customlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈkʌstəmləs/, U.S.

/ˈkəstəmləs/

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

Etymology: < custom n. + -less suffix.

1. Lacking business or trade; characterized by a lack of customers.

ΚΠ

1838 New Monthly Mag. 54 537 The aspect of Bond-street with its customless tradesmen.

1885 Tinsleys' Mag. Jan. 45 Those mean, man-forsaken, customless apothecaries' shops.

1956 A. Hunter Gently by Shore x. 130 ‘The Feathers’ was open, but it seemed rather a waste of electricity on such a customless morning.

2011 Times Higher Educ. Suppl. (Nexis) 6 Oct. 36 Such circumstances are already plain to see and are accompanied by..the shop windows of the customless poor being smashed by the criminalised poor.

2. Lacking traditions or customs.

ΚΠ

1901 Public School Mag. Apr. 251/1 Customs, in the ordinary sense of the word, we have none... It must not, however, be supposed that we have remained customless inertly.

1997 Amer. Speech 72 215 Customless, traditionless individuals and communities..must fabricate their own legitimacy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	customless
释义	customlessadj. Brit. /ˈkʌstəmləs/, U.S. /ˈkəstəmləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: custom n., -less suffix. Etymology: < custom n. + -less suffix. 1. Lacking business or trade; characterized by a lack of customers. ΚΠ 1838 New Monthly Mag. 54 537 The aspect of Bond-street with its customless tradesmen. 1885 Tinsleys' Mag. Jan. 45 Those mean, man-forsaken, customless apothecaries' shops. 1956 A. Hunter Gently by Shore x. 130 ‘The Feathers’ was open, but it seemed rather a waste of electricity on such a customless morning. 2011 Times Higher Educ. Suppl. (Nexis) 6 Oct. 36 Such circumstances are already plain to see and are accompanied by..the shop windows of the customless poor being smashed by the criminalised poor. 2. Lacking traditions or customs. ΚΠ 1901 Public School Mag. Apr. 251/1 Customs, in the ordinary sense of the word, we have none... It must not, however, be supposed that we have remained customless inertly. 1997 Amer. Speech 72 215 Customless, traditionless individuals and communities..must fabricate their own legitimacy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1838
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