effectlessadj.adv.

Brit.

/ᵻˈfɛktləs/, U.S.

/əˈfɛktləs/,

/iˈfɛktləs/

Forms: see effect n. and -less suffix.

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

Etymology: < effect n. + -less suffix.

A. adj.

Without effect, fruitless.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adjective] > useless or unproductive

fruitless1340

unfructuousc1380

unfruitous1382

unfruitfula1400

barren1549

blanka1556

effectless1594

issueless1611

infructuous1615

sterile1642

thorny ground1657

unproductivea1676

infructuose1727

resultless1832

irresultive1850

unresultive1850

unprocreant1851

1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus iii. i. 76 Ile choppe off my hands..they haue serude me to effectles vse.

1672 O. Walker Of Educ. i. i. 8 Both Capacity and Instruction are effectless without practise and exercise.

1738 G. Lillo Marina iii. ii. 50 Sure, all's effectless: Yet we'll omit nothing That bears recov'ry's name.

1815 W. Taylor in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) II. 459 Silence alike improbable and effectless.

1846 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters II. 38 The sun itself at noonday is effectless upon the feelings.

1900 Times 20 July 12/4 The increasing certainty of a Baltimore dividend was practically effectless.

2000 A. Reynolds Revelation Space xii. 212 By doing so she was indeed interfering in the course of the battle; not nearly so effectless a bystander as she maintained.

†B. adv.

Fruitlessly. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adverb] > uselessly or unproductively

unfruitfullyc1450

fruitlessly1629

effectless1755

unproductively1793

infructuously1827

resultlessly1839

1755 W. Huggins & T. H. Croker tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso I. xiv. lxxiii Nor were his fervent prayers effectless said.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	effectless
释义	effectlessadj.adv. Brit. /ᵻˈfɛktləs/, U.S. /əˈfɛktləs/, /iˈfɛktləs/ Forms: see effect n. and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: effect n., -less suffix. Etymology: < effect n. + -less suffix. A. adj. Without effect, fruitless. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adjective] > useless or unproductive fruitless1340 unfructuousc1380 unfruitous1382 unfruitfula1400 barren1549 blanka1556 effectless1594 issueless1611 infructuous1615 sterile1642 thorny ground1657 unproductivea1676 infructuose1727 resultless1832 irresultive1850 unresultive1850 unprocreant1851 1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus iii. i. 76 Ile choppe off my hands..they haue serude me to effectles vse. View more context for this quotation 1672 O. Walker Of Educ. i. i. 8 Both Capacity and Instruction are effectless without practise and exercise. 1738 G. Lillo Marina iii. ii. 50 Sure, all's effectless: Yet we'll omit nothing That bears recov'ry's name. 1815 W. Taylor in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) II. 459 Silence alike improbable and effectless. 1846 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters II. 38 The sun itself at noonday is effectless upon the feelings. 1900 Times 20 July 12/4 The increasing certainty of a Baltimore dividend was practically effectless. 2000 A. Reynolds Revelation Space xii. 212 By doing so she was indeed interfering in the course of the battle; not nearly so effectless a bystander as she maintained. †B. adv. Fruitlessly. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adverb] > uselessly or unproductively unfruitfullyc1450 fruitlessly1629 effectless1755 unproductively1793 infructuously1827 resultlessly1839 1755 W. Huggins & T. H. Croker tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso I. xiv. lxxiii Nor were his fervent prayers effectless said. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1594
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