noiselessadj.

Brit.

/ˈnɔɪzlᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈnɔɪzlᵻs/

Forms: see noise n. and -less suffix; also 1600s noystles.

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

Etymology: < noise n. + -less suffix. Compare earlier noiseful adj.

1. Silent, quiet; making no stir or commotion.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > [adjective] > silent

coyc1330

stone-still1338

quietc1384

softa1393

peacec1400

swownc1400

tongueless1447

clumc1485

mutec1500

whist1513

silent1542

dead1548

husht1557

whisted1557

whust1558

whisht1570

huisht1576

quiet (also mum, mute, still, etc.) as a mouse (in a cheese)1584

fordead1593

noiseless1608

whisha1612

dumba1616

soundlessa1616

st1655

silentish1737

defta1763

sleeping1785

untoned1807

mousy1812

soughless1851

deathlike1856

whisperless1863

deathly1865

1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xvi. 55 France spreds his banners in our noystles land.

a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) v. iii. 42 Th' inaudible, and noiselesse foot of time.

1699 S. Garth Dispensary i. 10 Midnight Silence guards the noiseless Doors.

1751 T. Gray Elegy xix. 9 They kept the noiseless tenor of their way.

1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 346 The wain..in its sluggish pace, Noiseless, appears a moving hill of snow.

1816 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Canto III lxxxv. 47 This quiet sail is as a noiseless wing To waft me from distraction.

1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. xxvii. 221 It is no fun..to sit motionless and noiseless as a statue, with a cold iron musket in your hands.

1875 W. D. Howells Foregone Concl. 1 The canal, where he could see the noiseless black boats meeting and passing.

1920 D. H. Lawrence Lost Girl xvi. 369 But he only turned aside again, leaned his arm against the wall, and hid his face, utterly noiseless.

1986 L. Nkosi Mating Birds iv. 20 She climbed each one of those steps with a heavy, noiseless tread.

1993 BBC Wildlife June 17/2 [The female Tabanus sudeticus] homes in on its victims with a loud humming sound, quite unlike the other noiseless attacks of the smaller horseflies.

2. Science. Characterized by a virtual absence of noise (noise n. 11a).

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > telecommunication > [adjective] > disturbing reception by intrusion > free from noise or interference

noiseless1931

interference-free1950

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electronics > electronic phenomena > signal > [adjective] > characterized by noise > free from

noiseless1931

1931 A. Nadell Projecting Sound Pict. xiv. 244 The recently developed ‘noiseless recording’ is achieved by passing a ‘bias’ current through the value ribbons, in addition to the usual speech current.

1957 Sci. Amer. Feb. 82/2 The maser would..be useful in astronomy and cosmology. As a noiseless amplifier it would eliminate the noise generated in the circuits of radio telescopes.

1991 Computer Weekly 24 Jan. 28/1 The 4000-1 and 4000-2 use an adaptive, noiseless data algorithm to compress data in real time.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	noiseless
释义	noiselessadj. Brit. /ˈnɔɪzlᵻs/, U.S. /ˈnɔɪzlᵻs/ Forms: see noise n. and -less suffix; also 1600s noystles. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: noise n., -less suffix. Etymology: < noise n. + -less suffix. Compare earlier noiseful adj. 1. Silent, quiet; making no stir or commotion. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > [adjective] > silent coyc1330 stone-still1338 quietc1384 softa1393 peacec1400 swownc1400 tongueless1447 clumc1485 mutec1500 whist1513 silent1542 dead1548 husht1557 whisted1557 whust1558 whust1558 whisht1570 huisht1576 quiet (also mum, mute, still, etc.) as a mouse (in a cheese)1584 fordead1593 noiseless1608 whisha1612 dumba1616 soundlessa1616 st1655 silentish1737 defta1763 sleeping1785 untoned1807 mousy1812 soughless1851 deathlike1856 whisperless1863 deathly1865 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xvi. 55 France spreds his banners in our noystles land. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) v. iii. 42 Th' inaudible, and noiselesse foot of time. View more context for this quotation 1699 S. Garth Dispensary i. 10 Midnight Silence guards the noiseless Doors. 1751 T. Gray Elegy xix. 9 They kept the noiseless tenor of their way. 1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 346 The wain..in its sluggish pace, Noiseless, appears a moving hill of snow. 1816 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Canto III lxxxv. 47 This quiet sail is as a noiseless wing To waft me from distraction. 1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. xxvii. 221 It is no fun..to sit motionless and noiseless as a statue, with a cold iron musket in your hands. 1875 W. D. Howells Foregone Concl. 1 The canal, where he could see the noiseless black boats meeting and passing. 1920 D. H. Lawrence Lost Girl xvi. 369 But he only turned aside again, leaned his arm against the wall, and hid his face, utterly noiseless. 1986 L. Nkosi Mating Birds iv. 20 She climbed each one of those steps with a heavy, noiseless tread. 1993 BBC Wildlife June 17/2 [The female Tabanus sudeticus] homes in on its victims with a loud humming sound, quite unlike the other noiseless attacks of the smaller horseflies. 2. Science. Characterized by a virtual absence of noise (noise n. 11a). ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > [adjective] > disturbing reception by intrusion > free from noise or interference noiseless1931 interference-free1950 the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electronics > electronic phenomena > signal > [adjective] > characterized by noise > free from noiseless1931 1931 A. Nadell Projecting Sound Pict. xiv. 244 The recently developed ‘noiseless recording’ is achieved by passing a ‘bias’ current through the value ribbons, in addition to the usual speech current. 1957 Sci. Amer. Feb. 82/2 The maser would..be useful in astronomy and cosmology. As a noiseless amplifier it would eliminate the noise generated in the circuits of radio telescopes. 1991 Computer Weekly 24 Jan. 28/1 The 4000-1 and 4000-2 use an adaptive, noiseless data algorithm to compress data in real time. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1608
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