baselessadj.

Brit.

/ˈbeɪslᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈbeɪslᵻs/

Forms: see base n.¹ and -less suffix.

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

Etymology: < base n.¹ + -less suffix.

1. Not having an underlying basis or foundation, groundless; unjustifiable.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > substantiality or concreteness > unsubstantiality or abstractness > [adjective]

flittingc1374

aerya1398

bottomlessa1413

hollowa1529

flittering1549

wanzing1571

aerial1581

slight1585

flit1590

windy1593

filmy1594

tenuous1597

unsubstantial1597

yeasty1598

thingless1599

airy1600

spare1602

spongy1603

insubstantial1607

baselessa1616

thina1616

insolid1618

insubstantiate1621

tenuious1634

bubble1635

thin-spun1638

subventaneous1646

unsubstanceda1658

whipped1673

aericala1678

huffy1678

blatherya1693

naughty1696

substanceless1784

vapoury1818

aeriform1827

airified1837

blow-away1858

non-substantial1858

unbased1860

evasive1881

stuffless1896

fabricless1905

lighter-than-air1909

a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) iv. i. 151 The baselesse fabricke of this vision.

1754 S. Foote Knights Pref. p. v The three principal Characters..are neither vamp'd from antiquated Plays, pilfer'd from French Farces, nor the baseless Beings of the Poet's Brain.

1799 Edinb. Mag. Feb. 128 Idiot Pleasure proffers baseless joys.

1814 R. Southey Roderick xvii. 212 A baseless faith.

1841 G. P. R. James Anc. Régime III. ix. 151 ‘Ay, and tell her this whole tale,’ exclaimed the count, ‘false as it is, and baseless altogether.’

1876 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People (1882) v. §6. 261 No claim could have been more utterly baseless.

1929 N.Y. Times 13 Oct. x. 4/1 If moon voyaging is ever to escape from the pages of pseudo-scientific thrillers, and until some one attains that other baseless dream of fictionists, the ‘nullification’ of gravity, space craft must depend for their motive power on rockets and nothing else.

1976 J. McCloy & R. Miller Jersey Devil vi. 113 Others have derided and scoffed at it as baseless legend.

2000 J. Habgood in A. Hastings et al. Oxf. Compan. Christian Thought 418/2 Early opposition to vaccination on the grounds that it could ‘animalize’ human beings looks now like baseless scaremongering.

2. Architecture. Of a column (usually a Doric column): not having a base between the shaft and the pedestal, pavement, etc. Cf. base n.¹ 1a.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > column > [adjective] > having specific base

Attic base1728

baseless1748

surbased1791

1748 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 87/1 A baseless pillar here, with moss o'ergrown, Press'd earth's green bosom with a length of stone.

1820 Christian Observer Dec. 817/2 Was it a wonder that the poor aged tremulous archbishop, with all his sharp answers and might of ancient lore, sank like a baseless column in the ruin?

1900 Amer. Architect & Building News 9 June 77/1 Between the columns of the lower hall, which stand baseless on the marbled floors, one sees groups of statuary.

2005 H. F. Mallgrave Mod. Archit. Theory ii. 18/2 The initial crypt for the church was a small chamber outfitted with Greek decorations and baseless Doric columns.

3. Military. Not having or conducted from a military base. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > military position > [adjective] > without a base

baseless1862

1862 A. Helps Organization Daily Life 79 Occasionally, baseless operations have effected great results in war.

1992 J. L. Cruikshank & P. Pagonis Raw Power iv. 70 Each ship contained at least the bare minimum of almost every imaginable item needed to support a ‘baseless’ army in the field.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	baseless
释义	baselessadj. Brit. /ˈbeɪslᵻs/, U.S. /ˈbeɪslᵻs/ Forms: see base n.¹ and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: base n.¹, -less suffix. Etymology: < base n.¹ + -less suffix. 1. Not having an underlying basis or foundation, groundless; unjustifiable. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > substantiality or concreteness > unsubstantiality or abstractness > [adjective] flittingc1374 aerya1398 bottomlessa1413 hollowa1529 flittering1549 wanzing1571 aerial1581 slight1585 flit1590 windy1593 filmy1594 tenuous1597 unsubstantial1597 yeasty1598 thingless1599 airy1600 spare1602 spongy1603 insubstantial1607 baselessa1616 thina1616 insolid1618 insubstantiate1621 tenuious1634 bubble1635 thin-spun1638 subventaneous1646 unsubstanceda1658 whipped1673 aericala1678 huffy1678 blatherya1693 naughty1696 substanceless1784 vapoury1818 aeriform1827 airified1837 blow-away1858 non-substantial1858 unbased1860 evasive1881 stuffless1896 fabricless1905 lighter-than-air1909 a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) iv. i. 151 The baselesse fabricke of this vision. View more context for this quotation 1754 S. Foote Knights Pref. p. v The three principal Characters..are neither vamp'd from antiquated Plays, pilfer'd from French Farces, nor the baseless Beings of the Poet's Brain. 1799 Edinb. Mag. Feb. 128 Idiot Pleasure proffers baseless joys. 1814 R. Southey Roderick xvii. 212 A baseless faith. 1841 G. P. R. James Anc. Régime III. ix. 151 ‘Ay, and tell her this whole tale,’ exclaimed the count, ‘false as it is, and baseless altogether.’ 1876 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People (1882) v. §6. 261 No claim could have been more utterly baseless. 1929 N.Y. Times 13 Oct. x. 4/1 If moon voyaging is ever to escape from the pages of pseudo-scientific thrillers, and until some one attains that other baseless dream of fictionists, the ‘nullification’ of gravity, space craft must depend for their motive power on rockets and nothing else. 1976 J. McCloy & R. Miller Jersey Devil vi. 113 Others have derided and scoffed at it as baseless legend. 2000 J. Habgood in A. Hastings et al. Oxf. Compan. Christian Thought 418/2 Early opposition to vaccination on the grounds that it could ‘animalize’ human beings looks now like baseless scaremongering. 2. Architecture. Of a column (usually a Doric column): not having a base between the shaft and the pedestal, pavement, etc. Cf. base n.¹ 1a. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > column > [adjective] > having specific base Attic base1728 baseless1748 surbased1791 1748 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 87/1 A baseless pillar here, with moss o'ergrown, Press'd earth's green bosom with a length of stone. 1820 Christian Observer Dec. 817/2 Was it a wonder that the poor aged tremulous archbishop, with all his sharp answers and might of ancient lore, sank like a baseless column in the ruin? 1900 Amer. Architect & Building News 9 June 77/1 Between the columns of the lower hall, which stand baseless on the marbled floors, one sees groups of statuary. 2005 H. F. Mallgrave Mod. Archit. Theory ii. 18/2 The initial crypt for the church was a small chamber outfitted with Greek decorations and baseless Doric columns. 3. Military. Not having or conducted from a military base. rare. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > military position > [adjective] > without a base baseless1862 1862 A. Helps Organization Daily Life 79 Occasionally, baseless operations have effected great results in war. 1992 J. L. Cruikshank & P. Pagonis Raw Power iv. 70 Each ship contained at least the bare minimum of almost every imaginable item needed to support a ‘baseless’ army in the field. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1616
随便看	oviglobulin ovil ovination ovine ovines oviparal oviparities oviparity oviparous oviparously oviparousness oviposit oviposited ovipositing oviposition ovipositional ovipositions ovipositor ovipositors oviposits oviraptor oviraptorid oviraptorides oviraptorids oviraptorosaur