yea-sayingn.

Brit.

/ˈjeɪseɪɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈjeɪˌseɪɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: yea-say v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < yea-say v. + -ing suffix¹, originally after nay-saying n.

1. The action of saying ‘yea’ to something; (hence) assent, agreement; positive response or reaction.

ΘΠ

the mind > language > statement > assent > [noun] > action of

subscribing1444

assentation1481

astipulation1595

assenting1651

accedence1795

yea-saying1876

1876 W. Morris tr. Virgil Æneids vii. 208 Whom all men follow straight, The while their brazen yea-saying [L. adsensu] the griding trumpets blare.

1930 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 24 450 Parliament's task is coming to be that of yea-saying or nay-saying.

1960 Partisan Rev. Fall 609 In literary criticism..artless enthusiasm..has modulated into..more restrained yea-saying.

1996 Financial Times 29 June p. xvi/7 Yea-saying, in Crisp's terms, means both his attitude to life—which is brave—and his willingness to turn up at all and every gathering on the peanut circuit.

2. Social Sciences. The tendency of a participant in a survey or experiment to habitually agree with statements or respond affirmatively to questions. Cf. nay-saying n. 2b.

ΚΠ

1958 Dædalus 87 28 As a result of this great predominance of yea-sayers, many positive correlations among variables have been reported which, it now appears, do not indicate the relationships they first appeared to indicate. The determining factor is yea-saying or nay-saying.

1972 Jrnl. Social Psychol. 86 220 Subjects who obtained scores of 0, 1, and 11, 12 were dropped from the analysis as representing extremes of yeasaying or naysaying.

1979 Jrnl. Educ. Measurem. 16 168 The correct response was varied between ‘yes’ and ‘no’ in order to minimize the effects of ‘yea saying’.

2004 R. T. Carson et al. Valuing Oil Spill Prevention 233 We tested for possible yea-saying with the EVOS survey instrument using a ballot box so the interviewer did not observe whether or not the respondent favored the program.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

yea-sayingadj.

Brit.

/ˈjeɪseɪɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈjeɪˌseɪɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: yea-say v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < yea-say v. + -ing suffix², after nay-saying adj.

1. Characterized by a positive, confident outlook; that is a yea-sayer.

ΘΠ

the mind > language > statement > assent > [adjective]

assentantc1400

subscribing?1591

condescending1655

suffragating1684

assentient1851

assenting1878

yea-saying1927

1927 Salt Lake Tribune 6 Nov. 4/5 Do you say a madman could have written this great yea-saying book?

1932 Open Court Mar. 145 There was a time when the Indo-Aryans were lovers of life, a confident, yea-saying people with their eyes upon the joys of this world and an unshaken certainty of their ability to win them.

1960 Times 14 Oct. 18/3 Matthew Smith's art, so much..in tune with the traditional, yea-saying materialism of French painting.

2014 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 8 Oct. c6 He was a yea-saying champion of de Kooning in particular.

2. Social Sciences. That tends to agree with statements or respond affirmatively to questions in a survey or experiment; characterized by such responses. Cf. nay-saying adj. 2.

ΚΠ

1960 Public Opinion Q. 24 680 Agreement tendency may be one of the characteristics of a ‘yeasaying’ or ‘naysaying’ personality.

1986 Jrnl. Marketing Res. 23 330/2 Whether the subject..has yea-saying tendencies, or is cautious or has nay-saying tendencies.

2011 Social Psychol. Educ. 11 66 When ‘yea-saying’ respondents agreed with a statement of yes/no, they responded faster.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	yea-saying
释义	yea-sayingn. Brit. /ˈjeɪseɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈjeɪˌseɪɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: yea-say v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < yea-say v. + -ing suffix¹, originally after nay-saying n. 1. The action of saying ‘yea’ to something; (hence) assent, agreement; positive response or reaction. ΘΠ the mind > language > statement > assent > [noun] > action of subscribing1444 assentation1481 astipulation1595 assenting1651 accedence1795 yea-saying1876 1876 W. Morris tr. Virgil Æneids vii. 208 Whom all men follow straight, The while their brazen yea-saying [L. adsensu] the griding trumpets blare. 1930 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 24 450 Parliament's task is coming to be that of yea-saying or nay-saying. 1960 Partisan Rev. Fall 609 In literary criticism..artless enthusiasm..has modulated into..more restrained yea-saying. 1996 Financial Times 29 June p. xvi/7 Yea-saying, in Crisp's terms, means both his attitude to life—which is brave—and his willingness to turn up at all and every gathering on the peanut circuit. 2. Social Sciences. The tendency of a participant in a survey or experiment to habitually agree with statements or respond affirmatively to questions. Cf. nay-saying n. 2b. ΚΠ 1958 Dædalus 87 28 As a result of this great predominance of yea-sayers, many positive correlations among variables have been reported which, it now appears, do not indicate the relationships they first appeared to indicate. The determining factor is yea-saying or nay-saying. 1972 Jrnl. Social Psychol. 86 220 Subjects who obtained scores of 0, 1, and 11, 12 were dropped from the analysis as representing extremes of yeasaying or naysaying. 1979 Jrnl. Educ. Measurem. 16 168 The correct response was varied between ‘yes’ and ‘no’ in order to minimize the effects of ‘yea saying’. 2004 R. T. Carson et al. Valuing Oil Spill Prevention 233 We tested for possible yea-saying with the EVOS survey instrument using a ballot box so the interviewer did not observe whether or not the respondent favored the program. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022). yea-sayingadj. Brit. /ˈjeɪseɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈjeɪˌseɪɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: yea-say v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < yea-say v. + -ing suffix², after nay-saying adj. 1. Characterized by a positive, confident outlook; that is a yea-sayer. ΘΠ the mind > language > statement > assent > [adjective] assentantc1400 subscribing?1591 condescending1655 suffragating1684 assentient1851 assenting1878 yea-saying1927 1927 Salt Lake Tribune 6 Nov. 4/5 Do you say a madman could have written this great yea-saying book? 1932 Open Court Mar. 145 There was a time when the Indo-Aryans were lovers of life, a confident, yea-saying people with their eyes upon the joys of this world and an unshaken certainty of their ability to win them. 1960 Times 14 Oct. 18/3 Matthew Smith's art, so much..in tune with the traditional, yea-saying materialism of French painting. 2014 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 8 Oct. c6 He was a yea-saying champion of de Kooning in particular. 2. Social Sciences. That tends to agree with statements or respond affirmatively to questions in a survey or experiment; characterized by such responses. Cf. nay-saying adj. 2. ΚΠ 1960 Public Opinion Q. 24 680 Agreement tendency may be one of the characteristics of a ‘yeasaying’ or ‘naysaying’ personality. 1986 Jrnl. Marketing Res. 23 330/2 Whether the subject..has yea-saying tendencies, or is cautious or has nay-saying tendencies. 2011 Social Psychol. Educ. 11 66 When ‘yea-saying’ respondents agreed with a statement of yes/no, they responded faster. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1876adj.1927
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