touchinessn.

Brit.

/ˈtʌtʃɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈtətʃinᵻs/

Forms: 1600s touchines, 1600s touchinesse, 1600s– touchiness.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: touchy adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < touchy adj. + -ness suffix.

1. Extreme sensitivity of temper or disposition; the quality of being easily offended or angered; tendency to take offence with little cause; irascibility, irritability, tetchiness. Cf. touchy adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > touchiness > [noun]

touchiness1603

huffiness1678

sensibilities1767

sensitiveness1817

tactility1831

huffishness1841

miffiness1845

hoity-toityism1881

sensitivity1906

prickle1956

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > [noun]

impatiencec1230

eagernessa1400

unsufferancea1400

impatiency1526

testiness1526

impatientness1550

touchiness1603

tetchiness1623

irritability1791

twitchiness1834

rustiness1860

soreheadedness1860

shirtiness1868

chippiness1877

rattiness1898

cabin fever1918

snarkiness1960

edginess1963

1603 R. Rogers Seuen Treat. Contents sig. B6/1 Of other vnruly affections, touchines, peeuishnes, &c.

1653 J. Gauden Hieraspistes Pref. sig. d1^v Nor is he ignorant of the touchinesse, and roughnesse..of many mens spirits in these times.

1731 T. Fuller Introductio ad Sapientam II. 303 My young Master..behaves himself like a cholerick Coxcomb; for Flattery, and a great Fortune nourish Touchiness.

1783 J. Andrews Ess. Republican Princ. 74 Such is their touchiness upon this subject, that whatever discloses the least tendency to freedom of discussion, is sure to meet with the most ungracious reception.

1828 Lights & Shades Eng. Life II. 52 She is known only by her one absorbing quality of touchiness, and is dreaded and hated accordingly.

1851 C. M. Kirkland Evening Bk. (1852) 88 To express an opinion counter to this tone of conversation, is to subject one's self to a charge of moroseness, touchiness, or want of sympathy.

1916 C. Mackenzie Man who tried to be It (1917) 76 He has no temperament—just touchiness and conceit.

1950 A. H. Gross tr. I. B. Singer Family Moskat ix. ii. 480 Everything was clear to him now, her recent nervousness, her touchiness, her veiled remarks about death.

2001 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 9 Dec. 14 Witnesses..testify to his lack of warmth, his mean streak, his touchiness, his bad temper.

2. With reference to a situation, problem, etc.: the quality of being difficult or risky to handle or deal with; trickiness, precariousness. Cf. touchy adj. 3. rare before the 20th cent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > insecurity > precariousness

ticklenessc1390

kittleness1578

ticklishness1583

touchiness1649

staggeringa1661

precariousness1666

criticalness1794

precarity1910

1649 Εἰκων Βασιλικη iii. 14 My friends resented it as a motion..not guided with such discretion, as the touchinesse of those times required.

1934 Light (San Antonio, Texas) 13 Jan. 2 a/3 Such is the touchiness of the subject that whispers go around in Washington about ‘our understanding with Russia’.

1971 Princeton Alumni Weekly 18 May 6/2 Both whites and blacks use the touchiness of racial differences as an excuse for not dealing with them.

2000 Birmingham Post (Nexis) 24 Jan. 13 Despite the touchiness of the subject matter, research proved relatively painless.

†3. Lightness or distinctness of strokes in the composition of a painting, drawing, etc. Cf. touchy adj. 4. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > qualities or styles of painting > [noun] > other qualities or styles

