goallessadj.

Brit.

/ˈɡəʊlləs/, U.S.

/ˈɡoʊ(l)ləs/

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

Etymology: < goal n. + -less suffix.

1. Having no goal to strive towards or reach; characterized by a lack of purpose or direction; aimless.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [adjective] > unintentional or involuntary > aimless

purposeless1552

aimless1583

wayless1605

shapelessa1616

designless1649

scopeless1666

unmeaning1680

objectless1797

motiveless1798

purportless1802

driftless1806

adrift1818

unpurpose-like1825

unpurposed1827

goalless1828

nothingarian1859

1828 Yankee & Boston Lit. Gaz. 14 May 160/1 Cesar..That goalless spirit whose sole shame could be To fling the earth at heaven and fail of victory.

c1862 E. Dickinson Poems (1955) I. 366 No Man can compass a Despair—As round a Goalless Road No faster than a Mile at once The Traveller proceed.

1906 Daily Chron. 23 Oct. 4/4 He has never taken a solitary, goalless walk.

1923 W. de la Mare Riddle 277 One late afternoon, in my goal-less wandering.

1965 J. D. Carthy Behaviour of Arthropods viii. 118 It does not seem difficult to suggest an adaptive significance for this goalless orientation.

2008 S. Mitchell tr. A. S. Pushkin Eugene Onegin vii. 148 And, like a shade, she wanders, goalless.

2. Originally and chiefly Association Football. Without a goal scored by either side. Cf. scoreless adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > association football > [adjective] > type of match

goalless1881

1881 Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 3 Dec. 12/1 Spital and Wednesday played a goalless game.

1904 Daily Chron. 18 Nov. 1/7 At Southall Oxford City played a goalless draw with the local team.

1975 Times 10 Apr. 12/3 St Etienne and Bayern Munich..played a goalless tie..on a snow-covered slippery pitch.

1996 Ice Hockey News Rev. 21 Dec. 36/3 The goalless third period was possibly the most exciting with some end-to-end hockey and Langford keeping Flyers at bay.

2011 Cornish Guardian (Nexis) 21 Dec. 104 The first half yielded few chances for either side and the score was goalless at the break.

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

单词	goalless
释义	goallessadj. Brit. /ˈɡəʊlləs/, U.S. /ˈɡoʊ(l)ləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: goal n., -less suffix. Etymology: < goal n. + -less suffix. 1. Having no goal to strive towards or reach; characterized by a lack of purpose or direction; aimless. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [adjective] > unintentional or involuntary > aimless purposeless1552 aimless1583 wayless1605 shapelessa1616 designless1649 scopeless1666 unmeaning1680 objectless1797 motiveless1798 purportless1802 driftless1806 adrift1818 unpurpose-like1825 unpurposed1827 goalless1828 nothingarian1859 1828 Yankee & Boston Lit. Gaz. 14 May 160/1 Cesar..That goalless spirit whose sole shame could be To fling the earth at heaven and fail of victory. c1862 E. Dickinson Poems (1955) I. 366 No Man can compass a Despair—As round a Goalless Road No faster than a Mile at once The Traveller proceed. 1906 Daily Chron. 23 Oct. 4/4 He has never taken a solitary, goalless walk. 1923 W. de la Mare Riddle 277 One late afternoon, in my goal-less wandering. 1965 J. D. Carthy Behaviour of Arthropods viii. 118 It does not seem difficult to suggest an adaptive significance for this goalless orientation. 2008 S. Mitchell tr. A. S. Pushkin Eugene Onegin vii. 148 And, like a shade, she wanders, goalless. 2. Originally and chiefly Association Football. Without a goal scored by either side. Cf. scoreless adj. 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > association football > [adjective] > type of match goalless1881 1881 Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 3 Dec. 12/1 Spital and Wednesday played a goalless game. 1904 Daily Chron. 18 Nov. 1/7 At Southall Oxford City played a goalless draw with the local team. 1975 Times 10 Apr. 12/3 St Etienne and Bayern Munich..played a goalless tie..on a snow-covered slippery pitch. 1996 Ice Hockey News Rev. 21 Dec. 36/3 The goalless third period was possibly the most exciting with some end-to-end hockey and Langford keeping Flyers at bay. 2011 Cornish Guardian (Nexis) 21 Dec. 104 The first half yielded few chances for either side and the score was goalless at the break. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1828
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