Walter Mittyishadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɔːltə ˈmɪtɪɪʃ/,

/ˌwɒltə ˈmɪtɪɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˌwɔltər ˈmɪdiɪʃ/,

/ˌwɑltər ˈmɪdiɪʃ/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Walter Mitty , -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < the name of Walter Mitty (see Mitty n.²) + -ish suffix¹. Compare slightly later Mittyish adj.

= Mittyish adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > mental image, idea, or fancy > daydream or reverie > [adjective]

dreaminga1500

castle-building1740

daydreaming1814

daydreamyc1816

wool-gathering1850

head-in-air1880

Walter Mittyish1954

Mittyish1956

Mittyesque1958

Mitty-like1961

1954 Sunday Jrnl. & Star (Lincoln, Nebraska) 19 Dec. 6 d/5 His amours, reported in day-by-day accounts, do not bear out his Walter Mittyish belief that he was a cynical seducer of women.

1960 Sunday Express 12 June 14/5 Women..live in a dream world of their own imagining—a Walter Mitty-ish ‘Other Life’.

1991 Newsweek 23 Dec. 33/2 Reporters..enjoy seeing him act out their Walter Mittyish fantasies.

2004 D. Keister Stories in Stone 69 As you wander through the cemetery, it's hard not to wonder if the deceased is sending us a Walter Mittyish message of what attributes they wished they had or what qualities they hope they will possess in the next realm.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	walter mittyish
释义	Walter Mittyishadj. Brit. /ˌwɔːltə ˈmɪtɪɪʃ/, /ˌwɒltə ˈmɪtɪɪʃ/, U.S. /ˌwɔltər ˈmɪdiɪʃ/, /ˌwɑltər ˈmɪdiɪʃ/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Walter Mitty , -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < the name of Walter Mitty (see Mitty n.²) + -ish suffix¹. Compare slightly later Mittyish adj. = Mittyish adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > mental image, idea, or fancy > daydream or reverie > [adjective] dreaminga1500 castle-building1740 daydreaming1814 daydreamyc1816 wool-gathering1850 head-in-air1880 Walter Mittyish1954 Mittyish1956 Mittyesque1958 Mitty-like1961 1954 Sunday Jrnl. & Star (Lincoln, Nebraska) 19 Dec. 6 d/5 His amours, reported in day-by-day accounts, do not bear out his Walter Mittyish belief that he was a cynical seducer of women. 1960 Sunday Express 12 June 14/5 Women..live in a dream world of their own imagining—a Walter Mitty-ish ‘Other Life’. 1991 Newsweek 23 Dec. 33/2 Reporters..enjoy seeing him act out their Walter Mittyish fantasies. 2004 D. Keister Stories in Stone 69 As you wander through the cemetery, it's hard not to wonder if the deceased is sending us a Walter Mittyish message of what attributes they wished they had or what qualities they hope they will possess in the next realm. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1954
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