dotlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈdɒtləs/, U.S.

/ˈdɑtləs/

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

Etymology: < dot n.¹ + -less suffix.

Without a dot or dots (in various senses); esp. (of a letter of an alphabet) not having a point above it (see dot n.¹ 5c).

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1819 A. Rees Cycl. XXIII. at Mesembryanthemum Leaves scimitar-shaped, dotless, combined at their base.

1852 Amer. Whig Rev. Oct. 363/1 The dotless i's, the crossless t's, the letters left out and the letters put in.

1917 Jrnl. Eng. & Germanic Philol. 16 435 It is possible that a dotless y was in use early.

1932 Poetry Rev. 23 297 The almost impossible condition of only using the dotless letters of the Arabic alphabet.

1986 N.Y. Times 2 Mar. (Book Review section) br37/1 Quiss and Ajayi..play one-dimensional chess, dotless dominoes and..[a card game in which]..the cards have no visible pips.

2011 S. McMeekin Russ. Origins First World War Author's Note p. xi With regard to Turkish spellings, I have..used the dotless ı where appropriate (it sounds a bit like ‘uh’) to differentiate from the Turkish ‘i’, which sounds like ‘ee’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dotless
释义	dotlessadj. Brit. /ˈdɒtləs/, U.S. /ˈdɑtləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dot n.¹, -less suffix. Etymology: < dot n.¹ + -less suffix. Without a dot or dots (in various senses); esp. (of a letter of an alphabet) not having a point above it (see dot n.¹ 5c). ΚΠ 1819 A. Rees Cycl. XXIII. at Mesembryanthemum Leaves scimitar-shaped, dotless, combined at their base. 1852 Amer. Whig Rev. Oct. 363/1 The dotless i's, the crossless t's, the letters left out and the letters put in. 1917 Jrnl. Eng. & Germanic Philol. 16 435 It is possible that a dotless y was in use early. 1932 Poetry Rev. 23 297 The almost impossible condition of only using the dotless letters of the Arabic alphabet. 1986 N.Y. Times 2 Mar. (Book Review section) br37/1 Quiss and Ajayi..play one-dimensional chess, dotless dominoes and..[a card game in which]..the cards have no visible pips. 2011 S. McMeekin Russ. Origins First World War Author's Note p. xi With regard to Turkish spellings, I have..used the dotless ı where appropriate (it sounds a bit like ‘uh’) to differentiate from the Turkish ‘i’, which sounds like ‘ee’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1819
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