litheness

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构词拆解

lithe

词干

-ness

后缀

-ness: Appended in general, often informally, stylistically, or jocularly, for reification of an attribute. · Appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being (the adjective)", "the quality of being (the adjective)", or "the measure of being (the adjective)".

词源链

古英语Old English约 450–1150 年
līþnes‘softness; gentleness; mildness; lenity; kindness’
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中古英语Middle English约 1150–1500 年
lithnesse
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英语English
litheness

词源说明

From Middle English lithnesse, lythnesse, lythnes, from Old English līþnes (“softness; gentleness; mildness; lenity; kindness”), equivalent to lithe +‎ -ness.

释义

名词noun

1The property of being lithe.