admirabilityn.

Brit.

/ˌadm(ə)rəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌædm(ə)rəˈbɪlᵻdi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: admirable adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < admirable adj. + -ity suffix (see -bility suffix), after classical Latin admīrābilitās wonderful character, remarkableness, admiration, wonder. Compare slightly earlier admirableness n. With sense 2 compare earlier admirable n. 1.

1. The quality of being admirable; = admirableness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > praiseworthiness > [noun]

praising?c1225

admirationa1533

praiseworthiness1549

praise1589

admirableness1607

admirability1613

commendablenessa1639

praisableness1648

recommendableness1660

laudableness1695

laudability1715

recommendability1843

1613 J. Floyd Purgatories Triumph ouer Hell 86 The doctrine of Christ and his speach, may seeme absurd to carnall men, by occasion of the height and admirability of his doctrine.

1684 J. Browne Adenochoiradelogia iii. viii. 112 This may appear as a Vindication of..the Admirability of the Effects of His Majesties Sanative Power.

1725 Orig. & Genuine Lett. to Tatler & Spectator I. 255 That admirability of sense, language, and thought, which could never die.

1819 L. Hunt in Examiner 10 Oct. 654/1 One of those real favourites [among actresses], who..add the greater charm of private pleasantness to public admirability.

1897 J. A. Logan In Joyful Russia xxvii. 262 At heart they [sc. Russian and Japanese art] are alike in aiming first at national aggrandizement and only secondly at art admirability.

1951 Times 16 Nov. 2/6 The achievement falls short of admirability.

1970 C. P. Seton Mother of Graduate i. 21 He is at the bottom of the admirability scale.

2008 A. C. Danto in S. Walden Photogr. & Philos. (2010) xiii. 290 The admirability of indifference..does not itself define a universal ideal.

2. In plural. Admirable things or qualities.

ΚΠ

a1631 R. Bolton Foure Last Things (1632) 112 Mans heart can imagine miraculous admirabilities, rarest peeces, worlds of comforts and strange felicities.

1825 Lancet 12 Mar. 301/1 An oratorical panegyric on..the admirabilities of the Royal Dublin Societies.

1890 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Sentinel 8 June 12/3 Most of us come home again more than content with this wonderful, yeasty America, with its..thousand and one admirabilities.

1971 Daily Inter Lake (Kalispell, Montana) 5 Feb. 17/2 Now for a few Abominations and Admirabilities.

1994 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 54 713 Both kinds of admirabilities deserve to be the object of our practical concern.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	admirability
释义	admirabilityn. Brit. /ˌadm(ə)rəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌædm(ə)rəˈbɪlᵻdi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: admirable adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < admirable adj. + -ity suffix (see -bility suffix), after classical Latin admīrābilitās wonderful character, remarkableness, admiration, wonder. Compare slightly earlier admirableness n. With sense 2 compare earlier admirable n. 1. 1. The quality of being admirable; = admirableness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > praiseworthiness > [noun] praising?c1225 admirationa1533 praiseworthiness1549 praise1589 admirableness1607 admirability1613 commendablenessa1639 praisableness1648 recommendableness1660 laudableness1695 laudability1715 recommendability1843 1613 J. Floyd Purgatories Triumph ouer Hell 86 The doctrine of Christ and his speach, may seeme absurd to carnall men, by occasion of the height and admirability of his doctrine. 1684 J. Browne Adenochoiradelogia iii. viii. 112 This may appear as a Vindication of..the Admirability of the Effects of His Majesties Sanative Power. 1725 Orig. & Genuine Lett. to Tatler & Spectator I. 255 That admirability of sense, language, and thought, which could never die. 1819 L. Hunt in Examiner 10 Oct. 654/1 One of those real favourites [among actresses], who..add the greater charm of private pleasantness to public admirability. 1897 J. A. Logan In Joyful Russia xxvii. 262 At heart they [sc. Russian and Japanese art] are alike in aiming first at national aggrandizement and only secondly at art admirability. 1951 Times 16 Nov. 2/6 The achievement falls short of admirability. 1970 C. P. Seton Mother of Graduate i. 21 He is at the bottom of the admirability scale. 2008 A. C. Danto in S. Walden Photogr. & Philos. (2010) xiii. 290 The admirability of indifference..does not itself define a universal ideal. 2. In plural. Admirable things or qualities. ΚΠ a1631 R. Bolton Foure Last Things (1632) 112 Mans heart can imagine miraculous admirabilities, rarest peeces, worlds of comforts and strange felicities. 1825 Lancet 12 Mar. 301/1 An oratorical panegyric on..the admirabilities of the Royal Dublin Societies. 1890 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Sentinel 8 June 12/3 Most of us come home again more than content with this wonderful, yeasty America, with its..thousand and one admirabilities. 1971 Daily Inter Lake (Kalispell, Montana) 5 Feb. 17/2 Now for a few Abominations and Admirabilities. 1994 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 54 713 Both kinds of admirabilities deserve to be the object of our practical concern. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1613
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