† eyelessnessn.¹

Forms: Old English egeleasness- (inflected form).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: eyeless adj.¹, -ness suffix.

Etymology: < eyeless adj.¹ + -ness suffix. Compare later eyelest n.

Obsolete.

Lack of fear of, or reverence or respect for, authority.

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OE Blickling Homilies 85 Þa þine welan..þu [sc. the devil] on fruman begeate æt þæs ærestan mannes egeleasnesse & unhyrsumnesse.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

eyelessnessn.²

Brit.

/ˈʌɪlᵻsnəs/, U.S.

/ˈaɪlᵻsnəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: eyeless adj.², -ness suffix.

Etymology: < eyeless adj.² + -ness suffix.

The state or condition of being eyeless (in various senses).

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1804 Ann. Rev. & Hist. Lit. 3 922/2 The wreath of laurel round Homer's brow..renders more singular a head which is already strange from its eyelessness.

1870 People's Mag. 2 May 267/2 It is no use chafing against the eyelessness of the present world... It will always worship its Roberts and despise its Turner.

1921 Science 13 May 463/1 No other germ cells of the parent or collaterals of the eyeless individual should bear the factor for eyelessness.

2002 A. N. Dwivedi T. S. Eliot: Crit. Study x. 97 These men have no eyes, and their eyelessness is contrasted with the eyes symbolizing the light in spiritual life.

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

单词	eyelessness
释义	† eyelessnessn.¹ Forms: Old English egeleasness- (inflected form). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: eyeless adj.¹, -ness suffix. Etymology: < eyeless adj.¹ + -ness suffix. Compare later eyelest n. Obsolete. Lack of fear of, or reverence or respect for, authority. ΚΠ OE Blickling Homilies 85 Þa þine welan..þu [sc. the devil] on fruman begeate æt þæs ærestan mannes egeleasnesse & unhyrsumnesse. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2020). eyelessnessn.² Brit. /ˈʌɪlᵻsnəs/, U.S. /ˈaɪlᵻsnəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: eyeless adj.², -ness suffix. Etymology: < eyeless adj.² + -ness suffix. The state or condition of being eyeless (in various senses). ΚΠ 1804 Ann. Rev. & Hist. Lit. 3 922/2 The wreath of laurel round Homer's brow..renders more singular a head which is already strange from its eyelessness. 1870 People's Mag. 2 May 267/2 It is no use chafing against the eyelessness of the present world... It will always worship its Roberts and despise its Turner. 1921 Science 13 May 463/1 No other germ cells of the parent or collaterals of the eyeless individual should bear the factor for eyelessness. 2002 A. N. Dwivedi T. S. Eliot: Crit. Study x. 97 These men have no eyes, and their eyelessness is contrasted with the eyes symbolizing the light in spiritual life. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹OEn.²1804
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