archness

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The state of being arch. countable,uncountable
    — Marianne was surprised and confused, yet she could not help smiling at the quiet archness of his manner

词形变化

archnesses plural

词源

Etymology tree
English arch
Proto-Germanic *-inōną
Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-
Proto-Germanic *-atjaną
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Germanic *-þuz
Proto-Germanic *-assuz
Proto-Germanic *-inassuz
Proto-West Germanic *-nassī
Old English -nes
Middle English -nesse
English -ness
English archness
From arch (“principal; primary; mischievous”, adjective) + -ness.
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