quenchlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈkwɛn(t)ʃləs/, U.S.

/ˈkwɛn(t)ʃləs/

Forms: see quench v. and -less suffix.

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

Etymology: < quench n. + -less suffix.

That cannot be quenched or extinguished; unquenchable, inextinguishable.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > lasting quality, permanence > [adjective] > unquenchable, unabating

unquenchablea1500

unslockenablec1520

quenchless1557

unsuppressed1626

unsurmountable1725

unabatinga1774

unabatable1778

survivable1879

bateless1886

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > satisfying hunger or thirst > [adjective] > cannot be satisfied (of thirst)

quenchless1557

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > uneasy or restless desire > [adjective] > unsatisfied > insatiable

unfillinga1300

unfillablea1340

unsatiable1382

insatiablea1420

insaturablec1425

unstanchable1426

insatiate1509

unsatiate1528

unsaturable1535

unquenchable1538

unsatisfiable1539

quenchless1557

unpleasable1561

inexpleble1569

slakeless1596

abarstic1623

sateless1628

unexpliable1658

voracious1712

omnivorous1791

unslakable1820

appeaseless1837

unsatable1850

'satiable1900

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > fire or flame > [adjective] > unquenchable or unquenched

unquenchedc1175

unquenchablea1382

unslockened1434

unsleakablec1475

quenchless1557

unextinguished1697

inextinguished1746

the mind > emotion > passion > [adjective] > affected with passion or strong emotion > uncontrollable or irrepressible (of passions)

inexpiable1598

irreclaimable1609

stanchless1612

unextinguishable1642

ungovernable1676

unconquerable1727

quenchless1744

unsurmountable1771

1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes sig. R.ii These hellish houndes, with paines of quenchlesse fyre, Can not so sore the silly soules torment.

1596 R. Naunton Let. Dec. in G. Ungerer Spaniard in Elizabethan Eng. II. (1976) 99 He lefte him stille breathinge out in his last speeches some quenchles sparkles of an affection..after such imploiment.

1633 A. Cowley Poet. Blossomes sig. G4 An angry fever, Whose quenchlesse thirst, by Blood was sated never.

1744 E. Young Complaint: Night the Sixth 25 In Faculties of endless growth, In quenchless Passions.

1816 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Canto III xlii. 24 Fire..but once kindled, quenchless evermore.

1838 W. Howitt Rural Life Eng. II. i. ii. 35 The romances of Scott..have..piled quenchless fuel on this social flame.

1895 W. B. Yeats Poems 12 And with quenchless eyes and fluttering hair A beautiful young man followed behind.

1952 C. Day Lewis tr. Virgil Aeneid iv. 78 And consecrated their quenchless flames.

1976 New Yorker 15 Nov. 59/1 Vaccaro and Jack Smith, the underground filmmaker, shared a quenchless passion for ‘Siren of Atlantis’, ‘White Savage’, ‘Cobra Woman’, [etc.].

2006 N.Y. Mag. (Nexis) 6 Feb. A quenchless feud that was highly entertaining to hedge-fund managers more accustomed to deals for telecom towers and cable-TV systems.

Derivatives

ˈquenchlessly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > fire or flame > [adverb] > unquenchably

quenchlessly1594

unquenchablya1711

1594 T. Kyd tr. R. Garnier Cornelia v. 403 Sacred Temples quenchlessly enflam'd.

1844 Lady's Wreath Oct. 101 Write of his zeal—how quenchlessly it burned.

1928 Amer. Mercury Oct. p. i/1 (advt.) The writhing, whistling flames, the glittering sheets of fire burn quenchlessly in this immortal score.

