ripplelessadj.

Brit.

/ˈrɪp(ə)lləs/, U.S.

/ˈrɪpə(l)ləs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ripple n.⁵, -less suffix.

Etymology: < ripple n.⁵ + -less suffix.

Without a ripple; free from ripples; calm. Also: without causing ripples.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > state of sea > [adjective] > not rough

stillOE

plainc1330

smoothc1374

demure1377

calmc1440

softa1450

glassy1535

sleek1603

eddyless1621

oily smooth1803

waveless1804

foamless1821

undimpled1821

rippleless1832

1832 F. A. Butler Jrnl. 18 Aug. (1835) I. 14 No wind, the sea one rippleless sheet of lead.

1849 Zoologist 7 2542 Surveying the calm heavy rippleless swell of the sea.

1887 W. Rye Month on Norfolk Broads 54 The moonlight slept on the rippleless water.

1923 J. S. Huxley Ess. Biologist iii. 113 The Crested Grebe... Its brilliant white belly, protective grey-brown back, rippleless and effortless diving, [etc.].

1941 J. Steinbeck & E. F. Ricketts Sea of Cortez xiv. 131 The lagoon [was] rippleless.

1968 C. Beaton Diary Jan. in Self Portrait with Friends (1979) xxvii. 393 The water was almost rippleless, in fact it engulfed me like a caress.

2008 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 22 Sept. 1 x That is about the time Griese stuck his head into the huddle, calm as a rippleless lake, and talked about making a few plays.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rippleless
释义	ripplelessadj. Brit. /ˈrɪp(ə)lləs/, U.S. /ˈrɪpə(l)ləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ripple n.⁵, -less suffix. Etymology: < ripple n.⁵ + -less suffix. Without a ripple; free from ripples; calm. Also: without causing ripples. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > state of sea > [adjective] > not rough stillOE plainc1330 smoothc1374 demure1377 calmc1440 softa1450 glassy1535 sleek1603 eddyless1621 oily smooth1803 waveless1804 foamless1821 undimpled1821 rippleless1832 1832 F. A. Butler Jrnl. 18 Aug. (1835) I. 14 No wind, the sea one rippleless sheet of lead. 1849 Zoologist 7 2542 Surveying the calm heavy rippleless swell of the sea. 1887 W. Rye Month on Norfolk Broads 54 The moonlight slept on the rippleless water. 1923 J. S. Huxley Ess. Biologist iii. 113 The Crested Grebe... Its brilliant white belly, protective grey-brown back, rippleless and effortless diving, [etc.]. 1941 J. Steinbeck & E. F. Ricketts Sea of Cortez xiv. 131 The lagoon [was] rippleless. 1968 C. Beaton Diary Jan. in Self Portrait with Friends (1979) xxvii. 393 The water was almost rippleless, in fact it engulfed me like a caress. 2008 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 22 Sept. 1 x That is about the time Griese stuck his head into the huddle, calm as a rippleless lake, and talked about making a few plays. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1832
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