delightlessadj.

Brit.

/dᵻˈlʌɪtlᵻs/, U.S.

/dəˈlaɪtlᵻs/,

/diˈlaɪtlᵻs/

Forms: see delight n. and -less suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: delight n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < delight n. + -less suffix. Compare earlier delightful adj.

1. Giving or providing no delight; cheerless, dreary.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > [adjective] > unpleasant

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a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. xvi. sig. Rr6 Turning away her feeble sight, as from a delightlesse obiect.

1771 J. Langhorne Lett. to Eleonora II. lxiii. 72 What, what hast thou done?—Rendered every thing in nature insipid and delightless.

1902 Times (Richmond, Va.) 8 June What is now an occupation full of pleasure would be delightless, and well-nigh profitless, toil.

1993 alt.music.kraftwerk 18 Feb. (Usenet newsgroup, accessed 7 Apr. 2020) It's a meat pie floating in mushy peas, sounds quite delightless to me.

2. Having, feeling, or exhibiting no delight; miserable, dejected. Now somewhat rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > [adjective]

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1589 T. Lodge Scillaes Metamorphosis sig. C4 Dispaire that deepe disdained elf Delightlesse liude, still stabbing of her self.

c1750 W. Shenstone Elegies xi. 8 And we, delightless, left to wander home!

1830 R. Montgomery Satan ii. 137 The world is changed, corrupted, false, and cold As Autumn, when her dimming rain-dews fall, To his delightless gaze.

2013 @fitab 3 Mar. in twitter.com (accessed 8 January 2020) Feel a lil bit delightless bcoz @CraigDavid not playing songs like Officially Yours, Just a Reminder, 6of1 thing, Hot Stuff, & unbelievable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	delightless
释义	delightlessadj. Brit. /dᵻˈlʌɪtlᵻs/, U.S. /dəˈlaɪtlᵻs/, /diˈlaɪtlᵻs/ Forms: see delight n. and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: delight n., -less suffix. Etymology: < delight n. + -less suffix. Compare earlier delightful adj. 1. Giving or providing no delight; cheerless, dreary. 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Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. xvi. sig. Rr6 Turning away her feeble sight, as from a delightlesse obiect. 1771 J. Langhorne Lett. to Eleonora II. lxiii. 72 What, what hast thou done?—Rendered every thing in nature insipid and delightless. 1902 Times (Richmond, Va.) 8 June What is now an occupation full of pleasure would be delightless, and well-nigh profitless, toil. 1993 alt.music.kraftwerk 18 Feb. (Usenet newsgroup, accessed 7 Apr. 2020) It's a meat pie floating in mushy peas, sounds quite delightless to me. 2. Having, feeling, or exhibiting no delight; miserable, dejected. Now somewhat rare. 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Lodge Scillaes Metamorphosis sig. C4 Dispaire that deepe disdained elf Delightlesse liude, still stabbing of her self. c1750 W. Shenstone Elegies xi. 8 And we, delightless, left to wander home! 1830 R. Montgomery Satan ii. 137 The world is changed, corrupted, false, and cold As Autumn, when her dimming rain-dews fall, To his delightless gaze. 2013 @fitab 3 Mar. in twitter.com (accessed 8 January 2020) Feel a lil bit delightless bcoz @CraigDavid not playing songs like Officially Yours, Just a Reminder, 6of1 thing, Hot Stuff, & unbelievable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1586
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