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单词 distanceless
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distancelessadj.

Brit. /ˈdɪst(ə)nsləs/, U.S. /ˈdɪst(ə)nsləs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: distance n., -less suffix.
Etymology: < distance n. (compare sense 6a at that entry) + -less suffix.
Giving no sense or impression of distance; not allowing perception of distance or things in the distance.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [adjective] > in distance
distanceless1848
1848 C. Kingsley Yeast in Fraser's Mag. July 104/1 A silent, dim, distanceless, steaming, rotting day in March.
1885 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 23 Sept. 4/5 The clear, distanceless Colorado atmosphere.
1891 Manch. Courier 13 June (Weekly Suppl.) 1/3 The haze of time has merged them all almost into one distanceless dimness for us.
1953 N. Gordimer Lying Days (2002) 169 The buildings and trees of Johannesburg are all mountaintops, lifting up into a dazzling colorless sky, distanceless.
2008 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 22 Mar. d1 The residents of New York's Upper West Side, London's Islington and Toronto's Cabbagetown may share an effortless, distanceless commonality.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).
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