fall-lessadj.

Brit.

/ˈfɔːlləs/, U.S.

/ˈfɔ(l)ləs/,

/ˈfɑ(l)ləs/

Forms: 1800s falless, 1900s– fall-less.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fall n.², -less suffix.

Etymology: < fall n.² + -less suffix.

rare.

Without a fall or falls (in various senses of fall n.²); that does not fall.

ΚΠ

1897 F. Thompson New Poems 49 Then leaf, and flower, and falless [sic] fruit Shall hang together on the unyellowing bough.

1910 Daily Chron. 2 Feb. 8/2 The Indian..was nearly always the aggressor in the eighty minutes' fall-less wrestling which took place.

2016 Guardian (Nexis) 14 Nov. The city of Liverpool is aiming to become a ‘fall-less’ city—so that all older adults with limited or reduced mobility can venture forth..knowing that their chances of falling have been significantly reduced.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fall-less
释义	fall-lessadj. Brit. /ˈfɔːlləs/, U.S. /ˈfɔ(l)ləs/, /ˈfɑ(l)ləs/ Forms: 1800s falless, 1900s– fall-less. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fall n.², -less suffix. Etymology: < fall n.² + -less suffix. rare. Without a fall or falls (in various senses of fall n.²); that does not fall. ΚΠ 1897 F. Thompson New Poems 49 Then leaf, and flower, and falless [sic] fruit Shall hang together on the unyellowing bough. 1910 Daily Chron. 2 Feb. 8/2 The Indian..was nearly always the aggressor in the eighty minutes' fall-less wrestling which took place. 2016 Guardian (Nexis) 14 Nov. The city of Liverpool is aiming to become a ‘fall-less’ city—so that all older adults with limited or reduced mobility can venture forth..knowing that their chances of falling have been significantly reduced. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1897
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