tuckermanity

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Poetry or literature, especially that which is excessively proper or moralist; literature by or in the style of Henry T. Tuckerman. rare
    — The general tuckermanities are arrant / Bubbles — ephemeral and so transparent

词形变化

tuckermanities plural

词源

Coined in or around 1848 by Edgar Alan Poe as tuckermanities (see quote below) from the name of Henry Theodore Tuckerman, an American author, plus -ity. Compare humanities.
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