legendlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈlɛdʒ(ə)ndləs/, U.S.

/ˈlɛdʒən(d)ləs/

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

Etymology: < legend n. + -less suffix.

1. Without a legend or legends (legend n. I.); not embodied in myth or legend.

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1832 Citizen (Carlisle) 8 May 78/3 The wild scenery of America is dependant for its interest on nature, and nature only..; the glens and glades are quiet and legendless.

1896 Land of Sunshine Oct. 197 I found..that these heathens, pronounced godless and legendless, possessed myths and traditions so numerous and lengthy that I can never hope to collect them all.

1942 G. Schmitt Gates of Aulis (1946) 203 Let me read you an ancient lament.., something that contains the dry weariness of a legendless generation that has permitted itself to look at everything, and has seen nothing but death.

1974 Scottsdale (Arizona) Daily Progress 22 Feb. (This Weekend section) 11/1 We've become a leaderless, legendless society.

2001 D. Hirson Wrong Mountain ii. 78 A teeming vault Of legendless And unfamiliar stars.

2. Bearing no inscription or legend (legend n. II.). Cf. legended adj. 2.Most commonly in numismatic contexts.

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1884 H. D. Traill New Lucian 130 That coin of language which, once so glittering and clean-cut, has been worn down to an unmeaning counter, deviceless and legendless.

1947 Jrnl. Rom. Stud. 37 137 Their legendless obverse shows the diademed head of Constantine facing to the right, with longish, luxuriant locks of hair on the nape of the neck.

1972 Slavic Rev. 31 447 The legendless map on pages 116-17.

2007 R. A. Levinson Early Dated Coins of Europe ii. 241 The reverse is a legendless design of the bishop's shield surrounded by 16 smaller shields.

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

单词	legendless
释义	legendlessadj. Brit. /ˈlɛdʒ(ə)ndləs/, U.S. /ˈlɛdʒən(d)ləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: legend n., -less suffix. Etymology: < legend n. + -less suffix. 1. Without a legend or legends (legend n. I.); not embodied in myth or legend. ΚΠ 1832 Citizen (Carlisle) 8 May 78/3 The wild scenery of America is dependant for its interest on nature, and nature only..; the glens and glades are quiet and legendless. 1896 Land of Sunshine Oct. 197 I found..that these heathens, pronounced godless and legendless, possessed myths and traditions so numerous and lengthy that I can never hope to collect them all. 1942 G. Schmitt Gates of Aulis (1946) 203 Let me read you an ancient lament.., something that contains the dry weariness of a legendless generation that has permitted itself to look at everything, and has seen nothing but death. 1974 Scottsdale (Arizona) Daily Progress 22 Feb. (This Weekend section) 11/1 We've become a leaderless, legendless society. 2001 D. Hirson Wrong Mountain ii. 78 A teeming vault Of legendless And unfamiliar stars. 2. Bearing no inscription or legend (legend n. II.). Cf. legended adj. 2.Most commonly in numismatic contexts. ΚΠ 1884 H. D. Traill New Lucian 130 That coin of language which, once so glittering and clean-cut, has been worn down to an unmeaning counter, deviceless and legendless. 1947 Jrnl. Rom. Stud. 37 137 Their legendless obverse shows the diademed head of Constantine facing to the right, with longish, luxuriant locks of hair on the nape of the neck. 1972 Slavic Rev. 31 447 The legendless map on pages 116-17. 2007 R. A. Levinson Early Dated Coins of Europe ii. 241 The reverse is a legendless design of the bishop's shield surrounded by 16 smaller shields. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1832
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