unworthinessn.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈwəːðɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˌənˈwərðinᵻs/

Etymology: formed as unworthily adv., or un- prefix¹ 6.

a. The character or quality of being unworthy; lack of worth, absence of merit. †Occasionally with to.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [noun] > condition of being undeserving > want of merit

unworthinessa1340

indignity1589

immerit1628

unworth1835

a1340 R. Rolle Psalter ci. 18 Þat knawis þaire frelte & vnworthynes.

c1400 N. Love tr. Bonaventura Mirror Life Christ (1908) 119 With grete drede of hir vnworthinesse that hir teres schulde touche oure lordes feete.

1447 O. Bokenham Lyvys Seyntys (1835) 2 The unwurthynesse Bothe of hys persone and eek hys name.

1485 Rolls of Parl. VI. 274/1 The aforesaid Actes of Atteindre or Forfeiture, disableing, unworthi [n] esse, and unableing.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. LLLii^v The vilenesse, vnkyndnesse, and vnworthynesse of man to that loue.

1582 T. Bentley et al. Monument of Matrones iii. 278 Not remembering, good Lord, mine vnworthinesse..nor frailtie of my passed yeeres.

1631 W. Gouge Gods Three Arrowes iii. §22. 223 Mans unworthinesse and unfitnesse to appeare in Gods sight.

1676 J. Dryden Aureng-Zebe iv. 54 You will be kind to my unworthiness.

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 448. ⁋1 For Men..do not keep up a lively Abhorrence of the least Unworthiness.

1771 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. xlvi. 173 The people..would probably overlook his immediate unworthiness.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xvii. 60 It would be absurd to reject, on account of his unworthiness, the inestimable services which it was in his power to render.

1884 A. R. Pennington Wiclif viii. 255 The unworthiness of the ministers hinders not the effect of the Sacrament.

b. With an (and plural), that, this.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [noun] > condition of being undeserving > want of merit > instance of

unworthiness1533

1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1901) I. ii. vi. 149 Traisting to revenge this vnwourthynes be sum..hardy Interprise.

1653 Bp. J. Taylor Serm. for Year I. xxiii. 304 If it [sc. jesting] mingles with any sin, it puts on the nature of that new unworthinesse.

1856 F. W. Faber Creator & Creature iii. i The very unworthinesses and short-comings of the creature.

1880 ‘Ouida’ Moths II. 85 I think such a marriage a great unworthiness, a great disgrace.

c. With possessive pronoun, as a fictitious title.

ΚΠ

1853 C. Kingsley Hypatia I. xi. 239 Pambo asked his name... ‘My unworthiness is called Peter the Reader.’

†2. Inappropriate or improper action. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [noun] > unseemly behaviour or unseemliness

unconablenessa1340

unconabletya1340

unseemlinessc1380

ungrace1430

disconveniencec1450

unlikelinessc1485

wangrace1513

uncomeliness1542

indecency1589

undecency1589

unhandsomeness1598

unworthiness1608

inconveniencya1616

unbeseemingness1623

unbecomingness1652

indecorum1664

indecence1714

indecorousness1811

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > unfittingness > unfitting conduct > [noun]

unskillc1175

unthriftc1374

inconveniencec1460

indecency1589

unworthiness1608

inconveniencya1616

malconduct1684

mal-behaviour1721

misdealing1851

1608 in Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 76 It was unworthiness in your Majesty's officers to find him for a Ward.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unworthiness
释义	unworthinessn. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈwəːðɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˌənˈwərðinᵻs/ Etymology: formed as unworthily adv., or un- prefix¹ 6. 1. a. The character or quality of being unworthy; lack of worth, absence of merit. †Occasionally with to. ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [noun] > condition of being undeserving > want of merit unworthinessa1340 indignity1589 immerit1628 unworth1835 a1340 R. Rolle Psalter ci. 18 Þat knawis þaire frelte & vnworthynes. c1400 N. Love tr. Bonaventura Mirror Life Christ (1908) 119 With grete drede of hir vnworthinesse that hir teres schulde touche oure lordes feete. 1447 O. Bokenham Lyvys Seyntys (1835) 2 The unwurthynesse Bothe of hys persone and eek hys name. 1485 Rolls of Parl. VI. 274/1 The aforesaid Actes of Atteindre or Forfeiture, disableing, unworthi [n] esse, and unableing. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. LLLii^v The vilenesse, vnkyndnesse, and vnworthynesse of man to that loue. 1582 T. Bentley et al. Monument of Matrones iii. 278 Not remembering, good Lord, mine vnworthinesse..nor frailtie of my passed yeeres. 1631 W. Gouge Gods Three Arrowes iii. §22. 223 Mans unworthinesse and unfitnesse to appeare in Gods sight. 1676 J. Dryden Aureng-Zebe iv. 54 You will be kind to my unworthiness. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 448. ⁋1 For Men..do not keep up a lively Abhorrence of the least Unworthiness. 1771 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. xlvi. 173 The people..would probably overlook his immediate unworthiness. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xvii. 60 It would be absurd to reject, on account of his unworthiness, the inestimable services which it was in his power to render. 1884 A. R. Pennington Wiclif viii. 255 The unworthiness of the ministers hinders not the effect of the Sacrament. b. With an (and plural), that, this. ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [noun] > condition of being undeserving > want of merit > instance of unworthiness1533 1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1901) I. ii. vi. 149 Traisting to revenge this vnwourthynes be sum..hardy Interprise. 1653 Bp. J. Taylor Serm. for Year I. xxiii. 304 If it [sc. jesting] mingles with any sin, it puts on the nature of that new unworthinesse. 1856 F. W. Faber Creator & Creature iii. i The very unworthinesses and short-comings of the creature. 1880 ‘Ouida’ Moths II. 85 I think such a marriage a great unworthiness, a great disgrace. c. With possessive pronoun, as a fictitious title. ΚΠ 1853 C. Kingsley Hypatia I. xi. 239 Pambo asked his name... ‘My unworthiness is called Peter the Reader.’ †2. Inappropriate or improper action. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [noun] > unseemly behaviour or unseemliness unconablenessa1340 unconabletya1340 unseemlinessc1380 ungrace1430 disconveniencec1450 unlikelinessc1485 wangrace1513 uncomeliness1542 indecency1589 undecency1589 unhandsomeness1598 unworthiness1608 inconveniencya1616 unbeseemingness1623 unbecomingness1652 indecorum1664 indecence1714 indecorousness1811 the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > unfittingness > unfitting conduct > [noun] unskillc1175 unthriftc1374 inconveniencec1460 indecency1589 unworthiness1608 inconveniencya1616 malconduct1684 mal-behaviour1721 misdealing1851 1608 in Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 76 It was unworthiness in your Majesty's officers to find him for a Ward. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1340
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