possessionlessadj.

Brit.

/pəˈzɛʃnləs/, U.S.

/pəˈzɛʃənləs/

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

Etymology: < possession n. + -less suffix.

Without possessions, lacking possessions.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > non-possession > [adjective] > having no possessions

goodlessc1225

catelles1362

unpropertied1767

propertyless1822

possessionless1873

1873 J. P. Lacroix tr. A. Wuttke Christian Ethics I. 54 The pious man should live in beggar-garb, devoid of adornment, utterly possessionless, entirely isolated, indifferent to joy and grief, and dead to all emotions.

1898 A. P. Atterbury tr. W. Sombart Socialism & Social Movement in 19th Cent. i. 9 Troops of possessionless workers..herded in great undertakings.

1916 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 22 24 Such provisions have made of women a comparatively possessionless class, and have thus deprived them of the fundamentals of power.

1944 I. Origo Diary 24 June in War in Val d'Orcia (1947) 224 It is a very odd feeling to be entirely possessionless.

1997 Wanderlust June 21/2 Maybe it was in that same temple that I assumed the possessionless monk would find his home.

Derivatives

poˈssessionlessness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > non-possession > [noun] > non-possession of property

possessionlessness1905

propertylessness1909

1905 Nation (N.Y.) 27 Apr. 334/3 Those who shared and defended his superb possessionlessness.

1989 S. Bedford Jigsaw iii. 67 By the time I was thirteen I had attained to a state of possessionlessness appropriate to a monk.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	possessionless
释义	possessionlessadj. Brit. /pəˈzɛʃnləs/, U.S. /pəˈzɛʃənləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: possession n., -less suffix. Etymology: < possession n. + -less suffix. Without possessions, lacking possessions. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > non-possession > [adjective] > having no possessions goodlessc1225 catelles1362 unpropertied1767 propertyless1822 possessionless1873 1873 J. P. Lacroix tr. A. Wuttke Christian Ethics I. 54 The pious man should live in beggar-garb, devoid of adornment, utterly possessionless, entirely isolated, indifferent to joy and grief, and dead to all emotions. 1898 A. P. Atterbury tr. W. Sombart Socialism & Social Movement in 19th Cent. i. 9 Troops of possessionless workers..herded in great undertakings. 1916 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 22 24 Such provisions have made of women a comparatively possessionless class, and have thus deprived them of the fundamentals of power. 1944 I. Origo Diary 24 June in War in Val d'Orcia (1947) 224 It is a very odd feeling to be entirely possessionless. 1997 Wanderlust June 21/2 Maybe it was in that same temple that I assumed the possessionless monk would find his home. Derivatives poˈssessionlessness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > non-possession > [noun] > non-possession of property possessionlessness1905 propertylessness1909 1905 Nation (N.Y.) 27 Apr. 334/3 Those who shared and defended his superb possessionlessness. 1989 S. Bedford Jigsaw iii. 67 By the time I was thirteen I had attained to a state of possessionlessness appropriate to a monk. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1873
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