keylessadj.

Brit.

/ˈkiːlᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈkilᵻs/

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

Etymology: < key n.¹ + -less suffix.

1. Without a key; spec. (of a door, lock, means of entrance, etc.): not requiring or featuring a key; opened, unlocked, or accessed by means other than a key.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [adjective] > types of lock or door

keyless1781

keyed1836

unlockable1854

pickproof1861

1781 T. Twining Let. 8 Dec. in Select. Lett. (1991) I. 219 This old church music, with its clefs, its points,..its equally distributed melody that is everywhere & no where, its keyless modulation, & its discretionary supplement of flats & sharps, &c.

1816 J. Hogg Mador of Moor ii. 73 His slender nape was lock'd in keyless hasp.

1823 Ld. Byron Island iv. vi. 64 A spacious cave, Whose only portal was the keyless wave.

1861 C. Reade Cloister & Hearth IV. xxv. 280 Faith and simplicity had guarded that keyless door.

1887 Office Sept. p. v (advt.) ‘Champion’ Keyless Locks, for Drawer, Desk, Chest, Box, Safe or Office Door.

1945 Pop. Sci. Mar. 171 (headline) Tricky keyless latch opens only to secret combination.

1989 Motor Trend Mar. 116/1 An infrared keyless entry system provides entrance.

2005 Sci. Amer. (U.K. ed.) Jan. 79/2 Some homes now have keyless dead bolts that communicate with a key fob.

2. Designating a watch, clock, or other clockwork mechanism wound up by means other than a key; of or relating to such watch, etc.

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the world > time > instruments for measuring time > clock > [adjective] > of type of clock

sidereal1767

keyless1828

Waterbury1853

long-sleeved1897

sunburst2015

1828 Mechanics' Mag. 9 66 Berrollas' keyless watch or clock.

1881 F. J. Britten Watch & Clockmakers' Handbk. (ed. 4) 73 The simple keyless mechanism used for going barrels is not suitable for the fusee.

1884 F. J. Britten Watch & Clockmakers' Handbk. (new ed.) 247 The ordinary method of keyless winding.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. 417 Wearing gent's sterling silver waterbury keyless watch and double curb Albert with seal attached.

1962 E. Bruton Dict. Clocks & Watches (1963) 137 Pump Winding. Early form of keyless winding by ‘pumping’ a knob on the watch which wound the mainspring through a ratchet mechanism.

1989 Miller's Collectables Price Guide 1989–90 484/4 An 18 ct gold hunter cased keyless lever watch.

3. Of a musical instrument, esp. a wind instrument: having no keys; played by means other than keys. Cf. key n.¹ 19.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > [adjective] > other attributes

rural1592

unstringed1597

unstrung1598

keyed1761

fingerable1818

keyless1830

omnitonic1861

solo1862

sewing machine1874

unplayed1875

original1899

electrified1938

melodic1938

analogue1976

acoustic1978

1830 J. E. Alexander Trav. to Seat of War in East I. iv. 62 Musicians dressed in green and gold, each blowing a single and keyless horn, curved slightly at the mouth-piece.

1876 tr. P. Blaserna Theory Sound v. 87 The primitive keyless trumpet.

1911 Fitchburg (Mass.) Daily Sentinel 11 Feb. 6/4 The following patents and trademark were granted to Worcester county inventors..Theodore P. Brown, assignor to Simplex Piano Player Co., Worcester, keyless piano [etc.].

1979 Early Music 7 123/3 This yet rare and hybrid creature, which the author describes as an evolutionary outgrowth of the key-less recorder.

2001 Brit. Jrnl. Ethnomusicol. 10 47 Ensembles of wooden, keyless, high-pitched fifes..are still found on parades in some rural areas of Counties Armagh and Antrim.

4. Without an explanatory key; unexplained. Cf. key n.¹ 5.

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the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > inexplicableness > [adjective] > unexplained

unglozed1377

unsalved1641

unexpounded1648

unexplicated1666

unaccounted1689

unexplained1721

unconstrued1755

keyless1855

unglossed1866

unglossaried1887

1855 J. R. Ballantyne Disc. Transl. 22 Hybrid treatises, couched in the insoluble and keyless jargon of a sham-vernacular.

1861 J. Pycroft Ways & Words 83 Such compositions have..a voice only for the initiated, but are keyless mysteries to all others.

1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 22 Sept. 2/1 We find your work so abstruse, your parables so keyless.

