candlelessadj.

Brit.

/ˈkand(ə)lləs/, U.S.

/ˈkændə(l)ləs/

Etymology: < candle n. + -less suffix.

Without a candle or candles.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > [adjective] > unilluminated or unilluminating > specific

unlanterneda1750

torchless1814

lampless1819

gasless1827

candleless1906

1906 Westm. Gaz. 20 Jan. 5/1 I am left soapless, candleless, and forlorn.

1920 G. Santayana Char. & Opin. U.S. i. 6 Like those candlesticks, probably candleless, sometimes displayed as a seemly ornament in a room blazing with electric light.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	candleless
释义	candlelessadj. Brit. /ˈkand(ə)lləs/, U.S. /ˈkændə(l)ləs/ Etymology: < candle n. + -less suffix. Without a candle or candles. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > [adjective] > unilluminated or unilluminating > specific unlanterneda1750 torchless1814 lampless1819 gasless1827 candleless1906 1906 Westm. Gaz. 20 Jan. 5/1 I am left soapless, candleless, and forlorn. 1920 G. Santayana Char. & Opin. U.S. i. 6 Like those candlesticks, probably candleless, sometimes displayed as a seemly ornament in a room blazing with electric light. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1906
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