1995 Toronto Star (Nexis) 15 Jan. b2 Oh my goodness, says the quenchlessly upbeat dog-lady at the pet spa.

† quenchlessness n. Obsolete rare

ΚΠ

1848 J. Craig New Universal Dict. Quenchlessness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quenchless
释义	quenchlessadj. Brit. /ˈkwɛn(t)ʃləs/, U.S. /ˈkwɛn(t)ʃləs/ Forms: see quench v. and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quench n., -less suffix. Etymology: < quench n. + -less suffix. That cannot be quenched or extinguished; unquenchable, inextinguishable. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > lasting quality, permanence > [adjective] > unquenchable, unabating unquenchablea1500 unslockenablec1520 quenchless1557 unsuppressed1626 unsurmountable1725 unabatinga1774 unabatable1778 survivable1879 bateless1886 the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > satisfying hunger or thirst > [adjective] > cannot be satisfied (of thirst) quenchless1557 the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > uneasy or restless desire > [adjective] > unsatisfied > insatiable unfillinga1300 unfillablea1340 unsatiable1382 insatiablea1420 insaturablec1425 unstanchable1426 insatiate1509 unsatiate1528 unsaturable1535 unquenchable1538 unsatisfiable1539 quenchless1557 unpleasable1561 inexpleble1569 slakeless1596 abarstic1623 sateless1628 unexpliable1658 voracious1712 omnivorous1791 unslakable1820 appeaseless1837 unsatable1850 'satiable1900 the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > fire or flame > [adjective] > unquenchable or unquenched unquenchedc1175 unquenchablea1382 unslockened1434 unsleakablec1475 quenchless1557 unextinguished1697 inextinguished1746 the mind > emotion > passion > [adjective] > affected with passion or strong emotion > uncontrollable or irrepressible (of passions) inexpiable1598 irreclaimable1609 stanchless1612 unextinguishable1642 ungovernable1676 unconquerable1727 quenchless1744 unsurmountable1771 1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes sig. R.ii These hellish houndes, with paines of quenchlesse fyre, Can not so sore the silly soules torment. 1596 R. Naunton Let. Dec. in G. Ungerer Spaniard in Elizabethan Eng. II. (1976) 99 He lefte him stille breathinge out in his last speeches some quenchles sparkles of an affection..after such imploiment. 1633 A. Cowley Poet. Blossomes sig. G4 An angry fever, Whose quenchlesse thirst, by Blood was sated never. 1744 E. Young Complaint: Night the Sixth 25 In Faculties of endless growth, In quenchless Passions. 1816 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Canto III xlii. 24 Fire..but once kindled, quenchless evermore. 1838 W. Howitt Rural Life Eng. II. i. ii. 35 The romances of Scott..have..piled quenchless fuel on this social flame. 1895 W. B. Yeats Poems 12 And with quenchless eyes and fluttering hair A beautiful young man followed behind. 1952 C. Day Lewis tr. Virgil Aeneid iv. 78 And consecrated their quenchless flames. 1976 New Yorker 15 Nov. 59/1 Vaccaro and Jack Smith, the underground filmmaker, shared a quenchless passion for ‘Siren of Atlantis’, ‘White Savage’, ‘Cobra Woman’, [etc.]. 2006 N.Y. Mag. (Nexis) 6 Feb. A quenchless feud that was highly entertaining to hedge-fund managers more accustomed to deals for telecom towers and cable-TV systems. Derivatives ˈquenchlessly adv. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > fire or flame > [adverb] > unquenchably quenchlessly1594 unquenchablya1711 1594 T. Kyd tr. R. Garnier Cornelia v. 403 Sacred Temples quenchlessly enflam'd. 1844 Lady's Wreath Oct. 101 Write of his zeal—how quenchlessly it burned. 1928 Amer. Mercury Oct. p. i/1 (advt.) The writhing, whistling flames, the glittering sheets of fire burn quenchlessly in this immortal score. 1995 Toronto Star (Nexis) 15 Jan. b2 Oh my goodness, says the quenchlessly upbeat dog-lady at the pet spa. † quenchlessness n. Obsolete rare ΚΠ 1848 J. Craig New Universal Dict. Quenchlessness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1557
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