unthreateningadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈθrɛtn̩ɪŋ/,

/(ˌ)ʌnˈθrɛtnɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌənˈθrɛtn̩ɪŋ/

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + threatening adj.

1. Of the appearance of the sky, clouds, weather, etc.: not suggesting or indicating that it will rain.In quot. 1844 in figurative context.

ΚΠ

1844 Times 3 Oct. 5/3 In so vast a Government as that of India it would be impossible that there should not be some clouds here and there, but they are at present few and unthreatening.

1903 E. Wharton Sanctuary i. i. 11 The very lifting of the cloud—remote, unthreatening as it had been.

1986 J. McPhee Rising from Plains 84 There were quiet, lyrical days on end under blue, unthreatening skies.

2008 Chapel Hill (Durham, N. Carolina) Herald (Nexis) 10 July (Final ed.) (Editorial section) 2 No matter how blue the sky is every day, no matter how innocuous and unthreatening the weather, the days seem to end all the same, with a bang, not a whimper.

2. gen. Not threatening; not causing feelings of fear, vulnerability, etc.

ΚΠ

1849 J. A. Froude Nemesis of Faith ix. 59 Who could have guessed from the plain unthreatening surface of that quiet little assembly, what a cunning mine had been run below it.

1867 Nonconformist 16 Jan. 52/1 The presentation of personal petitions in the most constitutional and unthreatening manner possible is to take place on the day after, not the day of, the great demonstration.

1974 E. Bowen Henry & Other Heroes v. 98 A rather pedestrian backcourtman..had competed as a freshman on Amherst College's distinctly unthreatening..team.

2010 Express (Scottish ed.) (Nexis) 15 Nov. 12 The knowledge that our courts are safe and secure is essential if justice is to be carried out in a calm and unthreatening environment.

Derivatives

unˈthreateningly adv.

ΚΠ

1916 Advocate of Peace Aug. 233/1 Aggressive power, faced by power held in reserve, quietly, unobtrusively, unthreateningly, but resolutely, will hesitate long to take the step from which there can be no retreat.

1922 Daily Standard (Brisbane) 14 Nov. 2/6 From some hidden corner of the world clouds have appeared, cotton wool clouds that hover motionless and unthreateningly in the sky.

1970 H. McIlvanney in McIlvanney on Football (2002) 187 While Tostão and Gérson scuffled distractingly in the defensive wall, Rivelino shot unthreateningly high.

2016 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 23 Apr. (Features section) 4 The Labour Party is struggling to be seen as unthreateningly middle-of-the-road as possible.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unthreatening
释义	unthreateningadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈθrɛtn̩ɪŋ/, /(ˌ)ʌnˈθrɛtnɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌənˈθrɛtn̩ɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, threatening adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + threatening adj. 1. Of the appearance of the sky, clouds, weather, etc.: not suggesting or indicating that it will rain.In quot. 1844 in figurative context. ΚΠ 1844 Times 3 Oct. 5/3 In so vast a Government as that of India it would be impossible that there should not be some clouds here and there, but they are at present few and unthreatening. 1903 E. Wharton Sanctuary i. i. 11 The very lifting of the cloud—remote, unthreatening as it had been. 1986 J. McPhee Rising from Plains 84 There were quiet, lyrical days on end under blue, unthreatening skies. 2008 Chapel Hill (Durham, N. Carolina) Herald (Nexis) 10 July (Final ed.) (Editorial section) 2 No matter how blue the sky is every day, no matter how innocuous and unthreatening the weather, the days seem to end all the same, with a bang, not a whimper. 2. gen. Not threatening; not causing feelings of fear, vulnerability, etc. ΚΠ 1849 J. A. Froude Nemesis of Faith ix. 59 Who could have guessed from the plain unthreatening surface of that quiet little assembly, what a cunning mine had been run below it. 1867 Nonconformist 16 Jan. 52/1 The presentation of personal petitions in the most constitutional and unthreatening manner possible is to take place on the day after, not the day of, the great demonstration. 1974 E. Bowen Henry & Other Heroes v. 98 A rather pedestrian backcourtman..had competed as a freshman on Amherst College's distinctly unthreatening..team. 2010 Express (Scottish ed.) (Nexis) 15 Nov. 12 The knowledge that our courts are safe and secure is essential if justice is to be carried out in a calm and unthreatening environment. Derivatives unˈthreateningly adv. ΚΠ 1916 Advocate of Peace Aug. 233/1 Aggressive power, faced by power held in reserve, quietly, unobtrusively, unthreateningly, but resolutely, will hesitate long to take the step from which there can be no retreat. 1922 Daily Standard (Brisbane) 14 Nov. 2/6 From some hidden corner of the world clouds have appeared, cotton wool clouds that hover motionless and unthreateningly in the sky. 1970 H. McIlvanney in McIlvanney on Football (2002) 187 While Tostão and Gérson scuffled distractingly in the defensive wall, Rivelino shot unthreateningly high. 2016 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 23 Apr. (Features section) 4 The Labour Party is struggling to be seen as unthreateningly middle-of-the-road as possible. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1844
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