finelessadj.

Brit.

/ˈfʌɪnlᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈfaɪnlᵻs/

Forms: see fine adj., adv., and n.² and -less suffix.

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

Etymology: < fine n.¹ + -less suffix.

Now rare.

Boundless, infinite, unlimited.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > infiniteness > [adjective]

unbegunc1000

uncircumscriptc1374

endless138.

finitea1400

measurelessc1400

infinite1413

ginningless?1440

immensec1450

unlimitedc1475

infinal?1504

interminate1533

termlessa1542

brinkless1567

without limit1572

uncompassed1577

limitlessa1586

beginningless1587

untermedc1595

boundless1599

illimitate1602

illimited1602

unbeginning1605

incomprehense1606

inconjectable1609

uncircumscribed1610

borderless1611

confinelessa1616

finelessa1616

unconfined1629

uninchoative1649

indefinite1664

incircumscript1677

imprincipiate1683

ensophic1693

interminateda1734

unhorizoned1811

unencompasseda1822

unterminated1853

a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) iii. iii. 177 But riches, finelesse, is as poore as winter, To him that euer feares he shall be poore.

1641 T. Jordan Pictures of Passions, Fancies, & Affections sig. D8 His Love is fineless, but his fickle Hate, A Moments time may amply terminate.

1772 R. Griffith Something New II. lvii. 217 In that immense, which..gives to fineless suns their fixed abode; Beyond those heavens the God of heavens resides.

1773 Friends I. lxi. 285 The fineless Universe.

1848 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 3) 214 All fineless as the future.

1878 R. Browning La Saisiaz 45 That which dropped the dew its fineless food.

a1947 W. Cather Old Beauty (1948) 79 She seemed to be driving through a fineless land.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fineless
释义	finelessadj. Brit. /ˈfʌɪnlᵻs/, U.S. /ˈfaɪnlᵻs/ Forms: see fine adj., adv., and n.² and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fine n.¹, -less suffix. Etymology: < fine n.¹ + -less suffix. Now rare. Boundless, infinite, unlimited. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > infiniteness > [adjective] unbegunc1000 uncircumscriptc1374 endless138. finitea1400 measurelessc1400 infinite1413 ginningless?1440 immensec1450 unlimitedc1475 infinal?1504 interminate1533 termlessa1542 brinkless1567 without limit1572 uncompassed1577 limitlessa1586 beginningless1587 untermedc1595 boundless1599 illimitate1602 illimited1602 unbeginning1605 incomprehense1606 inconjectable1609 uncircumscribed1610 borderless1611 confinelessa1616 finelessa1616 unconfined1629 uninchoative1649 indefinite1664 incircumscript1677 imprincipiate1683 ensophic1693 interminateda1734 unhorizoned1811 unencompasseda1822 unterminated1853 a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) iii. iii. 177 But riches, finelesse, is as poore as winter, To him that euer feares he shall be poore. View more context for this quotation 1641 T. Jordan Pictures of Passions, Fancies, & Affections sig. D8 His Love is fineless, but his fickle Hate, A Moments time may amply terminate. 1772 R. Griffith Something New II. lvii. 217 In that immense, which..gives to fineless suns their fixed abode; Beyond those heavens the God of heavens resides. 1773 Friends I. lxi. 285 The fineless Universe. 1848 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 3) 214 All fineless as the future. 1878 R. Browning La Saisiaz 45 That which dropped the dew its fineless food. a1947 W. Cather Old Beauty (1948) 79 She seemed to be driving through a fineless land. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1616
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