modelessadj.

Brit.

/ˈməʊdləs/, U.S.

/ˈmoʊdləs/

Forms: see mode n. and -less suffix; also 1500s moodelesse.

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

Etymology: < mode n. + -less suffix.In sense 2 probably after use in medieval mystical writers of Middle High German wīselōs and Middle Dutch wīseloos not manifested; compare wise n.¹

†1. Unmeasured. Obsolete. rare.Frequent in the works of Robert Greene.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > vast, immense, or huge > therefore not able to be measured or estimated

unachteleda1325

inestimablec1374

unmeasureda1398

untolda1400

measurelessc1400

unmeasurablec1400

immeasurable1440

immensurable1535

unestimable1542

modeless1583

immeasured1590

unvalued1590

countless1593

unrecomptless1593

inestimate1614

starlike1616

unmeted1635

inestimal1678

invaluablea1694

immensurate1720

incalculablea1797

uncountable1858

1583 R. Greene Mamillia i. f. 2 Nor to shewe himselfe such a moodelesse Aminius, to say all were Criples, because he found one halting.

1584 R. Greene Gwydonius f. 1 Vsing such mercilesse crueltie to his forraine enimies, and such modelesse [1593 sig. A 4, moodlesse] rigour to his natiue Citizens.

2. In mystical use: not manifested in a particular form; formless. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [adjective] > not specific > having no specific determination

modeless1856

1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics I. Notes 397 The sons are utterly dead to self, in bare modeless love.

1865 T. F. Knox tr. Life H. Suso 31 Into the modeless abyss of the divine essence [MHG in die wiselosen abgrundkeit].

1985 Speculum 60 195 The highest of these unions is ‘in-sight without modes’ which understands ‘the modeless essence of God’ [MDu. dat wiselose wesen gods].

3. Computing. Designating a program, system, or user interface that allows the user to perform various different types of action without having to switch between different modes of operation; spec. designating a dialog box that does not need to be responded to before the system will permit any other interaction. Cf. modal adj.¹ 8.

ΚΠ

1980 A. Kay in Proc. IFIP Congr. 1025 Its standard user interface is context-sensitive and modeless: at any time a new command may be given without terminating the current situation.

1991 Sci. Amer. Sept. 55/3 In the 1970s Tesler worked at the Xerox Corporation, where he introduced modeless editing and browsing in paned ‘windows’, now a fixture in many interfaces.

1996 Linux Jrnl. Dec. 32/1 Figure 2 shows the color selection modeless dialog used with the V Icon Editor. V supports both modal and modeless dialogs with a complete set of controls.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	modeless
释义	modelessadj. Brit. /ˈməʊdləs/, U.S. /ˈmoʊdləs/ Forms: see mode n. and -less suffix; also 1500s moodelesse. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mode n., -less suffix. Etymology: < mode n. + -less suffix.In sense 2 probably after use in medieval mystical writers of Middle High German wīselōs and Middle Dutch wīseloos not manifested; compare wise n.¹ †1. Unmeasured. Obsolete. rare.Frequent in the works of Robert Greene. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > vast, immense, or huge > therefore not able to be measured or estimated unachteleda1325 inestimablec1374 unmeasureda1398 untolda1400 measurelessc1400 unmeasurablec1400 immeasurable1440 immensurable1535 unestimable1542 modeless1583 immeasured1590 unvalued1590 countless1593 unrecomptless1593 inestimate1614 starlike1616 unmeted1635 inestimal1678 invaluablea1694 immensurate1720 incalculablea1797 uncountable1858 1583 R. Greene Mamillia i. f. 2 Nor to shewe himselfe such a moodelesse Aminius, to say all were Criples, because he found one halting. 1584 R. Greene Gwydonius f. 1 Vsing such mercilesse crueltie to his forraine enimies, and such modelesse [1593 sig. A 4, moodlesse] rigour to his natiue Citizens. 2. In mystical use: not manifested in a particular form; formless. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [adjective] > not specific > having no specific determination modeless1856 1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics I. Notes 397 The sons are utterly dead to self, in bare modeless love. 1865 T. F. Knox tr. Life H. Suso 31 Into the modeless abyss of the divine essence [MHG in die wiselosen abgrundkeit]. 1985 Speculum 60 195 The highest of these unions is ‘in-sight without modes’ which understands ‘the modeless essence of God’ [MDu. dat wiselose wesen gods]. 3. Computing. Designating a program, system, or user interface that allows the user to perform various different types of action without having to switch between different modes of operation; spec. designating a dialog box that does not need to be responded to before the system will permit any other interaction. Cf. modal adj.¹ 8. ΚΠ 1980 A. Kay in Proc. IFIP Congr. 1025 Its standard user interface is context-sensitive and modeless: at any time a new command may be given without terminating the current situation. 1991 Sci. Amer. Sept. 55/3 In the 1970s Tesler worked at the Xerox Corporation, where he introduced modeless editing and browsing in paned ‘windows’, now a fixture in many interfaces. 1996 Linux Jrnl. Dec. 32/1 Figure 2 shows the color selection modeless dialog used with the V Icon Editor. V supports both modal and modeless dialogs with a complete set of controls. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1583
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