goodlessadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈɡʊdləs/, U.S.

/ˈɡʊdləs/

Forms: see good adj., n., adv., and int. and -less suffix.

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

Etymology: < good n. + -less suffix. With sense A. 1 compare Old High German guotilōser (noun) wicked person. With sense A. 2 compare Middle Dutch guedeloos, Middle Low German gōtlōs, early modern German gutlos (c1400), all in sense ‘having no property or possessions’.

Now rare.

A. adj.

1. Lacking any goodness or virtue; esp. worthless, useless.In quot. eOE: wretched, miserable. In quot. ?c1250: barren.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > worthlessness > [adjective]

forcouthc888

goodlesseOE

undoughtya1225

voidc1380

bare1399

stark naught1528

worthilessa1542

queer1567

worthless1573

hilding1577

baggage1580

arrant1581

offal1588

lorel1590

losel1601

ragamuffin1602

loselled1606

loselly1611

valuelessa1616

ragamuffa1626

good-for-nothing1706

ne'er-do-well1773

rotten1813

neat1824

scamping1832

good-for-naught1835

no good1838

scampish1847

ne'er-do-wellish1890

no good1904

upter1919

never-do-well1933

eOE tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (Tanner) iii. i. 154 Þis ungesælige gear & þæt godlease gen to dæge laðe wunað [L. infaustus ille annus et omnibus bonis exosus usque hodie permanet].

c1225 (?c1200) St. Katherine (Royal) (1981) 390 Wlonke wordes..þuncheð so greate, ant beoð godlese þah ant bare of euch blisse.

?c1250 (?c1175) Poema Morale (Egerton) 344 in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 181 (MED) Hi muwen lihtliche gon..ðurh ane godliese wude in-to ane bare felde.

a1475 in F. J. Furnivall Jyl of Breyntford's Test. (1871) 30 Sychon se I neuer ere, Stondyng opon schare; ȝett the schrewe is hodles, And of all thynge goodles!

1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball f. 70 Like a fals lying goodlesse man, he pretendeth [etc.].

1601 R. Johnson Ess. v. sig. C5^v Some such goodlesse mindes, hath taught them to inueigh against the vnspeakable wisedome of the Creator.

1673 E. Hickeringill Gregory 270 You have also heard several enquiries, what may be thought..useless, fruitless, goodless, and purposeless.

1844 Spirit of Nation (Dublin) (ed. 2) 63 Joyless and goodless pass my futile hours.

1894 H. M. Sydenstricker Epic of Orient xiv. 40 Through all his days the goodless man Doth writhe in pain.

1907 Cambrian Aug. 340/2 It is goodless profession that makes the world godless.

†2. Having no property or possessions; poor, destitute. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > non-possession > [adjective] > having no possessions

goodlessc1225

catelles1362

unpropertied1767

propertyless1822

possessionless1873

c1225 (?c1200) Hali Meiðhad (Bodl.) (1940) 444 (MED) Tu..schalt grenin godles in wið westi wahes.

c1440 (c1390) G. Chaucer Shipman's Tale (BL Add. 35286) (1940) l. 1480 Goodles [c1405 Hengwrt But goldlees for to been, it is no game].

1540 J. Palsgrave tr. G. Gnapheus Comedye of Acolastus v. iv. sig. Ziii^v I sory wretch, y^t I am (am left now) bothe redelesse and also goodlesse.

1581 R. Mulcaster Positions xlii. 262 Both reft of goodnesse, and left goodlesse.

†B. n.

A poor or destitute person. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > poverty > [noun] > poor person

