townlyadj.

Brit.

/ˈtaʊnli/, U.S.

/ˈtaʊnli/

Forms: see town n. and -ly suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: town n., -ly suffix¹.

Etymology: < town n. + -ly suffix¹.Apparently re-formed in the 16th cent. With later use compare townish adj. and townlike adj. at town n. Derivatives. Old English tūnlic in quot. OE reflects the traditional explanation (already found in ancient authors) that ancient Greek κωμῳδία ( > classical Latin cōmoedia ) derives from κώμη village (see comedy n.¹); compare also Middle English town song (one isolated attestation, also glossing cōmoedia : see quot. a1425 at town n. Compounds 1a(a)(i)).

Now rare.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of a town or town dwellers; townish.In quot. OE: (probably) of, relating to, or characteristic of a village (cf. town n. 3a); see etymological note.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > [adjective]

townlyOE

townishc1450

oppidan1645

townee1907

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > [adjective]

towna1425

townishc1425

urbane1533

townslike1574

urban1619

townly1822

towny1823

OE Antwerp-London Gloss. (2011) 65 Comedia, racu, tunlic spæc.

1587 T. Churchyard Worthines of Wales sig. B4 To Iustices, to Maiors, and chiefe of Townly gouernment..haue herewith greeting sent.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones IV. xii. vii. 241 I suppose she is one of your Quality-folks, one of your Townly Ladies that we saw last Night in the Puppet-show.

1796 W. Dunlap Archers ii. i. 37 The townly glutton sinks, through vice, to shame.

1822 J. Galt Sir Andrew Wylie I. xxiii. 207 I intend..to settle my townly affairs.

1895 Pall Mall Gaz. 26 Jan. 3/2 Our country manners have grown townly.

2002 Bristol Evening Post (Nexis) 15 Apr. 8 Brighton..calls itself a city but will always be a town, despite its hedonistic attractions, because it retains the air of townly gentility and familiarity.

Derivatives

ˈtownliness n.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > [noun] > urban character or life

urbanityc1550

townliness1819

towniness1862

urbanism1884

1819 Monthly Mag. Jan. 507/1 The cycle, which began with admiring the townliness of Pope, terminated in confessing that there was more genuine poetry in the villagery of Cowper.

1832 F. Trollope Domest. Manners Amer. (ed. 2) II. xxxiii. 235 They throw off..their airs, and their ‘townliness’.

2010 C. J. Heimbuch Chasing O. H. Perry xvii. 184 Their towns [were] severely lacking in townliness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	townly
释义	townlyadj. Brit. /ˈtaʊnli/, U.S. /ˈtaʊnli/ Forms: see town n. and -ly suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: town n., -ly suffix¹. Etymology: < town n. + -ly suffix¹.Apparently re-formed in the 16th cent. With later use compare townish adj. and townlike adj. at town n. Derivatives. Old English tūnlic in quot. OE reflects the traditional explanation (already found in ancient authors) that ancient Greek κωμῳδία ( > classical Latin cōmoedia ) derives from κώμη village (see comedy n.¹); compare also Middle English town song (one isolated attestation, also glossing cōmoedia : see quot. a1425 at town n. Compounds 1a(a)(i)). Now rare. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a town or town dwellers; townish.In quot. OE: (probably) of, relating to, or characteristic of a village (cf. town n. 3a); see etymological note. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > [adjective] townlyOE townishc1450 oppidan1645 townee1907 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > [adjective] towna1425 townishc1425 urbane1533 townslike1574 urban1619 townly1822 towny1823 OE Antwerp-London Gloss. (2011) 65 Comedia, racu, tunlic spæc. 1587 T. Churchyard Worthines of Wales sig. B4 To Iustices, to Maiors, and chiefe of Townly gouernment..haue herewith greeting sent. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones IV. xii. vii. 241 I suppose she is one of your Quality-folks, one of your Townly Ladies that we saw last Night in the Puppet-show. View more context for this quotation 1796 W. Dunlap Archers ii. i. 37 The townly glutton sinks, through vice, to shame. 1822 J. Galt Sir Andrew Wylie I. xxiii. 207 I intend..to settle my townly affairs. 1895 Pall Mall Gaz. 26 Jan. 3/2 Our country manners have grown townly. 2002 Bristol Evening Post (Nexis) 15 Apr. 8 Brighton..calls itself a city but will always be a town, despite its hedonistic attractions, because it retains the air of townly gentility and familiarity. Derivatives ˈtownliness n. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > [noun] > urban character or life urbanityc1550 townliness1819 towniness1862 urbanism1884 1819 Monthly Mag. Jan. 507/1 The cycle, which began with admiring the townliness of Pope, terminated in confessing that there was more genuine poetry in the villagery of Cowper. 1832 F. Trollope Domest. Manners Amer. (ed. 2) II. xxxiii. 235 They throw off..their airs, and their ‘townliness’. 2010 C. J. Heimbuch Chasing O. H. Perry xvii. 184 Their towns [were] severely lacking in townliness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.OE
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