unearnestadj.

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and earnest adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, earnest adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + earnest adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈearnest.

(un- prefix¹ 1.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective] > lukewarm or lacking enthusiasm

coolOE

luke1340

tepid1513

lukewarmc1522

unearnest1542

spiritless1566

zeallessa1594

faint1596

unfiery1598

tepidous1607

Laodicean1633

heartless1636

unzealous1643

slight1660

unenthusiastic1805

teporous1821

coolish1850

ice-cool1891

demotivated1963

meh2007

1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 332 Aly^e whyle [he] pronounced suche an hainous matier w^t an unearnest countenaunce.

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke xii. 105 Except that euen those veraie thinges..be possessed of vs after an vnearnest sorte.

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Disferuorare, to make vnearnest, to coole.

1877 E. W. Benson Let. 27 June in A. C. Benson Life of E. W. Benson (1899) I. 435 The state of things in which she wrote was..very unearnest in many ways.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unearnest
释义	unearnestadj. Forms: see un- prefix¹ and earnest adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, earnest adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + earnest adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈearnest. (un- prefix¹ 1.) ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective] > lukewarm or lacking enthusiasm coolOE luke1340 tepid1513 lukewarmc1522 unearnest1542 spiritless1566 zeallessa1594 faint1596 unfiery1598 tepidous1607 Laodicean1633 heartless1636 unzealous1643 slight1660 unenthusiastic1805 teporous1821 coolish1850 ice-cool1891 demotivated1963 meh2007 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 332 Aly^e whyle [he] pronounced suche an hainous matier w^t an unearnest countenaunce. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke xii. 105 Except that euen those veraie thinges..be possessed of vs after an vnearnest sorte. 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Disferuorare, to make vnearnest, to coole. 1877 E. W. Benson Let. 27 June in A. C. Benson Life of E. W. Benson (1899) I. 435 The state of things in which she wrote was..very unearnest in many ways. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1542
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