untogethernessn.

Brit.

/ˌʌntəˈɡɛðənəs/, U.S.

/ˌəntəˈɡɛðərnəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, togetherness n.; untogether adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + togetherness n. In later use also partly < untogether adj. + -ness suffix.

The state or condition of being untogether (in various senses of untogether adj.).

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1957 Women's Wear Daily 16 Apr. 20/1 Because of the un-togetherness of planning, there were simply a lot of isolated ‘A-a-ahs’ instead of one great big ‘WOW!’.

1970 A. Glyn British xi. 152 The result of this untogetherness is that half of all old people in Britain live alone because their relations do not wish to see them.

1990 RIP Oct. 83/1 As a producer, Wagener sees bands come into preproduction in various states of togetherness and untogetherness.

1996 L. O'Connor If Mama ain't Happy, ain't Nobody Happy! 13 Disgusted with being fuzzy-headed, I thought of all the people who had witnessed my ‘untogetherness’.

2006 Daily Mail 24 July Perhaps oddly for a wedding, marital untogetherness was one of the day's unspoken themes.

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

单词	untogetherness
释义	untogethernessn. Brit. /ˌʌntəˈɡɛðənəs/, U.S. /ˌəntəˈɡɛðərnəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, togetherness n.; untogether adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + togetherness n. In later use also partly < untogether adj. + -ness suffix. The state or condition of being untogether (in various senses of untogether adj.). ΚΠ 1957 Women's Wear Daily 16 Apr. 20/1 Because of the un-togetherness of planning, there were simply a lot of isolated ‘A-a-ahs’ instead of one great big ‘WOW!’. 1970 A. Glyn British xi. 152 The result of this untogetherness is that half of all old people in Britain live alone because their relations do not wish to see them. 1990 RIP Oct. 83/1 As a producer, Wagener sees bands come into preproduction in various states of togetherness and untogetherness. 1996 L. O'Connor If Mama ain't Happy, ain't Nobody Happy! 13 Disgusted with being fuzzy-headed, I thought of all the people who had witnessed my ‘untogetherness’. 2006 Daily Mail 24 July Perhaps oddly for a wedding, marital untogetherness was one of the day's unspoken themes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1957
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