drainlessadj.

Etymology: < drain n. or drain v. + -less suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdrainless.

1. That cannot be drained or exhausted; inexhaustible, exhaustless.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [adjective] > inexhaustible

bottomlessa1450

unconsumable1571

inexhaustiblea1631

inexhaurible1658

exhaustless1712

inexhaustive1728

inexhaustless1739

unbottomed1766

drainless1817

1817 J. Keats Sleep & Poetry A drainless shower Of light is poesy.

1817 P. B. Shelley Laon & Cythna v. Song 120 Sad tears turning To mutual smiles, a drainless treasure.

2. Not provided with drains.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > street > [adjective] > not provided with drains

drainless1902

1902 H. Rumbold Recoll. Diplomatist I. 38 They were badly lighted and worse paved, drainless and malodorous.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	drainless
释义	drainlessadj. Etymology: < drain n. or drain v. + -less suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdrainless. 1. That cannot be drained or exhausted; inexhaustible, exhaustless. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [adjective] > inexhaustible bottomlessa1450 unconsumable1571 inexhaustiblea1631 inexhaurible1658 exhaustless1712 inexhaustive1728 inexhaustless1739 unbottomed1766 drainless1817 1817 J. Keats Sleep & Poetry A drainless shower Of light is poesy. 1817 P. B. Shelley Laon & Cythna v. Song 120 Sad tears turning To mutual smiles, a drainless treasure. 2. Not provided with drains. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > street > [adjective] > not provided with drains drainless1902 1902 H. Rumbold Recoll. Diplomatist I. 38 They were badly lighted and worse paved, drainless and malodorous. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1817
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