unresolvednessn.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈzɒlvdnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˌənrəˈzɔlvdnəs/,

/ˌənrəˈzɑlvdnəs/

Forms: see unresolved adj. and -ness suffix.

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

Etymology: < unresolved adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality of being unresolved, in various senses; lack or absence of resolution.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [noun]

yea-and-nayc1384

vacillationc1400

titteringa1413

stackeringc1440

wondingc1440

fluctuationc1450

waver1519

mammering1532

uncertainty1548

wavering1548

to and fro1553

suspense1560

staggering1565

suspension1568

mammery1578

demur1581

branle1591

dilly-dally1592

hesitance1601

irresolution1601

uncertainness1601

undecision1611

waveringness1614

hesitancy1617

unsettledness1619

hesitation1622

unresolvednessa1626

doubleness of minda1628

wavinga1628

swagging1636

poise1637

mambling1640

stickagea1647

vacillancy1668

whifflinga1677

hovering1679

unresolve1679

irresoluteness1686

shilly-shally1755

indecisiona1763

undecisiveness1779

indecisiveness1793

oscillation1798

flexility1815

shilly-shallying1842

swaying1850

Hamletism1852

teeter1855

havering1866

off and on1875

dilly-dallying1879

double-mindedness1881

hesitatingness1890

dither1958

a1626 A. Lake Serm. (1629) 8 The Serpent tries, whether hee can worke in vs an vnresoluednesse of heart.

1646 H. More Cupids Conflict 12 in Democritus Platonissans Grave matrons will wex wanton and betray Their unresolv'dnesse in their wonted grace.

1694 J. Kettlewell Compan. for Penitent 131 Remove from me perplexing doubts, and unresolvedness about my Duty.

1734 J. Edwards Serm. in Wks. (1811) VII. 415 Many grow old, in an unresolvedness whether to embrace Christianity or not.

1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 24 Feb. 5/2 The apparent unresolvedness..of many of the English electors.

1964 E. E. Smith Two Voices vii. 194 If the two verses are placed side by side, the quality of almost pathological unresolvedness becomes plain.

1996 D. Hughes Eng. Drama (1999) v. 165 Behn does not leave us with the sense of incurable inequity and unresolvedness that marks her mature plays.

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

单词	unresolvedness
释义	unresolvednessn. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈzɒlvdnᵻs/, U.S. /ˌənrəˈzɔlvdnəs/, /ˌənrəˈzɑlvdnəs/ Forms: see unresolved adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: unresolved adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < unresolved adj. + -ness suffix. The quality of being unresolved, in various senses; lack or absence of resolution. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [noun] yea-and-nayc1384 vacillationc1400 titteringa1413 stackeringc1440 wondingc1440 fluctuationc1450 waver1519 mammering1532 uncertainty1548 wavering1548 to and fro1553 suspense1560 staggering1565 suspension1568 mammery1578 demur1581 branle1591 dilly-dally1592 hesitance1601 irresolution1601 uncertainness1601 undecision1611 waveringness1614 hesitancy1617 unsettledness1619 hesitation1622 unresolvednessa1626 doubleness of minda1628 wavinga1628 swagging1636 poise1637 mambling1640 stickagea1647 vacillancy1668 whifflinga1677 hovering1679 unresolve1679 irresoluteness1686 shilly-shally1755 indecisiona1763 undecisiveness1779 indecisiveness1793 oscillation1798 flexility1815 shilly-shallying1842 swaying1850 Hamletism1852 teeter1855 havering1866 off and on1875 dilly-dallying1879 double-mindedness1881 hesitatingness1890 dither1958 a1626 A. Lake Serm. (1629) 8 The Serpent tries, whether hee can worke in vs an vnresoluednesse of heart. 1646 H. More Cupids Conflict 12 in Democritus Platonissans Grave matrons will wex wanton and betray Their unresolv'dnesse in their wonted grace. 1694 J. Kettlewell Compan. for Penitent 131 Remove from me perplexing doubts, and unresolvedness about my Duty. 1734 J. Edwards Serm. in Wks. (1811) VII. 415 Many grow old, in an unresolvedness whether to embrace Christianity or not. 1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 24 Feb. 5/2 The apparent unresolvedness..of many of the English electors. 1964 E. E. Smith Two Voices vii. 194 If the two verses are placed side by side, the quality of almost pathological unresolvedness becomes plain. 1996 D. Hughes Eng. Drama (1999) v. 165 Behn does not leave us with the sense of incurable inequity and unresolvedness that marks her mature plays. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1626
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