单词 | unfeigned |
释义 | unfeignedadj.adv. 1. Not feigned, pretended, or simulated; sincere, genuine, true, real. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > sincerity, freedom from deceit > [adjective] > without deception unfeignedc1374 honesta1400 rekenc1400 unfeigningc1400 entirec1430 sincere1539 pretenced1547 fraudless1580 uncoloured1585 unflatteringa1586 upright1587 undissembling1613 deceitless1628 single-hearted1804 undelusive1817 single-minded1836 undeceptive1846 α. β. c1480 (a1400) St. Cecilia 528 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 383 Of conscience gud & clere, & fath vnfenȝet.1562 N. Winȝet Certain Tractates (1888) I. 2 Ane Exhortatioun..For vnfenȝeit reformation of doctrine and maneris.1609 Hume in Wodrow Soc. Misc. (1844) 585 So I wische to God that..the Prince's wrathe mycht be appeazed,..and his unfainzed favour reconcealed.c1374 G. Chaucer Anelida & Arcite 289 Verraylye yee slee me with þe peyne Þat may yee see vnfeynid on myn huwe. c1440 Pallad. on Husb. v. 194 Of vnfeyned curage [L. sponte] Of been therto wole come a multitude. 1494 Act 11 Hen. VII c. 18 Or ellis he have such unfayned siknes, letting or diseas that he may not..come to do his personell attendaunce. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. GGiiiv Neuer eate ne drinke out of dewe tyme, except..vnfayned nede compell the. 1577 J. Grange Golden Aphroditis sig. Lj Neither passed this tedious tyme..without vnfayned ioyes & vnspeakeable pleasure. 1649 E. Reynolds Israels Prayer (new ed.) ii. 68 Profession of faith, unfained, and sincere Repentance was made before Baptisme. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 402. ⁋2 I have an unfeigned Love of Virtue. 1778 F. Burney Evelina III. xxi. 235 I need not tell you what unfeigned joy accompanied our meeting. a1859 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. (1861) V. xxiii. 82 Keppel..looked up with unfeigned admiration to a master whom he had been accustomed..to consider as the first of living men. 2. Of persons or the heart: Honest or sincere in feeling or action. ΚΠ c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde ii. 839 I loue oon which is most ententyf To seruen wel vnwery or vnfeyned. c1400 Rom. Rose 7363 As it were in a pilgrimage Lyke good and hooly folk vnfeyned. 1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. clxx. 195/2 Whan..his companyons..herde hym speke those wordes, they parceyued well howe he spake them with all his herte vnfayned. 1574 J. Baret Aluearie V 126 Your Unfeined, trusty, and assured friend. 1613 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals I. iv. 71 Succour a seely Maid, that doth implore Aide, on a bended heart, vnfain'd and meeke. 1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. 16 Of fained friends becomming unfained foes to the Britons. 1696 (title) Some Seasonable and Modest Thoughts..Concerning the Scots East India Company, by an unfeigned and hearty Lover of England. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > sincerity, freedom from deceit > [adverb] utterly?c1225 entirelya1340 faithlyc1350 without (but) feigningc1380 clearly1389 whollyc1390 unfeigninglyc1400 entirec1430 unfeigneda1469 without coloura1513 honestly1526 singly1526 unfeignedly1526 uncolourably1541 bona fide1542 frankly?1553 sincerely1560 squarely1564 uprightly1565 square1577 single-mindedly1579 undissemblinglyc1585 above board1599 fair and square1604 downright1607 downrightly1632 really1641 uncasuistly1649 honest1654 up tro1654 plain-heartedly1675 unaffectedly1677 straightforwardly1839 wholeheartedly1845 unfallaciously1852 up and down1854 single-heartedly1857 unflatteringly1874 uncynically1895 square on1963 a1469 C. Daune in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 390 I shal and do pray God dayly to sende you such one..þat wil drede and faithfully vnfeyned love you. a1529 J. Skelton Ware the Hauke (1843) 81 But the fawconer vnfayned Was much more febler brayned. 1550–3 Decaye Eng. in Supplic. (1871) 100 And then vnfayned, as we do thynke, we sholde haue corne ynough. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.c1374 |
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