patternlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈpatnlᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈpædərnləs/

Forms: see pattern n. and -less suffix.

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

Etymology: < pattern n. + -less suffix.

†1. Unmatched, peerless. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [adjective] > incomparable, unparalleled, or unique

unilicheOE

makelessc1225

unevenlyc1230

peerlessc1330

alonea1382

uncomparablea1382

unoverpassablea1382

solea1398

incomparable1412

sans-peer1426

nonpareilc1450

invincible1509

matchless1530

inimitable1531

unmatchable1544

unmatched1548

unpassable1563

alonely1567

inequivalent1568

mateless1570

unparagonized1578

only1581

fellowlessa1586

unimitablea1586

compareless1590

incompared1590

immatchless1595

unequalized1596

nonsuch1598

paragonless1599

immatchable1601

unparalleled1601

uncompeered1602

unpeered1602

imparalleled1604

unpeerable1604

unrivalled1607

uncompanioned1608

unexampled1610

unsurmountable1611

unsurpassable1611

unparagoned1612

patternless1613

unpatterned1617

unique1618

unparallelable1621

parallelless1622

unmatchless1623

single1633

unexemplifieda1634

unsampleda1638

unequalled1639

imparallel1641

unparallel1645

unseconded1646

unexemplary1649

unaccessional1651

unequalable1659

uncome-at-able1694

rivalless1735

untouched1735

unexcelleda1800

unexceeded1813

sans-pareilly1818

unsurpassed1818

unrivallable1823

unapproachable1834

untranscendeda1849

insuperable1849

unbrothered1853

unapproached1856

insurpassable1859

untouchable1867

hors concours1884

1613 T. Heywood Siluer Age iii. sig. F4^v Thy curtesie equals thy actiue power: And thou in both art chiefe and patternelesse.

1683 I. Walton Chalkhill's Thealma & Clearchus 103 Every part So patternless deform'd, 'twould puzzle Art To make her counterfeit.

2. Having no pattern or design; plain, undecorated.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [adjective] > not

patternless1853

unpatterned1860

1853 C. Dickens Bleak House xxxix. 387 Richard..beating the Devil's Tattoo with his boot on the patternless carpet.

1878 H. S. Wilson Alpine Ascents iv. 133 A room with blank patternless walls.

1890 Amer. Geogr. Soc. 588 These are so closely laid and regularly distributed as to resemble a mosaic pavement, but of course a patternless one.

1937 ‘M. Innes’ Hamlet, Revenge! ii. iv. 143 Dark parquetry with..patternless cream carpet down the centre.

1982 A. Tyler Dinner at Homesick Restaurant vi. 168 The linoleum's worn patternless near the counters.

2002 Toronto Sun (Nexis) 28 Jan. 36 Canada bought some patternless, tan-coloured fatigues to outfit soldiers on the Somalia and Gulf War deployments.

3. Formless; conforming to, or possessing, no discernible arrangement or pattern.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > other specific arrangements > [adjective] > in a pattern > not

patternless1880

1880 Appletons' Jrnl. June 522/2 The pattern should be of the plainest possible kind, and, if I may so express it, patternless.

1930 Mod. Lang. Jrnl. 15 193 Pattern is indispensable to the arts, as the horrible patternless noises and splotches and pages of recent notoriety make clear.

1963 Times 20 May 4/7 Tambling..almost stole two more goals near the end to make nonsense of all Sunderland's patternless hammering.

1975 Sci. Amer. May 47/2 Clearly a more sensible definition of randomness is required, one that does not contradict the intuitive concept of a ‘patternless’ number.

2002 Daily Post (Liverpool) (Nexis) 16 Oct. 22 The victory,..from England's point of view, was as patternless as the average Premiership encounter.

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

单词	patternless
释义	patternlessadj. Brit. /ˈpatnlᵻs/, U.S. /ˈpædərnləs/ Forms: see pattern n. and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pattern n., -less suffix. Etymology: < pattern n. + -less suffix. †1. Unmatched, peerless. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [adjective] > incomparable, unparalleled, or unique unilicheOE makelessc1225 unevenlyc1230 peerlessc1330 alonea1382 uncomparablea1382 unoverpassablea1382 solea1398 incomparable1412 sans-peer1426 nonpareilc1450 invincible1509 matchless1530 inimitable1531 unmatchable1544 unmatched1548 unpassable1563 alonely1567 inequivalent1568 mateless1570 unparagonized1578 only1581 fellowlessa1586 unimitablea1586 compareless1590 incompared1590 immatchless1595 unequalized1596 nonsuch1598 paragonless1599 immatchable1601 unparalleled1601 uncompeered1602 unpeered1602 imparalleled1604 unpeerable1604 unrivalled1607 uncompanioned1608 unexampled1610 unsurmountable1611 unsurpassable1611 unparagoned1612 patternless1613 unpatterned1617 unique1618 unparallelable1621 parallelless1622 unmatchless1623 single1633 unexemplifieda1634 unsampleda1638 unequalled1639 imparallel1641 unparallel1645 unseconded1646 unexemplary1649 unaccessional1651 unequalable1659 uncome-at-able1694 rivalless1735 untouched1735 unexcelleda1800 unexceeded1813 sans-pareilly1818 unsurpassed1818 unrivallable1823 unapproachable1834 untranscendeda1849 insuperable1849 unbrothered1853 unapproached1856 insurpassable1859 untouchable1867 hors concours1884 1613 T. Heywood Siluer Age iii. sig. F4^v Thy curtesie equals thy actiue power: And thou in both art chiefe and patternelesse. 1683 I. Walton Chalkhill's Thealma & Clearchus 103 Every part So patternless deform'd, 'twould puzzle Art To make her counterfeit. 2. Having no pattern or design; plain, undecorated. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [adjective] > not patternless1853 unpatterned1860 1853 C. Dickens Bleak House xxxix. 387 Richard..beating the Devil's Tattoo with his boot on the patternless carpet. 1878 H. S. Wilson Alpine Ascents iv. 133 A room with blank patternless walls. 1890 Amer. Geogr. Soc. 588 These are so closely laid and regularly distributed as to resemble a mosaic pavement, but of course a patternless one. 1937 ‘M. Innes’ Hamlet, Revenge! ii. iv. 143 Dark parquetry with..patternless cream carpet down the centre. 1982 A. Tyler Dinner at Homesick Restaurant vi. 168 The linoleum's worn patternless near the counters. 2002 Toronto Sun (Nexis) 28 Jan. 36 Canada bought some patternless, tan-coloured fatigues to outfit soldiers on the Somalia and Gulf War deployments. 3. Formless; conforming to, or possessing, no discernible arrangement or pattern. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > other specific arrangements > [adjective] > in a pattern > not patternless1880 1880 Appletons' Jrnl. June 522/2 The pattern should be of the plainest possible kind, and, if I may so express it, patternless. 1930 Mod. Lang. Jrnl. 15 193 Pattern is indispensable to the arts, as the horrible patternless noises and splotches and pages of recent notoriety make clear. 1963 Times 20 May 4/7 Tambling..almost stole two more goals near the end to make nonsense of all Sunderland's patternless hammering. 1975 Sci. Amer. May 47/2 Clearly a more sensible definition of randomness is required, one that does not contradict the intuitive concept of a ‘patternless’ number. 2002 Daily Post (Liverpool) (Nexis) 16 Oct. 22 The victory,..from England's point of view, was as patternless as the average Premiership encounter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1613
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