1911 Univ. Chicago School Rev. 19 603 Don Quixote remains a keyless puzzle.

2006 M. Pessl Special Topics Calamity Physics 322 The remaining hike to Sugartop Summit (now a disturbing dotted line on our keyless map) took another two hours.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	keyless
释义	keylessadj. Brit. /ˈkiːlᵻs/, U.S. /ˈkilᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: key n.¹, -less suffix. Etymology: < key n.¹ + -less suffix. 1. Without a key; spec. (of a door, lock, means of entrance, etc.): not requiring or featuring a key; opened, unlocked, or accessed by means other than a key. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [adjective] > types of lock or door keyless1781 keyed1836 unlockable1854 pickproof1861 1781 T. Twining Let. 8 Dec. in Select. Lett. (1991) I. 219 This old church music, with its clefs, its points,..its equally distributed melody that is everywhere & no where, its keyless modulation, & its discretionary supplement of flats & sharps, &c. 1816 J. Hogg Mador of Moor ii. 73 His slender nape was lock'd in keyless hasp. 1823 Ld. Byron Island iv. vi. 64 A spacious cave, Whose only portal was the keyless wave. 1861 C. Reade Cloister & Hearth IV. xxv. 280 Faith and simplicity had guarded that keyless door. 1887 Office Sept. p. v (advt.) ‘Champion’ Keyless Locks, for Drawer, Desk, Chest, Box, Safe or Office Door. 1945 Pop. Sci. Mar. 171 (headline) Tricky keyless latch opens only to secret combination. 1989 Motor Trend Mar. 116/1 An infrared keyless entry system provides entrance. 2005 Sci. Amer. (U.K. ed.) Jan. 79/2 Some homes now have keyless dead bolts that communicate with a key fob. 2. Designating a watch, clock, or other clockwork mechanism wound up by means other than a key; of or relating to such watch, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > time > instruments for measuring time > clock > [adjective] > of type of clock sidereal1767 keyless1828 Waterbury1853 long-sleeved1897 sunburst2015 1828 Mechanics' Mag. 9 66 Berrollas' keyless watch or clock. 1881 F. J. Britten Watch & Clockmakers' Handbk. (ed. 4) 73 The simple keyless mechanism used for going barrels is not suitable for the fusee. 1884 F. J. Britten Watch & Clockmakers' Handbk. (new ed.) 247 The ordinary method of keyless winding. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. 417 Wearing gent's sterling silver waterbury keyless watch and double curb Albert with seal attached. 1962 E. Bruton Dict. Clocks & Watches (1963) 137 Pump Winding. Early form of keyless winding by ‘pumping’ a knob on the watch which wound the mainspring through a ratchet mechanism. 1989 Miller's Collectables Price Guide 1989–90 484/4 An 18 ct gold hunter cased keyless lever watch. 3. Of a musical instrument, esp. a wind instrument: having no keys; played by means other than keys. Cf. key n.¹ 19. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > [adjective] > other attributes rural1592 unstringed1597 unstrung1598 keyed1761 fingerable1818 keyless1830 omnitonic1861 solo1862 sewing machine1874 unplayed1875 original1899 electrified1938 melodic1938 analogue1976 acoustic1978 1830 J. E. Alexander Trav. to Seat of War in East I. iv. 62 Musicians dressed in green and gold, each blowing a single and keyless horn, curved slightly at the mouth-piece. 1876 tr. P. Blaserna Theory Sound v. 87 The primitive keyless trumpet. 1911 Fitchburg (Mass.) Daily Sentinel 11 Feb. 6/4 The following patents and trademark were granted to Worcester county inventors..Theodore P. Brown, assignor to Simplex Piano Player Co., Worcester, keyless piano [etc.]. 1979 Early Music 7 123/3 This yet rare and hybrid creature, which the author describes as an evolutionary outgrowth of the key-less recorder. 2001 Brit. Jrnl. Ethnomusicol. 10 47 Ensembles of wooden, keyless, high-pitched fifes..are still found on parades in some rural areas of Counties Armagh and Antrim. 4. Without an explanatory key; unexplained. Cf. key n.¹ 5. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > inexplicableness > [adjective] > unexplained unglozed1377 unsalved1641 unexpounded1648 unexplicated1666 unaccounted1689 unexplained1721 unconstrued1755 keyless1855 unglossed1866 unglossaried1887 1855 J. R. Ballantyne Disc. Transl. 22 Hybrid treatises, couched in the insoluble and keyless jargon of a sham-vernacular. 1861 J. Pycroft Ways & Words 83 Such compositions have..a voice only for the initiated, but are keyless mysteries to all others. 1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 22 Sept. 2/1 We find your work so abstruse, your parables so keyless. 1911 Univ. Chicago School Rev. 19 603 Don Quixote remains a keyless puzzle. 2006 M. Pessl Special Topics Calamity Physics 322 The remaining hike to Sugartop Summit (now a disturbing dotted line on our keyless map) took another two hours. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1781
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