springlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈsprɪŋlᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈsprɪŋlᵻs/

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

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

1. Lacking a natural spring or springs (spring n.¹ 1c, 3a). Also in figurative contexts.rare before 19th cent.

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the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [adjective] > arid or without water or moisture > without a spring of water

springlessa1682

a1682 T. Taylor Truth's Innocency & Simplicity (1697) 328 You spend your Money for poor empty Shells, And go to Drink at Springless empty Wells.

1743 A. Hill Fanciad i. 3 Thou, length'ning Stream, that drawn through springless Lands, Must flow self-deep'ning, or be lost in Sands!

1832 Morning Chron. 21 Nov. His previous sort of ourang-outang existence, in the pathless forests, or in the springless deserts.

1876 J. Ruskin Fors Clavigera VI. lxxii. 380 As the seed by the drought,..so the soul..athirst in the springless sand.

1907 Baily's Mag. July 19/1 In a springless county..often the green grass has turned earth brown for want of water.

1949 Social Sci. 24 23/1 Well drilling appliances brought water to the largely springless and streamless plains.

2016 R. Hurst Hiking through Hist.: Colorado 97 The difficulty of raising cattle on the springless land..led to its new status as public property.

†2.

a. Without motive power. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > matter > physics > energy or power of doing work > [adjective] > having (specific) mechanical power > having no motive power

springless1684

1684 T. Burnet Theory of Earth ii. iv. 213 Those were springless Machines, that act only by some external cause.

b. Of a person or a person's nature: lacking vitality; spiritless. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adjective] > spiritless

comfortless1387

weak-hearta1425

unheartyc1440

sprightlessa1522

blate1535

weak-hearted1544

tame1563

spiritless1595

dismettled1660

exanimated1689

poor-spirited1749

milksoppish1852

unantagonistic1858

springless1869

spunkless1882

milksoppy1886

gritless1892

1869 Galaxy Mar. 328 He wrote with the tepid lassitude of a fibreless and springless nature.

1885 R. L. Stevenson Prince Otto ii. i. 71 A springless, putty-hearted, cowering coward!

3. Of a piece of furniture, a vehicle, etc.: lacking springs. Also (now rarely): lacking spring; rigid.

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > [adjective] > having springs or not having springs

springless1807

1807 R. Wilson Diary 7 Sept. in Life Gen. Sir R. Wilson (1862) II. viii. 366 The rapidity and violence of the motion in my springless telaga gave me an excruciating headache.

1860 All Year Round 15 Sept. 550/2 The heavy vehicle..which..clatters by, as springless as an artillery tumbril.

1901 H. P. B. Lynch Armenia I. x. 133 Our luggage accompanied us in a springless waggon.

1948 S. J. Perelman Westward Ha! v. 65 True, the springless Chinese bed I slept on could not compare with my Beautyrest.

2013 Guardian (Nexis) 9 Sept. 40 Colin Richmond's set of mismatched chairs, bare walls and springless couches.

4. Deprived of or lacking the power of vigorous, energetic movement; (esp. of a step, walk, etc.) lifeless, lethargic.

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the world > movement > motion in specific manner > sudden movement > [adjective] > deprived of the power of springing

springless1823

1823 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 14 314/2 They remind me of a mutchkin of wasps in a bottle,..helpless, hopeless, stingless, wingless, springless.

1865 E. A. Murray John Alston's Vow II. xxiv. 182 She wandered with springless step about the house.

1916 Outlook 8 Mar. 577/2 We heard the clump, clump, of a springless bound foot in the courtyard out side.

1934 B. Lehmann Rumour of Heaven i. ii. 29 His walk became an old man's springless shuffle.

2007 B. G. Botti Beyond Tether vii. 157 His springless leaps became considerably short of the mark.

5. Having no spring season. Also (and in earliest use) figurative.

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the world > time > period > year > season > [adjective] > spring > having no spring

