stylelessadj.

Brit.

/ˈstʌɪlləs/, U.S.

/ˈstaɪ(l)ləs/

Etymology: < style n. + -less suffix.

1. Devoid of style, in various senses.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > [adjective]

untasteful1618

ugly1621

tasteless1676

low-browed1782

styleless1796

unaesthetic1832

inaesthetic1846

tacky1862

bad taste1895

ticky-tacky1969

cheeseball1993

1796 A. Seward Lett. (1811) IV. 196 An abode which, though a mansion..spacious to my utmost wish, breathes of nothing above the level of mere common and stileless life.

1886 Contemp. Rev. July 106 The modern styleless Parisian images..which are now the eyesore of most Roman Catholic churches.

1893 R. L. Stevenson Lett. (1899) II. 314 The British pig returns to his true love, the love of the styleless, of the shapeless, of the slapdash and the disorderly.

1912 Nation 20 Apr. 96/1 All his novels..are styleless, formless, abounding in digressions.

2. Botany. Of an ovary: Having no styles.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [adjective] > having or relating to parts > of or having stamens or pistils > of or having style, pistil, or female parts > not having style or pistils

agynary1818

styleless1821

agynarious1847

agynous1847

1821 S. F. Gray Nat. Arrangem. Brit. Plants I. 152 Ovary..Style-less, acephalum. Not having any styles.

Derivatives

ˈstylelessness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > [noun]

bad taste1696

tastelessness1778

mauvais ton1780

stylelessness1911

tackiness1977

1911 H. O. Taylor Mediaeval Mind II. vi. xxxi The only trouble is stylelessness. In fine, an absence of quality characterizes Carolingian prose.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	styleless
释义	stylelessadj. Brit. /ˈstʌɪlləs/, U.S. /ˈstaɪ(l)ləs/ Etymology: < style n. + -less suffix. 1. Devoid of style, in various senses. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > [adjective] untasteful1618 ugly1621 tasteless1676 low-browed1782 styleless1796 unaesthetic1832 inaesthetic1846 tacky1862 bad taste1895 ticky-tacky1969 cheeseball1993 1796 A. Seward Lett. (1811) IV. 196 An abode which, though a mansion..spacious to my utmost wish, breathes of nothing above the level of mere common and stileless life. 1886 Contemp. Rev. July 106 The modern styleless Parisian images..which are now the eyesore of most Roman Catholic churches. 1893 R. L. Stevenson Lett. (1899) II. 314 The British pig returns to his true love, the love of the styleless, of the shapeless, of the slapdash and the disorderly. 1912 Nation 20 Apr. 96/1 All his novels..are styleless, formless, abounding in digressions. 2. Botany. Of an ovary: Having no styles. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [adjective] > having or relating to parts > of or having stamens or pistils > of or having style, pistil, or female parts > not having style or pistils agynary1818 styleless1821 agynarious1847 agynous1847 1821 S. F. Gray Nat. Arrangem. Brit. Plants I. 152 Ovary..Style-less, acephalum. Not having any styles. Derivatives ˈstylelessness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > [noun] bad taste1696 tastelessness1778 mauvais ton1780 stylelessness1911 tackiness1977 1911 H. O. Taylor Mediaeval Mind II. vi. xxxi The only trouble is stylelessness. In fine, an absence of quality characterizes Carolingian prose. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1796
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