motelessadj.

Brit.

/ˈməʊtləs/, U.S.

/ˈmoʊtləs/

Forms: see mote n.¹ and -less suffix.

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

Etymology: < mote n.¹ + -less suffix.

†1. Chiefly poetic. Without blemish, spotless. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [adjective] > spotless or unblemished

without sakea1250

wemless1398

masclelessc1400

motelessc1400

unbruisedc1440

unblemished?c1450

unwemmedc1475

unstained1555

blemishless1583

blankless1589

ungalled1603

speckless1788

fleckless1847

invitiate1870

c1400 (?c1380) Pearl 899 Þat moteles meyny may never remwe Fro þat maskeleȝ mayster.

a1450 (c1435) J. Lydgate Life SS. Edmund & Fremund (Harl.) 9 in C. Horstmann Altengl. Legenden (1881) 2nd Ser. 440 (MED) Saue blak and whyt thow hast noon othir weede, Off Tullius Motles, a dyrk apparence.

1648 Earl of Westmorland Otia Sacra 46 For if thou shouldst like to thy self, rubb'd ore, Give All for Moteless that comes Thee before.

2. Free from motes or minute dust particles.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > [adjective] > free from specific kinds of dirt

unbepissedc1540

unbloody1594

ungored1606

motherless1607

unbloodieda1616

dustlessa1618

unpuddleda1618

unlimed1621

unmudded1625

smokeless1631

unpitched1634

undusted1648

cobweblessa1661

slimeless1672

unsmokified1693

unmiry1716

unmildewed1775

unblooded1785

unstercorated1821

moteless1869

scumless1881

smearless1885

sootless1890

unsmoked1890

1869 G. Haven National Sermons 555 You will see that it is as clear as a moteless fountain.

1880–1 W. Saville-Kent Man. Infusoria I. 127 Those pure and moteless optic conditions of the atmosphere.

1890 J. Tyndall in Fortn. Rev. 1 Jan. 7 Into one of these rooms, which was stocked with my moteless chambers, I took Mr. Carlyle.

1932 S. C. Carpenter Supernat. Relig. iv. 94 The difference between his [sc. our Lord's] moteless eye and the beam-blindness of the Pharisees.

1998 F. Gander Sci. & Steepleflower 26 It is a moteless clarity behind us.

2008 A. Davies Mine All Mine 230 Standing there in the cool, moteless air of the doorway, I let my eyes soak it up.

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

单词	moteless
释义	motelessadj. Brit. /ˈməʊtləs/, U.S. /ˈmoʊtləs/ Forms: see mote n.¹ and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mote n.¹, -less suffix. Etymology: < mote n.¹ + -less suffix. †1. Chiefly poetic. Without blemish, spotless. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [adjective] > spotless or unblemished without sakea1250 wemless1398 masclelessc1400 motelessc1400 unbruisedc1440 unblemished?c1450 unwemmedc1475 unstained1555 blemishless1583 blankless1589 ungalled1603 speckless1788 fleckless1847 invitiate1870 c1400 (?c1380) Pearl 899 Þat moteles meyny may never remwe Fro þat maskeleȝ mayster. a1450 (c1435) J. Lydgate Life SS. Edmund & Fremund (Harl.) 9 in C. Horstmann Altengl. Legenden (1881) 2nd Ser. 440 (MED) Saue blak and whyt thow hast noon othir weede, Off Tullius Motles, a dyrk apparence. 1648 Earl of Westmorland Otia Sacra 46 For if thou shouldst like to thy self, rubb'd ore, Give All for Moteless that comes Thee before. 2. Free from motes or minute dust particles. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > [adjective] > free from specific kinds of dirt unbepissedc1540 unbloody1594 ungored1606 motherless1607 unbloodieda1616 dustlessa1618 unpuddleda1618 unlimed1621 unmudded1625 smokeless1631 unpitched1634 undusted1648 cobweblessa1661 slimeless1672 unsmokified1693 unmiry1716 unmildewed1775 unblooded1785 unstercorated1821 moteless1869 scumless1881 smearless1885 sootless1890 unsmoked1890 1869 G. Haven National Sermons 555 You will see that it is as clear as a moteless fountain. 1880–1 W. Saville-Kent Man. Infusoria I. 127 Those pure and moteless optic conditions of the atmosphere. 1890 J. Tyndall in Fortn. Rev. 1 Jan. 7 Into one of these rooms, which was stocked with my moteless chambers, I took Mr. Carlyle. 1932 S. C. Carpenter Supernat. Relig. iv. 94 The difference between his [sc. our Lord's] moteless eye and the beam-blindness of the Pharisees. 1998 F. Gander Sci. & Steepleflower 26 It is a moteless clarity behind us. 2008 A. Davies Mine All Mine 230 Standing there in the cool, moteless air of the doorway, I let my eyes soak it up. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1400
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