crimelessadj.

Brit.

/ˈkrʌɪmləs/, U.S.

/ˈkraɪmləs/

Forms: see crime n. and -less suffix.

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

Etymology: < crime n. + -less suffix.

Free from crime; faultless; innocent.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > purity > innocence > [adjective] > free from guilt

unguiltyc893

sacklessa1000

freeOE

unfakenOE

guiltlessc1175

unguiltlessc1330

innocent1382

cleana1400

unsakeda1400

clearc1400

faultlessa1535

unfaulty1548

crimeless1568

untaxablea1610

innoxious1623

society > law > rule of law > [adjective] > law-abiding

lawfulc1430

legitime1677

legal1756

law-abiding1839

crimeless1887

straight1977

1568 in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS f. 224^v Thocht I be clene crymeles in every art, I grant ane falt.

?1570 T. Drant Two Serm. sig. Kvii^v The cleare and crimelesse conscience doth not blushe.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) ii. iv. 64 So long as I am loyall, true, and crimelesse .

1623 W. Sclater Quæstion of Tythes 121 To pleade himselfe crimelesse of all irreuerence.

1723 A. Philips Humfrey ii. iv. 24 Gloucester's crimeless Consort pass'd, In Penance rude, along the flinty Streets.

1834 Tait's Edinb. Mag. New Ser. 1 372 A nobler aim,—To be—the crimeless Washington of France!

1887 Daily News 25 July 4/7 Examples of crimeless districts.

1929 Times 19 Oct. 13/7 From all I could hear, it seemed to be an idyllic community of healthy, crimeless, joy-loving souls.

1967 J. Tharpe Nathaniel Hawthorne x. 127 His purpose is reformation of criminals in that colony which the first Puritans set up as a crimeless haven for saints.

2005 New Yorker 19 Sept. 97/3 Most of them dress in hats and suits, as though we had drifted into a crimeless gangster flick.

Derivatives

ˈcrimelessness n.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > rule of law > [noun] > respect for or observance of law > freedom from crime

crimelessness1883

1883 Times 15 May 4/4 Using a period of perfect crimelessness and tranquillity in order to effect reforms.

1948 B. Still Milwaukee xviii. 552 The city was to advance..to a position of unequaled eminence for crimelessness and public order.

1996 Independent (Nexis) 24 Apr. 17 A country that prides itself on its crimelessness and social cohesion.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	crimeless
释义	crimelessadj. Brit. /ˈkrʌɪmləs/, U.S. /ˈkraɪmləs/ Forms: see crime n. and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: crime n., -less suffix. Etymology: < crime n. + -less suffix. Free from crime; faultless; innocent. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > purity > innocence > [adjective] > free from guilt unguiltyc893 sacklessa1000 freeOE unfakenOE guiltlessc1175 unguiltlessc1330 innocent1382 cleana1400 unsakeda1400 clearc1400 faultlessa1535 unfaulty1548 crimeless1568 untaxablea1610 innoxious1623 society > law > rule of law > [adjective] > law-abiding lawfulc1430 legitime1677 legal1756 law-abiding1839 crimeless1887 straight1977 1568 in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS f. 224^v Thocht I be clene crymeles in every art, I grant ane falt. ?1570 T. Drant Two Serm. sig. Kvii^v The cleare and crimelesse conscience doth not blushe. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) ii. iv. 64 So long as I am loyall, true, and crimelesse . View more context for this quotation 1623 W. Sclater Quæstion of Tythes 121 To pleade himselfe crimelesse of all irreuerence. 1723 A. Philips Humfrey ii. iv. 24 Gloucester's crimeless Consort pass'd, In Penance rude, along the flinty Streets. 1834 Tait's Edinb. Mag. New Ser. 1 372 A nobler aim,—To be—the crimeless Washington of France! 1887 Daily News 25 July 4/7 Examples of crimeless districts. 1929 Times 19 Oct. 13/7 From all I could hear, it seemed to be an idyllic community of healthy, crimeless, joy-loving souls. 1967 J. Tharpe Nathaniel Hawthorne x. 127 His purpose is reformation of criminals in that colony which the first Puritans set up as a crimeless haven for saints. 2005 New Yorker 19 Sept. 97/3 Most of them dress in hats and suits, as though we had drifted into a crimeless gangster flick. Derivatives ˈcrimelessness n. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > [noun] > respect for or observance of law > freedom from crime crimelessness1883 1883 Times 15 May 4/4 Using a period of perfect crimelessness and tranquillity in order to effect reforms. 1948 B. Still Milwaukee xviii. 552 The city was to advance..to a position of unequaled eminence for crimelessness and public order. 1996 Independent (Nexis) 24 Apr. 17 A country that prides itself on its crimelessness and social cohesion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1568
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