waylessnessn.

Brit.

/ˈweɪlᵻsnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈweɪlᵻsnᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on an Icelandic lexical item. Etymons: wayless adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < wayless adj. + -ness suffix; in quot. 1874 after Old Icelandic vegaleysi lack of roads (rare).Compare Old English weglēast wilderness ( < wayless adj. + -th suffix¹ 2 (compare -t suffix³ 2)).

The fact or condition of being wayless, esp. the lack of a clear sense of direction or purpose.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > [noun] > the state of being trackless, pathless

inviousness1710

pathlessness1851

waylessness1874

1874 R. Cleasby & G. Vigfusson Icelandic-Eng. Dict. (new ed.) 690/1 Vega-leysi, ‘waylessness’, want of roads.

1893 F. J. A. Hort Way, Truth, Life i. 37 The delightfulness of the opening world depends in no small measure on its semblance of waylessness.

1959 E. G. Schachtel Metamorphosis viii. 200 We see him constantly trying to name that which he encounters,..to transform the waylessness into territory that is mapped and named.

1986 Mystics Q. 12 183 From waylessness and detachment issues a way into the world that is free from preoccupation with self-will.

1992 P. Berry in P. Berry & A. Wernick Shadow of Spirit (1992) 1 Much contemporary thought is now characterized by a disturbing ‘waylessness’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	waylessness
释义	waylessnessn. Brit. /ˈweɪlᵻsnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈweɪlᵻsnᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on an Icelandic lexical item. Etymons: wayless adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < wayless adj. + -ness suffix; in quot. 1874 after Old Icelandic vegaleysi lack of roads (rare).Compare Old English weglēast wilderness ( < wayless adj. + -th suffix¹ 2 (compare -t suffix³ 2)). The fact or condition of being wayless, esp. the lack of a clear sense of direction or purpose. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > [noun] > the state of being trackless, pathless inviousness1710 pathlessness1851 waylessness1874 1874 R. Cleasby & G. Vigfusson Icelandic-Eng. Dict. (new ed.) 690/1 Vega-leysi, ‘waylessness’, want of roads. 1893 F. J. A. Hort Way, Truth, Life i. 37 The delightfulness of the opening world depends in no small measure on its semblance of waylessness. 1959 E. G. Schachtel Metamorphosis viii. 200 We see him constantly trying to name that which he encounters,..to transform the waylessness into territory that is mapped and named. 1986 Mystics Q. 12 183 From waylessness and detachment issues a way into the world that is free from preoccupation with self-will. 1992 P. Berry in P. Berry & A. Wernick Shadow of Spirit (1992) 1 Much contemporary thought is now characterized by a disturbing ‘waylessness’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1874
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