likelihood > [noun]

weenOE

likeliheadc1405

likelinessc1405

likelihood1427

probabilityc1443

probablenessc1443

likehood1525

towardness1549

main chance1577

towardliness1579

1549 in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) II. 310 If there should be any towardness of a meeting..likely to take any good effect, they would certify him of it.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1593) iv. sig. Ll4 O Mopsa,..here am I thine owne father Damætas, neuer in such a towardnes of hanging, if thou canst not helpe me.

1660 R. Sharrock Hist. Propagation & Improvem. Veg. 12 When the great frosts breake, at the first towardnesse to spring.

1721 J. Strype Eccl. Memorials II. 310 If there appeared any towardness of a good conclusion, he should be certified of it.

†4. State of advancement or forwardness; in (a) good (etc.) towardness, making good progress, getting on well. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > [noun] > state of advancement towards completion

towardness1475

forwardness1523

advancement1540

onwardness1548

towardliness1553

prolation1610

forwardliness1647

mid-career1720

advolution1883

1475 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 481 All suche counfforte as ye fynde ore heere off the towardnesse ther-off.

1577 T. Vautrollier tr. M. Luther Comm. Epist. to Galathians (new ed.) f. 107 All things were in a happie course and great towardnes with you.

1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 290 All his doinges, which were nowe so farre onwardes in good towardnes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	towardness
释义	towardnessn. /ˈtəʊ(w)ədnɪs//ˈtɔːdnɪs/ Etymology: < toward adj. + -ness suffix. Now Obsolete or archaic. The quality or condition of being ‘toward’. †1. Disposition, inclination towards or to do something; readiness, willingness. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [noun] willOE goodwilllOE wilfulnessa1398 freenessc1400 freedoma1425 towardness1461 willingness1535 towardlinessa1569 fitness1604 inclinableness1608 lubency1623 pronenessa1640 libence1654 promptitude1712 allubescency1727 willinghood1841 unhesitatingness1876 1461 Coventry Leet Bk. 316 Trustyng..that ye in so doyng shall thynke your true hertis and towardnesse right welle be-sette. 1531 W. Tyndale Answere Mores Dialoge f. cxxxj What good towardnesse can we haue vnto the wyll of god, whyle we hate it and be ignoraunte therof? 1563 Randolph in W. Robertson Hist. Scotl. (1759) II. App. vii. 14 This queen being before advertized of his towardness, by many means, hath sought..to know my lord of Murray's mind herein. 1610 E. Skory Extract Hist. Henry IV 2 His qualitie drewe him into the knowledge of the world; where his royall towardnesse begot him estimation. 1692 Bp. G. Burnet Disc. Pastoral Care viii. 101 [This] may put some of them in a greater towardness to hear Reason. 2. spec. Willingness and aptness to learn; natural aptitude and good disposition; docility, tractableness; forwardness in learning or practice, ‘promise’, proficiency. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > [noun] > mental > aptness to learn capacity1485 towardness1509 towardlinessa1569 aptness1598 1509 J. Fisher Mornynge Remembraunce Countesse of Rychemonde (de Worde) sig. Aiii ^v In her tendre aege she beynge endued w^t so grete towardnes of nature, & lyklyhode of enherytaunce. 1526 Eltham Ordinances in Coll. Ordinances Royal Househ. (1790) 146 None other to be admitted into any roome, office, or place, within the King's said household..but such as be of good towardnesse, likelyhood, behaviour, demeanour, and conversation. 1564 N. Haward tr. Eutropius Briefe Chron. ix. sig. Q.ii A yonge man of a wonderful towardnesse. 1601 W. Fulbecke Parallele or Conf. Law i. 24 Knighthoode is bestowed in regard of precedent merite, or of some eminent prowesse and towardnesse. †3. Condition or appearance of approaching in time, coming on or impending; imminence; likelihood, prospect. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [noun] > nearness, approach, or imminence nighness1548 towardness1549 propinquity1611 approacha1616 coming1626 looming1627 impendencya1632 fall1647 imminence1655 impendence1657 instancy1658 imminency1665 soonness1668 incumbence1677 simmering1844 proximity1876 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > probability, likelihood > [noun] weenOE likeliheadc1405 likelinessc1405 likelihood1427 probabilityc1443 probablenessc1443 likehood1525 towardness1549 main chance1577 towardliness1579 1549 in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) II. 310 If there should be any towardness of a meeting..likely to take any good effect, they would certify him of it. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1593) iv. sig. Ll4 O Mopsa,..here am I thine owne father Damætas, neuer in such a towardnes of hanging, if thou canst not helpe me. 1660 R. Sharrock Hist. Propagation & Improvem. Veg. 12 When the great frosts breake, at the first towardnesse to spring. 1721 J. Strype Eccl. Memorials II. 310 If there appeared any towardness of a good conclusion, he should be certified of it. †4. State of advancement or forwardness; in (a) good (etc.) towardness, making good progress, getting on well. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > [noun] > state of advancement towards completion towardness1475 forwardness1523 advancement1540 onwardness1548 towardliness1553 prolation1610 forwardliness1647 mid-career1720 advolution1883 1475 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 481 All suche counfforte as ye fynde ore heere off the towardnesse ther-off. 1577 T. Vautrollier tr. M. Luther Comm. Epist. to Galathians (new ed.) f. 107 All things were in a happie course and great towardnes with you. 1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 290 All his doinges, which were nowe so farre onwardes in good towardnes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1461
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