servicelessadj.

Brit.

/ˈsəːvɪslᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈsərvəsləs/

Forms: see service n.¹ and -less suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: service n.¹, -less suffix.

Etymology: < service n.¹ + -less suffix.

†1. Without position or employment. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > lack of work > [adjective] > not working or unemployed

servicelessc1450

unlabouredc1450

masterless1471

unwrought1550

unplaced1558

labourless1576

flag-fallen1609

unlabouring1619

disemployed1651

hireless1651

unengaged1654

unemployed1667

unworking1696

untoiling1748

workless1758

occupationless1822

placeless1828

out of work1833

non-working1841

unhired1852

jobless1862

out of (or in) collar1862

non-employed1876

spare1919

on the beach1923

in dry dock1927

off-the-job1950

on (also upon) the street(s)1980

unwaged1981

c1450 (c1405) Mum & Sothsegger (BL Add. 41666) (1936) l. 44 (MED) [S]aunder þe seruiselees shuld be his name, [For] he abidith in no houshold half a yere to þende.

a1500 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Oriel) (1869) B. xv. 119 [c1400 Laud Many a prest]..Schulden go synge seruyseles wiþ sire philip þe sparwe.

1573 I. Whitney Sweet Nosgay sig. A.v^v This Haruest tyme, I Haruestlesse, and seruicelesse also..Had leasure good..some study to apply.

2. Of no use or utility; useless. Cf. service n.¹ 24. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > [adjective]

leera1250

unprofitablea1398

noughtc1400

inutile1484

unutilea1500

vain1578

useless1593

unuseful1604

serviceless1608

aidless1674

unproductive1713

good-for-nothing1727

nowt1790

invaluable1803

stupid1844

dud1904

puckerooed1919

1608 R. Tofte tr. L. Ariosto Satyres ii. 20 Countnance, but no reward thou shalt possesse, Sith thou art old, and euen seruicelesse.

1682 S. Willard Covenant-keeping Way to Blessedness 56 Man was in himself a Creature serviceless as to any actual employment for the glory of God.

1845 Mississippi Free Trader & Natchez Gaz. 18 Sept. In time of war it would be comparatively serviceless as a naval depot, and in time of peace would be conducted at a ruinous expense.

1906 Hibbert Jrnl. Apr. 595 The intestine appendix..now is serviceless and a perpetual menace to health and life.

1937 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 9 July c40/4 With 14 million feet of senseless, serviceless varigated [sic] films stored away in different government buildings.., the new thing about this New Deal waste is what they call it.

3. In or on which no service (in various senses) is available.

ΚΠ

1906 Evening Rev. (E. Liverpool, Ohio) 12 Mar. 5/2 In the West End the Bell line wires seem to have suffered great damage, the wires between Commerce street and the railroad shops being made entirely serviceless until repairs are made.

1919 Good Housek. Feb. 22/1 Many householders in country, suburban, and city homes are face to face with a ‘serviceless’ home.

1975 Financial Times 3 Apr. 3/4 His assaults on the local radio phone-in, the serviceless restaurant and so on are most convincingly and amusingly imagined.

2007 Australian (Nexis) 28 Feb. 29 The comment refers to more food sales as punters fuel up for their serviceless flight.

Derivatives

ˈservicelessness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > [noun]

unavailableness1548

inutility1598

disuse1628

disserviceableness1635

uselessness1641

improfitablenessa1643

unusefulness1694

good-for-nothingness1740

non-utility1775

unproductiveness1777

valuelessness1830

unprofiting1867

servicelessness1874

1874 G. Meredith Beauchamp's Career in Fortn. Rev. Dec. 842 An image of a refinement of beauty, and of a beautiful servicelessness.

