wavelessadj.

Brit.

/ˈweɪvlᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈweɪvlᵻs/

Etymology: < wave n. + -less suffix.

Having no waves or undulation; not agitated or disturbed by waves. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > [adjective] > undulating > not

wavelessa1596

unwaving1818

the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > state of sea > [adjective] > not rough

stillOE

plainc1330

smoothc1374

demure1377

calmc1440

softa1450

glassy1535

sleek1603

eddyless1621

oily smooth1803

waveless1804

foamless1821

undimpled1821

rippleless1832

a1596 G. Peele Loue King Dauid & Fair Bethsabe (1599) sig. Bj^v Thy body smoother then this wauelesse spring.

1799 T. Campbell Pleasures of Hope & Other Poems ii. 127 In the waveless mirror of his mind.

1804 J. Grahame Sabbath 212 A waveless lake, In which the wintry stars all bright appear.

1819 P. B. Shelley Lines Euganean Hills in Rosalind & Helen 73 Beneath is spread like a green sea The waveless plain of Lombardy.

1842 R. H. Barham Fragm. in Ingoldsby Legends 2nd Ser. 119 Above each knightly stall, Unmoved, the banner'd blazonry hung waveless as a pall.

1872 M. Collins Two Plunges for Pearl III. 166 Lotos-islands in a waveless bay.

1887 G. W. Cable Grande Pointe v, in Cent. Mag. Mar. 668/1 Their delicately penciled brows, their dark, waveless hair.

1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer xii Waveless uniformity, not to say monotony, of existence.

Derivatives

ˈwavelessly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > state of sea > [adverb] > not roughly

wavelessly1819

unripplingly1842

1819 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 6 136 Wavelessly the river spread Its silver mirror.

1928 Daily Express 25 Aug. 3/1 Her black hair is parted in the middle and brushed, wavelessly, to a knot at the nape of her neck.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	waveless
释义	wavelessadj. Brit. /ˈweɪvlᵻs/, U.S. /ˈweɪvlᵻs/ Etymology: < wave n. + -less suffix. Having no waves or undulation; not agitated or disturbed by waves. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > [adjective] > undulating > not wavelessa1596 unwaving1818 the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > state of sea > [adjective] > not rough stillOE plainc1330 smoothc1374 demure1377 calmc1440 softa1450 glassy1535 sleek1603 eddyless1621 oily smooth1803 waveless1804 foamless1821 undimpled1821 rippleless1832 a1596 G. Peele Loue King Dauid & Fair Bethsabe (1599) sig. Bj^v Thy body smoother then this wauelesse spring. 1799 T. Campbell Pleasures of Hope & Other Poems ii. 127 In the waveless mirror of his mind. 1804 J. Grahame Sabbath 212 A waveless lake, In which the wintry stars all bright appear. 1819 P. B. Shelley Lines Euganean Hills in Rosalind & Helen 73 Beneath is spread like a green sea The waveless plain of Lombardy. 1842 R. H. Barham Fragm. in Ingoldsby Legends 2nd Ser. 119 Above each knightly stall, Unmoved, the banner'd blazonry hung waveless as a pall. 1872 M. Collins Two Plunges for Pearl III. 166 Lotos-islands in a waveless bay. 1887 G. W. Cable Grande Pointe v, in Cent. Mag. Mar. 668/1 Their delicately penciled brows, their dark, waveless hair. 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer xii Waveless uniformity, not to say monotony, of existence. Derivatives ˈwavelessly adv. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > state of sea > [adverb] > not roughly wavelessly1819 unripplingly1842 1819 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 6 136 Wavelessly the river spread Its silver mirror. 1928 Daily Express 25 Aug. 3/1 Her black hair is parted in the middle and brushed, wavelessly, to a knot at the nape of her neck. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1596
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