objectlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈɒbdʒᵻk(t)lᵻs/,

/ˈɒbdʒɛk(t)ləs/, U.S.

/ˈɑbdʒək(t)ləs/

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

Etymology: < object n. + -less suffix.

a. Having no object or end in view; aimless, purposeless.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [adjective] > unintentional or involuntary > aimless

purposeless1552

aimless1583

wayless1605

shapelessa1616

designless1649

scopeless1666

unmeaning1680

objectless1797

motiveless1798

purportless1802

driftless1806

adrift1818

unpurpose-like1825

unpurposed1827

goalless1828

nothingarian1859

1797 C. Lloyd Maniac in Poems 161 Those gestures so wild and forlorn, Those looks uninform'd by the soul, Those laughters of objectless scorn.

1818 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 3 294 The dull and objectless mode of life adopted by too many of our nobility.

1846 R. C. Trench Notes Miracles Introd. iv. 51 They must not be aimless and objectless, fantastic freaks of power.

1879 J. Hawthorne Laughing Mill 36 I set off on an objectless tramp.

1902 J. Conrad Heart of Darkness i, in Youth 72 This objectless blasting was all the work going on.

1953 Ethics 63 148/1 Business is blind, purposeless, functionless, objectless, endless confusion.

1997 London Rev. Bks. 29 May 20/3 That lost, objectless, sallow man, a foreigner with his bag on his back.

b. Directed towards no particular object; not involving or relating to an object or objects.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > extrinsicality or externality > [adjective] > situated or concerned with what is outside > not directed to an object

objectless1805

1805 R. Southey Madoc i. iii. 31 His eyes..Fixed lifelessly, or objectless they rolled.

1868 G. MacDonald Seaboard Parish I. xv. 224 Her eyes..had an infinite objectless outlook.

1890 Mind 15 367 It is bound to judge its objectless object, its bare act of judging, as real in some way, as real in thought.

1983 S. Naipaul Hot Country viii. 114 Another wave of objectless fear rolled over her.

2001 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 19 July 4 Concentration, usually strenuous, involves focusing on some object while meditation is a state of objectless consciousness.

2. Containing no visible object; presenting no object of interest or significance to the view. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > absence > fact of being unoccupied > [adjective] > empty of visible objects

void?1523

objectless1798

vacuous1877

blank-looking1881

1798 S. T. Coleridge Let. 3 Oct. (1956) I. 256 A single solitary wild duck—You cannot conceive how interesting a thing it looked in that round objectless desart of waters.

1820 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 7 263 As we were obliged to keep the glasses up, our drive for several miles was objectless and dreary.

1860 P. H. Gosse Romance Nat. Hist. 199 We trace the same bird far up in the solitudes of the sky, breaking into view out of the objectless expanse.

1883 Science 12 Oct. 504/1 I mean extent crowded with beautiful detail,—not an extent of mere uniformity, such as an objectless plain.

2001 Brit. Jrnl. Hist. Sci. 34 101/1 How to present science and technology in museums without falling prey to the..traditional ‘brass and glass’ presentation or the possibly vacuous ‘whizz-bang’ Charybdis of the objectless science centre.

Derivatives

ˈobjectlessly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adverb]

idlyc825

vainly1382

voidly1402

waste1418

meanly?c1430

toomly1606

impertinently1631

insignificantly1651

objectlessly1860

futilely1881

the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [adverb] > unintentionally or involuntarily > aimlessly

about1638

designlessly1659

aimlessly1818

purposelessly1840

round1848

divaguely1857

objectlessly1860

motivelessly1867

unmeaningly1871

footlessly1916

1860 R. F. Burton in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 1859 29 55 They lie..objectlessly, needlessly, when fact would be more profitable than falsehood.

1873 R. Broughton Nancy II. 35 I wander objectlessly, pleasurelessly about with Vick.

1996 Representations No. 54. 54 The objectlessly supersensible world of the subjunctive experience of moral and teleological value.

ˈobjectlessness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [noun] > unintentional or involuntary quality > aimlessness

driftlessness1801

aimlessness1828

purposelessness1845

objectlessness1862

unwill1899

1862 F. Hall tr. N. N. Gore Rational Refut. Hindu Philos. Syst. 284 The doctrine of the objectlessness of Brahma's so-called cognition.

