How wouldst thou insult, When I must live uxorious to thy will In perfect thraldom! --Milton. [1913 Webster] -- {Uxo*o"ri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Ux*o"ri*ous*ness}, {n}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
uxoriousness — uxorious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ showing great or excessive fondness for one s wife. DERIVATIVES uxoriousness noun. ORIGIN Latin uxoriosus, from uxor wife … English terms dictionary
uxoriousness — noun see uxorious … New Collegiate Dictionary
uxoriousness — See uxoriously. * * * … Universalium
uxoriousness — noun Overt devotion or submissiveness to ones wife … Wiktionary
uxoriousness — ux o·ri·ous·ness || ÊŒk sÉ”Ërɪəsnɪs n. being excessively doting upon one s wife, excessive submission to one s wife … English contemporary dictionary
uxoriousness — n. Philogyny, connubial dotage … New dictionary of synonyms
uxoriousness — ux·o·ri·ous·ness … English syllables
uxoriousness — noun foolish fondness for or excessive submissiveness to one s wife • Derivationally related forms: ↑uxorious • Hypernyms: ↑affectionateness, ↑fondness, ↑lovingness, ↑warmth … Useful english dictionary
Philogyny — Phi*log y*ny, n. [Gr. ?; ? loving + ? woman.] Fondness for women; uxoriousness; opposed to {misogyny}. [R.] Byron. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
uxorious — adjective Etymology: Latin uxorius uxorious, uxorial, from uxor wife Date: 1598 excessively fond of or submissive to a wife • uxoriously adverb • uxoriousness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
