unclearnessn.

Brit.

/ˌʌnˈklɪənəs/,

/ˌʌŋˈklɪənəs/, U.S.

/ˌənˈklɪrnəs/

Forms: see unclear adj. and -ness suffix.

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

Etymology: < unclear adj. + -ness suffix, after clearness n.

Lack of clearness (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > [noun]

difficultyc1405

mistiheadc1425

darknessc1450

obscureness1509

obscuritya1522

unclearness1574

unplainness1619

abstruseness1628

umbragec1642

abstrusity1649

imperspicuity1659

reconditeness1779

mistiness1816

crampness1840

recondity1856

1574 A. Anderson Expos. Hymne Benedictus f. 46^v God gaue them vp also to their hartes lustes, vnto vnclearnesse, to defyle their owne bodies.

1644 Earl of Holland Declar. to Kingdome 7 I have made an uneven step, from the unclearenes of my information.

a1658 J. Durham Comm. Revelation (1660) xvii. 665 From this unclearnesse it ariseth, that it is hotly disputed.

a1718 W. Penn Tracts in Wks. (1726) I. 748 The Voluminousness of the Books is no small Token of the Unclearness of the Writers.

a1832 J. Bentham Ess. Logic in Wks. (1843) VIII. 242/2 Where unclearness (why not unclearness as well as uncleanness) has place in a discourse.

1881 W. R. Smith Old Test. in Jewish Church v. 29 This unclearness of view rests upon an error.

1929 A. Smedley Daughter of Earth iii. 97 He drowned his unclearness and disappointment in drink.

1977 S. Turow One L 297 Not even the law can abolish the fundamental unclearness of many human situations.

2005 Enterprise Rec. (Chico, Calif.) (Nexis) 26 May If the production had problems it was due mostly to the voice-overs' unclearness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unclearness
释义	unclearnessn. Brit. /ˌʌnˈklɪənəs/, /ˌʌŋˈklɪənəs/, U.S. /ˌənˈklɪrnəs/ Forms: see unclear adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: unclear adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < unclear adj. + -ness suffix, after clearness n. Lack of clearness (in various senses). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > [noun] difficultyc1405 mistiheadc1425 darknessc1450 obscureness1509 obscuritya1522 unclearness1574 unplainness1619 abstruseness1628 umbragec1642 abstrusity1649 imperspicuity1659 reconditeness1779 mistiness1816 crampness1840 recondity1856 1574 A. Anderson Expos. Hymne Benedictus f. 46^v God gaue them vp also to their hartes lustes, vnto vnclearnesse, to defyle their owne bodies. 1644 Earl of Holland Declar. to Kingdome 7 I have made an uneven step, from the unclearenes of my information. a1658 J. Durham Comm. Revelation (1660) xvii. 665 From this unclearnesse it ariseth, that it is hotly disputed. a1718 W. Penn Tracts in Wks. (1726) I. 748 The Voluminousness of the Books is no small Token of the Unclearness of the Writers. a1832 J. Bentham Ess. Logic in Wks. (1843) VIII. 242/2 Where unclearness (why not unclearness as well as uncleanness) has place in a discourse. 1881 W. R. Smith Old Test. in Jewish Church v. 29 This unclearness of view rests upon an error. 1929 A. Smedley Daughter of Earth iii. 97 He drowned his unclearness and disappointment in drink. 1977 S. Turow One L 297 Not even the law can abolish the fundamental unclearness of many human situations. 2005 Enterprise Rec. (Chico, Calif.) (Nexis) 26 May If the production had problems it was due mostly to the voice-overs' unclearness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1574
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