clocklessadj.

Brit.

/ˈklɒkləs/, U.S.

/ˈklɑkləs/

Forms: see clock n.¹ and -less suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: clock n.¹, -less suffix

Etymology: < clock n.¹ + -less suffix.

Without a clock or clocks. Also: not measured or regulated using a clock.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > instruments for measuring time > clock > [adjective] > without a clock

clockless1605

1605 J. Sylvester in tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. iii. 88 O learned..Arithmetician! Clock-lesse, so iust to measure Times partition.

1845 Bristol Mercury 13 Dec. 8/3 The dial face has vanished from the parish church, and the clockless inhabitants are left to form their own conjectures as to ‘the time o'day’.

1988 N. Joaquin Culture & Hist. (2009) i. 12 A sign of the effort it cost to readjust from clockless to clocked time.

2006 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 17 Dec. b1 Unlike a casino, a windowless, clockless environ, a racetrack in winter offers at least the illusion of the outdoors.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	clockless
释义	clocklessadj. Brit. /ˈklɒkləs/, U.S. /ˈklɑkləs/ Forms: see clock n.¹ and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: clock n.¹, -less suffix Etymology: < clock n.¹ + -less suffix. Without a clock or clocks. Also: not measured or regulated using a clock. ΘΚΠ the world > time > instruments for measuring time > clock > [adjective] > without a clock clockless1605 1605 J. Sylvester in tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. iii. 88 O learned..Arithmetician! Clock-lesse, so iust to measure Times partition. 1845 Bristol Mercury 13 Dec. 8/3 The dial face has vanished from the parish church, and the clockless inhabitants are left to form their own conjectures as to ‘the time o'day’. 1988 N. Joaquin Culture & Hist. (2009) i. 12 A sign of the effort it cost to readjust from clockless to clocked time. 2006 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 17 Dec. b1 Unlike a casino, a windowless, clockless environ, a racetrack in winter offers at least the illusion of the outdoors. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1605
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