unpromisingnessn.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈprɒmᵻsɪŋnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˌənˈprɑməsɪŋnᵻs/

Forms: see unpromising adj. and -ness suffix.

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

Etymology: < unpromising adj. + -ness suffix. Compare later promisingness n.

The fact or quality of being unpromising; lack of promise.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > disappointment > lack of promise > [noun]

unpromisingness1651

1651 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa I. i. ii. 135 I doe now in some sort rejoyce at the unpromisingnesse of my Condition.

1758 Candid Refl. Rep. Gen. Officers 18 The unpromisingness of this expedition.

1881 All Year Round 3 Sept. 535/1 He is even able to pretend there is brisk business in the unpromisingness that surrounds him.

1994 Philos. Perspectives 8 173 Given the unpromisingness of model-theoretic semantics, it appears that one important implication of the robustness of vagueness is the need for some new kind of semantical theory.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unpromisingness
释义	unpromisingnessn. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈprɒmᵻsɪŋnᵻs/, U.S. /ˌənˈprɑməsɪŋnᵻs/ Forms: see unpromising adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: unpromising adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < unpromising adj. + -ness suffix. Compare later promisingness n. The fact or quality of being unpromising; lack of promise. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > disappointment > lack of promise > [noun] unpromisingness1651 1651 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa I. i. ii. 135 I doe now in some sort rejoyce at the unpromisingnesse of my Condition. 1758 Candid Refl. Rep. Gen. Officers 18 The unpromisingness of this expedition. 1881 All Year Round 3 Sept. 535/1 He is even able to pretend there is brisk business in the unpromisingness that surrounds him. 1994 Philos. Perspectives 8 173 Given the unpromisingness of model-theoretic semantics, it appears that one important implication of the robustness of vagueness is the need for some new kind of semantical theory. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1651
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