partnerlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɑːtnələs/, U.S.

/ˈpɑrtnərləs/

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

Etymology: < partner n.¹ + -less suffix.

Without a partner; esp. (in modern use) without a spouse or lover.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > dancing > dancer generally > [adjective] > without partner

partnerless1830

1830 Lady Morgan France 1829–30 II. 305 Younger beauties..are left partnerless at balls, and lonely in the boudoir.

1851 E. S. Wortley Trav. in U.S. II. i. 5 They go..swinging round sometimes in a wild partnerless waltz.

1869 M. A. Barker Let. in Station Life N.Z. (1874) vi. 37 Some of the pretty and partnerless groups of a London ball-room.

1942 E. Paul Narrow Street i. 8 The flame-coloured dress was left partnerless once more; so..‘Would you care to dance?’.

1991 Daily Tel. 14 Mar. 18 The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act (1990) permits clinics licensed by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority to provide AID to partnerless women.

2002 Daily Tel. 14 May 15/1 It gave her the germ of an idea: to explore the feelings of a mature, independent woman who finds herself partnerless in a world of couples.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	partnerless
释义	partnerlessadj. Brit. /ˈpɑːtnələs/, U.S. /ˈpɑrtnərləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: partner n.¹, -less suffix. Etymology: < partner n.¹ + -less suffix. Without a partner; esp. (in modern use) without a spouse or lover. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > dancer generally > [adjective] > without partner partnerless1830 1830 Lady Morgan France 1829–30 II. 305 Younger beauties..are left partnerless at balls, and lonely in the boudoir. 1851 E. S. Wortley Trav. in U.S. II. i. 5 They go..swinging round sometimes in a wild partnerless waltz. 1869 M. A. Barker Let. in Station Life N.Z. (1874) vi. 37 Some of the pretty and partnerless groups of a London ball-room. 1942 E. Paul Narrow Street i. 8 The flame-coloured dress was left partnerless once more; so..‘Would you care to dance?’. 1991 Daily Tel. 14 Mar. 18 The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act (1990) permits clinics licensed by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority to provide AID to partnerless women. 2002 Daily Tel. 14 May 15/1 It gave her the germ of an idea: to explore the feelings of a mature, independent woman who finds herself partnerless in a world of couples. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1830
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