poorc1225

poor man?c1225

beggar1340

goodlessa1350

poreleta1382

miserable1484

poor one1562

bankrupt?1563

indigent1563

poorling1581

poor snake1590

needling1608

desperviewa1640

have-nota1739

angishore1835

little worth1885

the mind > possession > poverty > [noun] > poor person > very poor person

armeOE

goodlessa1350

pauper1516

bankrupt?1563

gnaw-bone1607

gnaw-crust1611

have-nothing1755

bone-grubber1817

bone-picker1825

lack-all1850

destitute1863

stiff1899

down and out1901

down-and-outer1906

a1350 (c1250) Prov. Hendyng (Harl.) 117 in K. Böddeker Altengl. Dichtungen (1878) 292 Gredy is þe godles.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	goodless
释义	goodlessadj.n. Brit. /ˈɡʊdləs/, U.S. /ˈɡʊdləs/ Forms: see good adj., n., adv., and int. and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: good n., -less suffix. Etymology: < good n. + -less suffix. With sense A. 1 compare Old High German guotilōser (noun) wicked person. With sense A. 2 compare Middle Dutch guedeloos, Middle Low German gōtlōs, early modern German gutlos (c1400), all in sense ‘having no property or possessions’. Now rare. A. adj. 1. Lacking any goodness or virtue; esp. worthless, useless.In quot. eOE: wretched, miserable. In quot. ?c1250: barren. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > worthlessness > [adjective] forcouthc888 goodlesseOE undoughtya1225 voidc1380 bare1399 stark naught1528 worthilessa1542 queer1567 worthless1573 hilding1577 baggage1580 arrant1581 offal1588 lorel1590 losel1601 ragamuffin1602 loselled1606 loselly1611 valuelessa1616 ragamuffa1626 good-for-nothing1706 ne'er-do-well1773 rotten1813 neat1824 scamping1832 good-for-naught1835 no good1838 scampish1847 ne'er-do-wellish1890 no good1904 upter1919 never-do-well1933 eOE tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (Tanner) iii. i. 154 Þis ungesælige gear & þæt godlease gen to dæge laðe wunað [L. infaustus ille annus et omnibus bonis exosus usque hodie permanet]. c1225 (?c1200) St. Katherine (Royal) (1981) 390 Wlonke wordes..þuncheð so greate, ant beoð godlese þah ant bare of euch blisse. ?c1250 (?c1175) Poema Morale (Egerton) 344 in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 181 (MED) Hi muwen lihtliche gon..ðurh ane godliese wude in-to ane bare felde. a1475 in F. J. Furnivall Jyl of Breyntford's Test. (1871) 30 Sychon se I neuer ere, Stondyng opon schare; ȝett the schrewe is hodles, And of all thynge goodles! 1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball f. 70 Like a fals lying goodlesse man, he pretendeth [etc.]. 1601 R. Johnson Ess. v. sig. C5^v Some such goodlesse mindes, hath taught them to inueigh against the vnspeakable wisedome of the Creator. 1673 E. Hickeringill Gregory 270 You have also heard several enquiries, what may be thought..useless, fruitless, goodless, and purposeless. 1844 Spirit of Nation (Dublin) (ed. 2) 63 Joyless and goodless pass my futile hours. 1894 H. M. Sydenstricker Epic of Orient xiv. 40 Through all his days the goodless man Doth writhe in pain. 1907 Cambrian Aug. 340/2 It is goodless profession that makes the world godless. †2. Having no property or possessions; poor, destitute. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > non-possession > [adjective] > having no possessions goodlessc1225 catelles1362 unpropertied1767 propertyless1822 possessionless1873 c1225 (?c1200) Hali Meiðhad (Bodl.) (1940) 444 (MED) Tu..schalt grenin godles in wið westi wahes. c1440 (c1390) G. Chaucer Shipman's Tale (BL Add. 35286) (1940) l. 1480 Goodles [c1405 Hengwrt But goldlees for to been, it is no game]. 1540 J. Palsgrave tr. G. Gnapheus Comedye of Acolastus v. iv. sig. Ziii^v I sory wretch, y^t I am (am left now) bothe redelesse and also goodlesse. 1581 R. Mulcaster Positions xlii. 262 Both reft of goodnesse, and left goodlesse. †B. n. A poor or destitute person. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > poverty > [noun] > poor person poorc1225 poor man?c1225 beggar1340 goodlessa1350 poreleta1382 miserable1484 poor one1562 bankrupt?1563 indigent1563 poorling1581 poor snake1590 needling1608 desperviewa1640 have-nota1739 angishore1835 little worth1885 the mind > possession > poverty > [noun] > poor person > very poor person armeOE goodlessa1350 pauper1516 bankrupt?1563 gnaw-bone1607 gnaw-crust1611 have-nothing1755 bone-grubber1817 bone-picker1825 lack-all1850 destitute1863 stiff1899 down and out1901 down-and-outer1906 a1350 (c1250) Prov. Hendyng (Harl.) 117 in K. Böddeker Altengl. Dichtungen (1878) 292 Gredy is þe godles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.eOE
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