pastositya1806

touchiness1813

scene painting1834

horror vacui1845

texture1845

daguerreotypism1846

fruitiness1869

tintiness1886

posterishness1930

painterliness1950

non-figuration1955

simultaneity1957

hard-edge1961

figuration1962

colourfield1967

1813 Examiner 8 Feb. 90/2 The heads and hands have..a rich touchiness of pencil.

1813 Examiner 1 Mar. 141/1 The trees..have perhaps too minute a touchiness of foliage.

1821 New Monthly Mag. 3 391/1 It is too much limited to the outline of the body: it wants a good filling up, a breaking and touchiness in the intermediate spaces.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	touchiness
释义	touchinessn. Brit. /ˈtʌtʃɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈtətʃinᵻs/ Forms: 1600s touchines, 1600s touchinesse, 1600s– touchiness. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: touchy adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < touchy adj. + -ness suffix. 1. Extreme sensitivity of temper or disposition; the quality of being easily offended or angered; tendency to take offence with little cause; irascibility, irritability, tetchiness. Cf. touchy adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > touchiness > [noun] touchiness1603 huffiness1678 sensibilities1767 sensitiveness1817 tactility1831 huffishness1841 miffiness1845 hoity-toityism1881 sensitivity1906 prickle1956 the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > [noun] impatiencec1230 eagernessa1400 unsufferancea1400 impatiency1526 testiness1526 impatientness1550 touchiness1603 tetchiness1623 irritability1791 twitchiness1834 rustiness1860 soreheadedness1860 shirtiness1868 chippiness1877 rattiness1898 cabin fever1918 snarkiness1960 edginess1963 1603 R. Rogers Seuen Treat. Contents sig. B6/1 Of other vnruly affections, touchines, peeuishnes, &c. 1653 J. Gauden Hieraspistes Pref. sig. d1^v Nor is he ignorant of the touchinesse, and roughnesse..of many mens spirits in these times. 1731 T. Fuller Introductio ad Sapientam II. 303 My young Master..behaves himself like a cholerick Coxcomb; for Flattery, and a great Fortune nourish Touchiness. 1783 J. Andrews Ess. Republican Princ. 74 Such is their touchiness upon this subject, that whatever discloses the least tendency to freedom of discussion, is sure to meet with the most ungracious reception. 1828 Lights & Shades Eng. Life II. 52 She is known only by her one absorbing quality of touchiness, and is dreaded and hated accordingly. 1851 C. M. Kirkland Evening Bk. (1852) 88 To express an opinion counter to this tone of conversation, is to subject one's self to a charge of moroseness, touchiness, or want of sympathy. 1916 C. Mackenzie Man who tried to be It (1917) 76 He has no temperament—just touchiness and conceit. 1950 A. H. Gross tr. I. B. Singer Family Moskat ix. ii. 480 Everything was clear to him now, her recent nervousness, her touchiness, her veiled remarks about death. 2001 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 9 Dec. 14 Witnesses..testify to his lack of warmth, his mean streak, his touchiness, his bad temper. 2. With reference to a situation, problem, etc.: the quality of being difficult or risky to handle or deal with; trickiness, precariousness. Cf. touchy adj. 3. rare before the 20th cent. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > insecurity > precariousness ticklenessc1390 kittleness1578 ticklishness1583 touchiness1649 staggeringa1661 precariousness1666 criticalness1794 precarity1910 1649 Εἰκων Βασιλικη iii. 14 My friends resented it as a motion..not guided with such discretion, as the touchinesse of those times required. 1934 Light (San Antonio, Texas) 13 Jan. 2 a/3 Such is the touchiness of the subject that whispers go around in Washington about ‘our understanding with Russia’. 1971 Princeton Alumni Weekly 18 May 6/2 Both whites and blacks use the touchiness of racial differences as an excuse for not dealing with them. 2000 Birmingham Post (Nexis) 24 Jan. 13 Despite the touchiness of the subject matter, research proved relatively painless. †3. Lightness or distinctness of strokes in the composition of a painting, drawing, etc. Cf. touchy adj. 4. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > qualities or styles of painting > [noun] > other qualities or styles pastositya1806 touchiness1813 scene painting1834 horror vacui1845 texture1845 daguerreotypism1846 fruitiness1869 tintiness1886 posterishness1930 painterliness1950 non-figuration1955 simultaneity1957 hard-edge1961 figuration1962 colourfield1967 1813 Examiner 8 Feb. 90/2 The heads and hands have..a rich touchiness of pencil. 1813 Examiner 1 Mar. 141/1 The trees..have perhaps too minute a touchiness of foliage. 1821 New Monthly Mag. 3 391/1 It is too much limited to the outline of the body: it wants a good filling up, a breaking and touchiness in the intermediate spaces. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1603
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