undespairingadj.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: undeˈspairing.

(un- prefix¹ 4.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > [adjective] > not despairing

undespaired1412

undespairing1730

undesponding1818

undespondent1876

1730 J. Thomson Sophonisba i. i Mean time the dauntless, undespairing youth Lay in a cave conceal'd.

1757 J. Dyer Fleece iv. 151 'Twas there Perils and conflicts inexpressible Anson, with steady undespairing breast, Endur'd.

1824 T. Carlyle Let. 29 Aug. in Coll. Lett. T. & J. W. Carlyle (1970) III. 142 Who is it that has struggled for me..with undespairing diligence..?

1847 F. A. Kemble in Rec. Later Life (1882) III. 313 That faith which alone can bear us undespairing over the earth.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	undespairing
释义	undespairingadj. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: undeˈspairing. (un- prefix¹ 4.) ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > [adjective] > not despairing undespaired1412 undespairing1730 undesponding1818 undespondent1876 1730 J. Thomson Sophonisba i. i Mean time the dauntless, undespairing youth Lay in a cave conceal'd. 1757 J. Dyer Fleece iv. 151 'Twas there Perils and conflicts inexpressible Anson, with steady undespairing breast, Endur'd. 1824 T. Carlyle Let. 29 Aug. in Coll. Lett. T. & J. W. Carlyle (1970) III. 142 Who is it that has struggled for me..with undespairing diligence..? 1847 F. A. Kemble in Rec. Later Life (1882) III. 313 That faith which alone can bear us undespairing over the earth. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1730
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