dreadlessadj.adv.

Etymology: See -less suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdreadless.

A. adj.

a. Void of dread or fear; having no fear; fearless; not apprehensive. Const. of.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > courage > fearlessness > dreadlessness > [adjective]

awelessc1400

dreadlessc1400

undreadfulc1400

dreadnought1592

unredoubting1665

unapprehensive1666

undreading1745

c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 2334 How þat doȝty dredles deruely þer stondeȝ.

a1450 Le Morte Arth. 3262 After hys dayes fulle dredelesse..To welde Alle yngland, towre And towne.

1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. i. f. 46 With a dredelesse minde to loke down vpon his enemies.

1634 H. Peacham Gentlemans Exercise (new ed.) iii. 140 A haughtie courage, dreadlesse of dangers.

1762 W. Falconer Shipwreck ii. 25 At each yard-arm a dreadless Sailor strides.

1854 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 21 238 We await the issue..with dreadless confidence.

†b. Exempt from dread or apprehension of danger; secure; void of terrors. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of terribleness > [adjective] > terrorless

dreadless1591

unterrifying1691

unterrific1788

terrorless1813

1591 E. Spenser Visions of Worlds Vanitie in Complaints x A mighty Lyon..Safe in his dreadles den him thought to hide.

1622 S. Ward Life of Faith in Death 90 That which makes death so easie, so familiar and dreadlesse to a belieuer.

†B. adv.

Without doubt or apprehension of mistake; doubtless. Cf. dread n. 3. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > absolute certainty > [adverb]

withouten wantrukea1225

without missa1275

dreadlessc1369

doubtlessc1386

certainlya1400

sadly?a1425

questionlessc1425

undoubtablyc1425

doubtlesslyc1440

unsoilablyc1445

undoubtablec1450

undoubteda1500

undoubtedly?a1500

infallibly1502

indefeasibly1540

undubitately1548

indubitatelya1552

undoubting1552

undoubtingly1552

indoubtedly1563

indoubtly1606

unquestionably1611

questionlessly1612

indubitably1624

undoubtfully1628

uncontrollably1629

irrefragably1635

ungainsayably1637

inquestionablya1641

indubiously1642

unquestionedly1644

incontrollably1646

incontrovertibly1646

indisputably1646

acknowledgedly?1649

inexpugnably1653

uncontrovertablya1658

undubitably1660

inconfutably1664

uncontrollably1676

irrefutably1681

uncontestedly1699

undisputably1707

uncontestably1709

incontestablya1711

uncontrovertibly1755

undisputedly1778

(and) no mistake1818

unchallengeably1827

without resort1827

undeniedly1837

unappealably1840

indubitativelya1853

irrecusably1862

uncontradictably1862

inescapably1881

unarguably1888

sho1893

sure1894

posilutely1914

hands down1936

c1369 G. Chaucer Bk. Duchesse 1272 Dredelesse I mene none other wayes.

a1400 Relig. Pieces fr. Thornton MS. 91 Thane was Orncyane dede..And sulde to delfynge be done dredles þat daye.

?a1400 Morte Arth. 2043 Dredlesse with-owttyne dowtte, the daye schalle be ourez.

1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) I. 61 Dreidles than we man all suffer deid.

Derivatives

ˈdreadlessly adv. in a dreadless manner, fearlessly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > courage > fearlessness > dreadlessness > [adverb]

undreadfullyc1430

dreadlessly1628

1628 G. Wither Britain's Remembrancer iv. 670 So dreadlesly their course they did pursue.

1831 Wilson in Blackwood's Mag. 29 295 Animals who dreadlessly follow their instincts.

ˈdreadlessness n. fearlessness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > courage > fearlessness > [noun]