1869 W. M. Rossetti Mem. Shelley p. lxxxii The objectlessness of inventing such a tale.

1994 Ethics 104 826 Excluding experiences of objectless emotions from the class of emotions proper..attributing to them a subtle or suppressed intentionality, which then explains away their apparent objectlessness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	objectless
释义	objectlessadj. Brit. /ˈɒbdʒᵻk(t)lᵻs/, /ˈɒbdʒɛk(t)ləs/, U.S. /ˈɑbdʒək(t)ləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: object n., -less suffix. Etymology: < object n. + -less suffix. 1. a. Having no object or end in view; aimless, purposeless. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [adjective] > unintentional or involuntary > aimless purposeless1552 aimless1583 wayless1605 shapelessa1616 designless1649 scopeless1666 unmeaning1680 objectless1797 motiveless1798 purportless1802 driftless1806 adrift1818 unpurpose-like1825 unpurposed1827 goalless1828 nothingarian1859 1797 C. Lloyd Maniac in Poems 161 Those gestures so wild and forlorn, Those looks uninform'd by the soul, Those laughters of objectless scorn. 1818 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 3 294 The dull and objectless mode of life adopted by too many of our nobility. 1846 R. C. Trench Notes Miracles Introd. iv. 51 They must not be aimless and objectless, fantastic freaks of power. 1879 J. Hawthorne Laughing Mill 36 I set off on an objectless tramp. 1902 J. Conrad Heart of Darkness i, in Youth 72 This objectless blasting was all the work going on. 1953 Ethics 63 148/1 Business is blind, purposeless, functionless, objectless, endless confusion. 1997 London Rev. Bks. 29 May 20/3 That lost, objectless, sallow man, a foreigner with his bag on his back. b. Directed towards no particular object; not involving or relating to an object or objects. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > extrinsicality or externality > [adjective] > situated or concerned with what is outside > not directed to an object objectless1805 1805 R. Southey Madoc i. iii. 31 His eyes..Fixed lifelessly, or objectless they rolled. 1868 G. MacDonald Seaboard Parish I. xv. 224 Her eyes..had an infinite objectless outlook. 1890 Mind 15 367 It is bound to judge its objectless object, its bare act of judging, as real in some way, as real in thought. 1983 S. Naipaul Hot Country viii. 114 Another wave of objectless fear rolled over her. 2001 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 19 July 4 Concentration, usually strenuous, involves focusing on some object while meditation is a state of objectless consciousness. 2. Containing no visible object; presenting no object of interest or significance to the view. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > absence > fact of being unoccupied > [adjective] > empty of visible objects void?1523 objectless1798 vacuous1877 blank-looking1881 1798 S. T. Coleridge Let. 3 Oct. (1956) I. 256 A single solitary wild duck—You cannot conceive how interesting a thing it looked in that round objectless desart of waters. 1820 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 7 263 As we were obliged to keep the glasses up, our drive for several miles was objectless and dreary. 1860 P. H. Gosse Romance Nat. Hist. 199 We trace the same bird far up in the solitudes of the sky, breaking into view out of the objectless expanse. 1883 Science 12 Oct. 504/1 I mean extent crowded with beautiful detail,—not an extent of mere uniformity, such as an objectless plain. 2001 Brit. Jrnl. Hist. Sci. 34 101/1 How to present science and technology in museums without falling prey to the..traditional ‘brass and glass’ presentation or the possibly vacuous ‘whizz-bang’ Charybdis of the objectless science centre. Derivatives ˈobjectlessly adv. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adverb] idlyc825 vainly1382 voidly1402 waste1418 meanly?c1430 toomly1606 impertinently1631 insignificantly1651 objectlessly1860 futilely1881 the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [adverb] > unintentionally or involuntarily > aimlessly about1638 designlessly1659 aimlessly1818 purposelessly1840 round1848 divaguely1857 objectlessly1860 motivelessly1867 unmeaningly1871 footlessly1916 1860 R. F. Burton in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 1859 29 55 They lie..objectlessly, needlessly, when fact would be more profitable than falsehood. 1873 R. Broughton Nancy II. 35 I wander objectlessly, pleasurelessly about with Vick. 1996 Representations No. 54. 54 The objectlessly supersensible world of the subjunctive experience of moral and teleological value. ˈobjectlessness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [noun] > unintentional or involuntary quality > aimlessness driftlessness1801 aimlessness1828 purposelessness1845 objectlessness1862 unwill1899 1862 F. Hall tr. N. N. Gore Rational Refut. Hindu Philos. Syst. 284 The doctrine of the objectlessness of Brahma's so-called cognition. 1869 W. M. Rossetti Mem. Shelley p. lxxxii The objectlessness of inventing such a tale. 1994 Ethics 104 826 Excluding experiences of objectless emotions from the class of emotions proper..attributing to them a subtle or suppressed intentionality, which then explains away their apparent objectlessness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1797
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