peacelessadj.

Brit.

/ˈpiːslᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈpislᵻs/

Forms: see peace n. and -less suffix; also 1500s peaclesse.

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

Etymology: < peace n. + -less suffix.

Devoid of peace; not peaceful or peaceable; unquiet.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > lack of peacefulness > [adjective]

unquietc1384

troublousc1449

peaceless1522

troublesome1548

strifeful1621

1522 J. Skelton Why come ye nat to Courte 72 Pratyng for peace peaclesse.

1569 W. Samuel Abridgem. Olde Test.: Psalmes of David cxx. sig. P.viii^v Peaceles men and flatterers, suche as with Saule did court.

1640 G. Sandys tr. H. Grotius Christs Passion iv. 254 Terrours..affright Our peacelesse souls.

1727 W. Pattison Poet. Wks. I. 145 Thus Orpheus sought to calm his peaceless Breast, A Stranger to the Quietude of Rest.

1791 J. Learmont Poems Pastoral 211 In peaceless paths of Sin.

1841 E. S. Wortley Maiden of Moscow xiii. viii. 504 Ah!—had he known this scarce would cease, With interval of peaceless Peace.

a1875 R. S. Hawker Poet. Wks. (1879) 332 Dost thou not wander through the peaceless sky, Its fire the lightning of thy meteored eye?

1926 E. Sitwell Elegy on Dead Fashion 18 Her [sc. Fortune's] face is winter, wrinkled, peaceless, mired.

1994 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 18 Jan. (Sport section) 8 Adams said he wants Ryan and Kilbride back next season, although their peaceless co-existence tore at the concept of football as a team game.

Derivatives

ˈpeacelessness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > [noun]

winOE

disturbance1297

perturbingc1395

motiona1398

stirrage1513

turmoil1526

disquietness1535

buskling1546

jumbling1562

agitation1569

working1575

tumult1580

commotion1592

emotion1594

turbulence1598

bransle1603

pother1603

tumultuousnessa1617

unevennessa1637

unquietudea1639

disquietal1642

tumbling1660

disquietude1709

rouse1764

maelstrom1834

peacelessness1852

stir-up1900

the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > [noun]

stirringc888

maleasea1300

uneasea1300

diseasec1330

perturbationa1382

unrestfulnessc1384

disturbancea1387

unroc1390

distroublancea1400

perturbancec1425

unquietnessc1460

inquietation1461

conturbationc1470

unheart's-ease1470

distroubling1487

wanease15..

inquietness?1504

unrufe1508

sturt1513

pertroublancea1522

inquieting1527

unquieting1548

turmoiling1550

unquiet1551

agitation?1555

storm1569

wanrest1570

discountenance1577

float1579

disquiet1581

brangling1584

diseasefulnessa1586

restlessness1597

hurry1600

disturbancy1603

disquietment1606

disordera1616

laruma1616

uneasinessa1616

diseasementa1617

discomposture1622

discomposition1624

whirr1628

discomposednessa1631

discomposure1632

pother1638

incomposedness1653

inquietude1658

uneasefulness1661

toss1666

disquietednessa1680

intranquillitya1699

disquietude1709

bosom-broil1742

discomfort1779

rufflement1806

feeze1825

uncomfortableness1828

discomforture1832

astasia1839

dysphoria1842

purr1842

peacelessness1852

palaver1899

perturbment1901

heebie-jeebies1923

wahala1966

agita1979

1852 Meanderings of Memory I. 20 Coins that were tinkled, ever shook In pouch of peacelessness.

1892 S. A. Brooke Short Serm. 70 Anxiety is a fruitful source of peacelessness.

2002 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 18 Dec. 8 People in the world are crying for peace. In today's world, there is sorrow and peacelessness.

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

单词	peaceless
释义	peacelessadj. Brit. /ˈpiːslᵻs/, U.S. /ˈpislᵻs/ Forms: see peace n. and -less suffix; also 1500s peaclesse. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peace n., -less suffix. Etymology: < peace n. + -less suffix. Devoid of peace; not peaceful or peaceable; unquiet. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > lack of peacefulness > [adjective] unquietc1384 troublousc1449 peaceless1522 troublesome1548 strifeful1621 1522 J. Skelton Why come ye nat to Courte 72 Pratyng for peace peaclesse. 1569 W. Samuel Abridgem. Olde Test.: Psalmes of David cxx. sig. P.viii^v Peaceles men and flatterers, suche as with Saule did court. 1640 G. Sandys tr. H. Grotius Christs Passion iv. 254 Terrours..affright Our peacelesse souls. 1727 W. Pattison Poet. Wks. I. 145 Thus Orpheus sought to calm his peaceless Breast, A Stranger to the Quietude of Rest. 1791 J. Learmont Poems Pastoral 211 In peaceless paths of Sin. 1841 E. S. Wortley Maiden of Moscow xiii. viii. 504 Ah!—had he known this scarce would cease, With interval of peaceless Peace. a1875 R. S. Hawker Poet. Wks. (1879) 332 Dost thou not wander through the peaceless sky, Its fire the lightning of thy meteored eye? 1926 E. Sitwell Elegy on Dead Fashion 18 Her [sc. Fortune's] face is winter, wrinkled, peaceless, mired. 1994 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 18 Jan. (Sport section) 8 Adams said he wants Ryan and Kilbride back next season, although their peaceless co-existence tore at the concept of football as a team game. Derivatives ˈpeacelessness n. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > [noun] winOE disturbance1297 perturbingc1395 motiona1398 stirrage1513 turmoil1526 disquietness1535 buskling1546 jumbling1562 agitation1569 working1575 tumult1580 commotion1592 emotion1594 turbulence1598 bransle1603 pother1603 tumultuousnessa1617 unevennessa1637 unquietudea1639 disquietal1642 tumbling1660 disquietude1709 rouse1764 maelstrom1834 peacelessness1852 stir-up1900 the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > [noun] stirringc888 maleasea1300 uneasea1300 diseasec1330 perturbationa1382 unrestfulnessc1384 disturbancea1387 unroc1390 distroublancea1400 perturbancec1425 unquietnessc1460 inquietation1461 conturbationc1470 unheart's-ease1470 distroubling1487 wanease15.. inquietness?1504 unrufe1508 sturt1513 pertroublancea1522 inquieting1527 unquieting1548 turmoiling1550 unquiet1551 agitation?1555 storm1569 wanrest1570 discountenance1577 float1579 disquiet1581 brangling1584 diseasefulnessa1586 restlessness1597 hurry1600 disturbancy1603 disquietment1606 disordera1616 laruma1616 uneasinessa1616 diseasementa1617 discomposture1622 discomposition1624 whirr1628 discomposednessa1631 discomposure1632 pother1638 incomposedness1653 inquietude1658 uneasefulness1661 toss1666 disquietednessa1680 intranquillitya1699 disquietude1709 bosom-broil1742 discomfort1779 rufflement1806 feeze1825 uncomfortableness1828 discomforture1832 astasia1839 dysphoria1842 purr1842 peacelessness1852 palaver1899 perturbment1901 heebie-jeebies1923 wahala1966 agita1979 1852 Meanderings of Memory I. 20 Coins that were tinkled, ever shook In pouch of peacelessness. 1892 S. A. Brooke Short Serm. 70 Anxiety is a fruitful source of peacelessness. 2002 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 18 Dec. 8 People in the world are crying for peace. In today's world, there is sorrow and peacelessness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1522
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