springless1834

1834 Monthly Traveller Mar. 108/2 'Twas..The springless and summerless soul declining.

1872 Trans. Royal Hist. Soc. 1 298 Several springless years engendered a famine.

1909 Spectator 5 June 396/2 Springless though my prospect lies, I see God's sunshine when your eyes Smile welcome.

1927 E. Sitwell Rustic Elegies 82 Delivered from that springless frost.

1996 Washington Post (Nexis) 5 Apr. f5 One of the few sure signs of spring in this otherwise springless year.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	springless
释义	springlessadj. Brit. /ˈsprɪŋlᵻs/, U.S. /ˈsprɪŋlᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: spring n.¹, -less suffix. Etymology: < spring n.¹ + -less suffix. 1. Lacking a natural spring or springs (spring n.¹ 1c, 3a). Also in figurative contexts.rare before 19th cent. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [adjective] > arid or without water or moisture > without a spring of water springlessa1682 a1682 T. Taylor Truth's Innocency & Simplicity (1697) 328 You spend your Money for poor empty Shells, And go to Drink at Springless empty Wells. 1743 A. Hill Fanciad i. 3 Thou, length'ning Stream, that drawn through springless Lands, Must flow self-deep'ning, or be lost in Sands! 1832 Morning Chron. 21 Nov. His previous sort of ourang-outang existence, in the pathless forests, or in the springless deserts. 1876 J. Ruskin Fors Clavigera VI. lxxii. 380 As the seed by the drought,..so the soul..athirst in the springless sand. 1907 Baily's Mag. July 19/1 In a springless county..often the green grass has turned earth brown for want of water. 1949 Social Sci. 24 23/1 Well drilling appliances brought water to the largely springless and streamless plains. 2016 R. Hurst Hiking through Hist.: Colorado 97 The difficulty of raising cattle on the springless land..led to its new status as public property. †2. a. Without motive power. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > energy or power of doing work > [adjective] > having (specific) mechanical power > having no motive power springless1684 1684 T. Burnet Theory of Earth ii. iv. 213 Those were springless Machines, that act only by some external cause. b. Of a person or a person's nature: lacking vitality; spiritless. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adjective] > spiritless comfortless1387 weak-hearta1425 unheartyc1440 sprightlessa1522 blate1535 weak-hearted1544 tame1563 spiritless1595 dismettled1660 exanimated1689 poor-spirited1749 milksoppish1852 unantagonistic1858 springless1869 spunkless1882 milksoppy1886 gritless1892 1869 Galaxy Mar. 328 He wrote with the tepid lassitude of a fibreless and springless nature. 1885 R. L. Stevenson Prince Otto ii. i. 71 A springless, putty-hearted, cowering coward! 3. Of a piece of furniture, a vehicle, etc.: lacking springs. Also (now rarely): lacking spring; rigid. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > [adjective] > having springs or not having springs springless1807 1807 R. Wilson Diary 7 Sept. in Life Gen. Sir R. Wilson (1862) II. viii. 366 The rapidity and violence of the motion in my springless telaga gave me an excruciating headache. 1860 All Year Round 15 Sept. 550/2 The heavy vehicle..which..clatters by, as springless as an artillery tumbril. 1901 H. P. B. Lynch Armenia I. x. 133 Our luggage accompanied us in a springless waggon. 1948 S. J. Perelman Westward Ha! v. 65 True, the springless Chinese bed I slept on could not compare with my Beautyrest. 2013 Guardian (Nexis) 9 Sept. 40 Colin Richmond's set of mismatched chairs, bare walls and springless couches. 4. Deprived of or lacking the power of vigorous, energetic movement; (esp. of a step, walk, etc.) lifeless, lethargic. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > sudden movement > [adjective] > deprived of the power of springing springless1823 1823 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 14 314/2 They remind me of a mutchkin of wasps in a bottle,..helpless, hopeless, stingless, wingless, springless. 1865 E. A. Murray John Alston's Vow II. xxiv. 182 She wandered with springless step about the house. 1916 Outlook 8 Mar. 577/2 We heard the clump, clump, of a springless bound foot in the courtyard out side. 1934 B. Lehmann Rumour of Heaven i. ii. 29 His walk became an old man's springless shuffle. 2007 B. G. Botti Beyond Tether vii. 157 His springless leaps became considerably short of the mark. 5. Having no spring season. Also (and in earliest use) figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > year > season > [adjective] > spring > having no spring springless1834 1834 Monthly Traveller Mar. 108/2 'Twas..The springless and summerless soul declining. 1872 Trans. Royal Hist. Soc. 1 298 Several springless years engendered a famine. 1909 Spectator 5 June 396/2 Springless though my prospect lies, I see God's sunshine when your eyes Smile welcome. 1927 E. Sitwell Rustic Elegies 82 Delivered from that springless frost. 1996 Washington Post (Nexis) 5 Apr. f5 One of the few sure signs of spring in this otherwise springless year. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1682
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