2009 W. Hamacher in D. Davis Reading Ronell 81 It is a call from servant to servant... The change of positions between guest and host..happens in the milieu and in the medium of servicelessness, of call-lessness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	serviceless
释义	servicelessadj. Brit. /ˈsəːvɪslᵻs/, U.S. /ˈsərvəsləs/ Forms: see service n.¹ and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: service n.¹, -less suffix. Etymology: < service n.¹ + -less suffix. †1. Without position or employment. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > lack of work > [adjective] > not working or unemployed servicelessc1450 unlabouredc1450 masterless1471 unwrought1550 unplaced1558 labourless1576 flag-fallen1609 unlabouring1619 disemployed1651 hireless1651 unengaged1654 unemployed1667 unworking1696 untoiling1748 workless1758 occupationless1822 placeless1828 out of work1833 non-working1841 unhired1852 jobless1862 out of (or in) collar1862 non-employed1876 spare1919 on the beach1923 in dry dock1927 off-the-job1950 on (also upon) the street(s)1980 unwaged1981 c1450 (c1405) Mum & Sothsegger (BL Add. 41666) (1936) l. 44 (MED) [S]aunder þe seruiselees shuld be his name, [For] he abidith in no houshold half a yere to þende. a1500 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Oriel) (1869) B. xv. 119 [c1400 Laud Many a prest]..Schulden go synge seruyseles wiþ sire philip þe sparwe. 1573 I. Whitney Sweet Nosgay sig. A.v^v This Haruest tyme, I Haruestlesse, and seruicelesse also..Had leasure good..some study to apply. 2. Of no use or utility; useless. Cf. service n.¹ 24. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > [adjective] leera1250 unprofitablea1398 noughtc1400 inutile1484 unutilea1500 vain1578 useless1593 unuseful1604 serviceless1608 aidless1674 unproductive1713 good-for-nothing1727 nowt1790 invaluable1803 stupid1844 dud1904 puckerooed1919 1608 R. Tofte tr. L. Ariosto Satyres ii. 20 Countnance, but no reward thou shalt possesse, Sith thou art old, and euen seruicelesse. 1682 S. Willard Covenant-keeping Way to Blessedness 56 Man was in himself a Creature serviceless as to any actual employment for the glory of God. 1845 Mississippi Free Trader & Natchez Gaz. 18 Sept. In time of war it would be comparatively serviceless as a naval depot, and in time of peace would be conducted at a ruinous expense. 1906 Hibbert Jrnl. Apr. 595 The intestine appendix..now is serviceless and a perpetual menace to health and life. 1937 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 9 July c40/4 With 14 million feet of senseless, serviceless varigated [sic] films stored away in different government buildings.., the new thing about this New Deal waste is what they call it. 3. In or on which no service (in various senses) is available. ΚΠ 1906 Evening Rev. (E. Liverpool, Ohio) 12 Mar. 5/2 In the West End the Bell line wires seem to have suffered great damage, the wires between Commerce street and the railroad shops being made entirely serviceless until repairs are made. 1919 Good Housek. Feb. 22/1 Many householders in country, suburban, and city homes are face to face with a ‘serviceless’ home. 1975 Financial Times 3 Apr. 3/4 His assaults on the local radio phone-in, the serviceless restaurant and so on are most convincingly and amusingly imagined. 2007 Australian (Nexis) 28 Feb. 29 The comment refers to more food sales as punters fuel up for their serviceless flight. Derivatives ˈservicelessness n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > [noun] unavailableness1548 inutility1598 disuse1628 disserviceableness1635 uselessness1641 improfitablenessa1643 unusefulness1694 good-for-nothingness1740 non-utility1775 unproductiveness1777 valuelessness1830 unprofiting1867 servicelessness1874 1874 G. Meredith Beauchamp's Career in Fortn. Rev. Dec. 842 An image of a refinement of beauty, and of a beautiful servicelessness. 2009 W. Hamacher in D. Davis Reading Ronell 81 It is a call from servant to servant... The change of positions between guest and host..happens in the milieu and in the medium of servicelessness, of call-lessness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1450
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