thievelessadj.

Brit.

/ˈθiːvləs/, U.S.

/ˈθivləs/, Scottish English

/ˈθivləs/

Etymology: Of uncertain origin; first in Ramsay, ? misreading of earlier theueles , thewless adj., to which it answers in sense.

Scottish.

a. Void of energy, ineffectual, aimless; spiritless, not serious; cold, without warmth of manner.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective] > cold or lacking warm feeling

winter-coldOE

coldc1175

cheald1340

umbrous1483

key-colda1535

frosty1548

frostbitten1564

icy1567

wintry1579

cold-hearteda1616

unwarmeda1625

dry1637

cool1641

frigidal1651

frigid1658

thieveless1725

cool-hearted1748

wintry1748

chill1751

cold as charity1795

freezing1813

ice-cold1815

chilly1841

impersonal1846

pincé1858

ice-cool1891

touch-me-not-ish1895

marmorean1902

1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd i. i She cam wi a right thieveless errand back.

1787 R. Burns Poems (new ed.) 72 Wi' thieveless sneer to see his modish mien, He, down the water, gies him this guid-een.

1835 J. D. Carrick Laird of Logan 289 (E.D.D.) She answered in a gay, thieveless-like way.

1897 R. M. Fergusson Village Poet xiii. 80 He..appeared listless, or, as he himself expressed it, ‘rale thieveless’.

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b. ‘Applied to weather in a sort of intermediate or uncertain state. Thus, a thieveless day is one that has no decided character, neither properly good nor bad’ (Jamieson, at Thewles).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	thieveless
释义	thievelessadj. Brit. /ˈθiːvləs/, U.S. /ˈθivləs/, Scottish English /ˈθivləs/ Etymology: Of uncertain origin; first in Ramsay, ? misreading of earlier theueles , thewless adj., to which it answers in sense. Scottish. a. Void of energy, ineffectual, aimless; spiritless, not serious; cold, without warmth of manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective] > cold or lacking warm feeling winter-coldOE coldc1175 cheald1340 umbrous1483 key-colda1535 frosty1548 frostbitten1564 icy1567 wintry1579 cold-hearteda1616 unwarmeda1625 dry1637 cool1641 frigidal1651 frigid1658 thieveless1725 cool-hearted1748 wintry1748 chill1751 cold as charity1795 freezing1813 ice-cold1815 chilly1841 impersonal1846 pincé1858 ice-cool1891 touch-me-not-ish1895 marmorean1902 1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd i. i She cam wi a right thieveless errand back. 1787 R. Burns Poems (new ed.) 72 Wi' thieveless sneer to see his modish mien, He, down the water, gies him this guid-een. 1835 J. D. Carrick Laird of Logan 289 (E.D.D.) She answered in a gay, thieveless-like way. 1897 R. M. Fergusson Village Poet xiii. 80 He..appeared listless, or, as he himself expressed it, ‘rale thieveless’. Categories » b. ‘Applied to weather in a sort of intermediate or uncertain state. Thus, a thieveless day is one that has no decided character, neither properly good nor bad’ (Jamieson, at Thewles). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1725
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