greenlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈɡriːnlᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈɡrinlᵻs/

Forms: see green adj. and n.¹ and -less suffix.

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

Etymology: < green n.¹ + -less suffix.

Without greenness, foliage, or vegetation.

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the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by good growth > [adjective] > lacking verdure

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a1618 J. Sylvester Mem. Mortalitie xxv, in Wks. (1880) II. 217 Beauty, Grace-lesse, is a Saile-lesse Bark, A green~lesse Spring.

1822 Asiatic Jrnl. & Monthly Reg. Sept. 281/1 Innumerable hills;..greenless and unseemly brushwood alone distinguishing them from barren rock.

1854 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 21 218 Birds..held their chattering synods..among the greenless boughs.

1921 E. Huntington Playground of Gods 58 The huddling flock..looked amazed to see The windy, greenless home he'd found them out.

1962 G. Corso Long live Man 23 O greenless land once so green!

2007 Lancaster (Pa.) New Era (Nexis) 27 Mar. c3 Lost in the greenless asphalt jungles of suburbia, kids..are losing their connection to the outdoors.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	greenless
释义	greenlessadj. Brit. /ˈɡriːnlᵻs/, U.S. /ˈɡrinlᵻs/ Forms: see green adj. and n.¹ and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: green n.¹, -less suffix. Etymology: < green n.¹ + -less suffix. Without greenness, foliage, or vegetation. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by good growth > [adjective] > lacking verdure greenlessa1618 a1618 J. Sylvester Mem. Mortalitie xxv, in Wks. (1880) II. 217 Beauty, Grace-lesse, is a Saile-lesse Bark, A green~lesse Spring. 1822 Asiatic Jrnl. & Monthly Reg. Sept. 281/1 Innumerable hills;..greenless and unseemly brushwood alone distinguishing them from barren rock. 1854 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 21 218 Birds..held their chattering synods..among the greenless boughs. 1921 E. Huntington Playground of Gods 58 The huddling flock..looked amazed to see The windy, greenless home he'd found them out. 1962 G. Corso Long live Man 23 O greenless land once so green! 2007 Lancaster (Pa.) New Era (Nexis) 27 Mar. c3 Lost in the greenless asphalt jungles of suburbia, kids..are losing their connection to the outdoors. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1618
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