washinessn.

Brit.

/ˈwɒʃɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈwɔʃinᵻs/,

/ˈwɑʃinᵻs/

Etymology: < washy adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality or state of being washy.

1. Diluted condition, wateriness, weakness (of a liquid); figurative feebleness, lack of solidity (of thoughts, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [noun]

feebleness1533

washiness1631

wateriness1660

wheyishness1803

inexpressiveness1815

ineffectiveness1865

nullity1883

wishy-washiness1891

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > weakness of character or will

unmighteOE

frailnessa1300

infirmityc1384

debility1474

brittleness1493

brucklenessc1500

weak side1668

weakness1748

washiness1763

feebleness1809–10

enervation1849

weak-mindedness1854

feet of clay1859

will-lessness1865

bonelessness1869

molluscousness1870

limpness1873

backbonelessness1882

invertebracy1882

weak-kneedness1882

invertebrateness1884

spinelessness1920

gutlessness1936

1631 R. Byfield Doctr. Sabbath Vindicated 72 I proceed to examine your solution, as you call it; the phlegmaticall washinesse whereof hath over-spread many pages.

1763 in Owen's Weekly Chron. (1767) 7 May 55 Humanity..is nothing more than a childish washiness of nature.

a1806 J. Barry in R. N. Wornum Lect. on Painting (1848) 232 In Lely..we sometimes meet with the other extreme of too little solidity, too much flickering and washiness.

1814 Q. Rev. 11 96 The washiness of the following line is only surpassed by that of the two which succeed it.

2. Chronic looseness of the bowels (in animals).

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > disorders of cattle, horse, or sheep > [noun] > disorders of cattle or sheep > diarrhoea

shiteOE

skitc1440

wood-evil?1523

moor-ill1556

ray1577

shoot1587

scouring1597

moor-evil1611

scour1764

rush?1771

mu-sickness1809

washiness1844

teart1896

Johne's disease1906

paratuberculosis1913

teartness1940

1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm II. 163 [This] gives to a beast what is called a washy appearance, and is always attended with a liability to looseness in the bowels. This washiness is generally attended with an inordinate breadth of hooks [i.e. hips].

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	washiness
释义	washinessn. Brit. /ˈwɒʃɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈwɔʃinᵻs/, /ˈwɑʃinᵻs/ Etymology: < washy adj. + -ness suffix. The quality or state of being washy. 1. Diluted condition, wateriness, weakness (of a liquid); figurative feebleness, lack of solidity (of thoughts, etc.). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [noun] feebleness1533 washiness1631 wateriness1660 wheyishness1803 inexpressiveness1815 ineffectiveness1865 nullity1883 wishy-washiness1891 the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > weakness of character or will unmighteOE frailnessa1300 infirmityc1384 debility1474 brittleness1493 brucklenessc1500 weak side1668 weakness1748 washiness1763 feebleness1809–10 enervation1849 weak-mindedness1854 feet of clay1859 will-lessness1865 bonelessness1869 molluscousness1870 limpness1873 backbonelessness1882 invertebracy1882 weak-kneedness1882 invertebrateness1884 spinelessness1920 gutlessness1936 1631 R. Byfield Doctr. Sabbath Vindicated 72 I proceed to examine your solution, as you call it; the phlegmaticall washinesse whereof hath over-spread many pages. 1763 in Owen's Weekly Chron. (1767) 7 May 55 Humanity..is nothing more than a childish washiness of nature. a1806 J. Barry in R. N. Wornum Lect. on Painting (1848) 232 In Lely..we sometimes meet with the other extreme of too little solidity, too much flickering and washiness. 1814 Q. Rev. 11 96 The washiness of the following line is only surpassed by that of the two which succeed it. 2. Chronic looseness of the bowels (in animals). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > disorders of cattle, horse, or sheep > [noun] > disorders of cattle or sheep > diarrhoea shiteOE skitc1440 wood-evil?1523 moor-ill1556 ray1577 shoot1587 scouring1597 moor-evil1611 scour1764 rush?1771 mu-sickness1809 washiness1844 teart1896 Johne's disease1906 paratuberculosis1913 teartness1940 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm II. 163 [This] gives to a beast what is called a washy appearance, and is always attended with a liability to looseness in the bowels. This washiness is generally attended with an inordinate breadth of hooks [i.e. hips]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1631
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