mercuriousness

English

Etymology

mercurious +‎ -ness

Noun

mercuriousness (uncountable)

1. (very rare) The quality of being mercurious.
   • 1840, Thomas Fuller, The History of the Worthies of England:

     In memory of which service he had given him, for the crest of his arms, a chapeau with wings, to denote the Mercuriousness of this messenger.

   • 2009, Mark C. Elliott, Emperor Qianlong: Son of Heaven, Man of the World, page 44:

     Qianlong was showing a mercuriousness that few had seen before: even officials close to the throne were puzzled, and trod cautiously.