eyelestc1275

dreadlessnessa1586

impavidity1604

fearlessness1606

dauntlessness1730

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) i. xix. sig. M1^v Zelmane (to whome daunger..was a cause of dreadlesnes).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dreadless
释义	dreadlessadj.adv. Etymology: See -less suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdreadless. A. adj. a. Void of dread or fear; having no fear; fearless; not apprehensive. Const. of. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > fearlessness > dreadlessness > [adjective] awelessc1400 dreadlessc1400 undreadfulc1400 dreadnought1592 unredoubting1665 unapprehensive1666 undreading1745 c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 2334 How þat doȝty dredles deruely þer stondeȝ. a1450 Le Morte Arth. 3262 After hys dayes fulle dredelesse..To welde Alle yngland, towre And towne. 1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. i. f. 46 With a dredelesse minde to loke down vpon his enemies. 1634 H. Peacham Gentlemans Exercise (new ed.) iii. 140 A haughtie courage, dreadlesse of dangers. 1762 W. Falconer Shipwreck ii. 25 At each yard-arm a dreadless Sailor strides. 1854 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 21 238 We await the issue..with dreadless confidence. †b. Exempt from dread or apprehension of danger; secure; void of terrors. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of terribleness > [adjective] > terrorless dreadless1591 unterrifying1691 unterrific1788 terrorless1813 1591 E. Spenser Visions of Worlds Vanitie in Complaints x A mighty Lyon..Safe in his dreadles den him thought to hide. 1622 S. Ward Life of Faith in Death 90 That which makes death so easie, so familiar and dreadlesse to a belieuer. †B. adv. Without doubt or apprehension of mistake; doubtless. Cf. dread n. 3. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > absolute certainty > [adverb] withouten wantrukea1225 without missa1275 dreadlessc1369 doubtlessc1386 certainlya1400 sadly?a1425 questionlessc1425 undoubtablyc1425 doubtlesslyc1440 unsoilablyc1445 undoubtablec1450 undoubteda1500 undoubtedly?a1500 infallibly1502 indefeasibly1540 undubitately1548 indubitatelya1552 undoubting1552 undoubtingly1552 indoubtedly1563 indoubtly1606 unquestionably1611 questionlessly1612 indubitably1624 undoubtfully1628 uncontrollably1629 irrefragably1635 ungainsayably1637 inquestionablya1641 indubiously1642 unquestionedly1644 incontrollably1646 incontrovertibly1646 indisputably1646 acknowledgedly?1649 inexpugnably1653 uncontrovertablya1658 undubitably1660 inconfutably1664 uncontrollably1676 irrefutably1681 uncontestedly1699 undisputably1707 uncontestably1709 incontestablya1711 uncontrovertibly1755 undisputedly1778 (and) no mistake1818 unchallengeably1827 without resort1827 undeniedly1837 unappealably1840 indubitativelya1853 irrecusably1862 uncontradictably1862 inescapably1881 unarguably1888 sho1893 sure1894 posilutely1914 hands down1936 c1369 G. Chaucer Bk. Duchesse 1272 Dredelesse I mene none other wayes. a1400 Relig. Pieces fr. Thornton MS. 91 Thane was Orncyane dede..And sulde to delfynge be done dredles þat daye. ?a1400 Morte Arth. 2043 Dredlesse with-owttyne dowtte, the daye schalle be ourez. 1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) I. 61 Dreidles than we man all suffer deid. Derivatives ˈdreadlessly adv. in a dreadless manner, fearlessly. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > fearlessness > dreadlessness > [adverb] undreadfullyc1430 dreadlessly1628 1628 G. Wither Britain's Remembrancer iv. 670 So dreadlesly their course they did pursue. 1831 Wilson in Blackwood's Mag. 29 295 Animals who dreadlessly follow their instincts. ˈdreadlessness n. fearlessness. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > fearlessness > [noun] eyelestc1275 dreadlessnessa1586 impavidity1604 fearlessness1606 dauntlessness1730 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) i. xix. sig. M1^v Zelmane (to whome daunger..was a cause of dreadlesnes). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.c1369
随便看	to let nature take its course to let no semblant be seen to let off to let off lightly to let off steam to let on to let one off easy to let one's back hair down to let one's fingers do the walking to let one's freak flag fly to let one's hair down to let one's heart rule one's head to let oneself go to let out to let out ,forth for farm to let out ,forth in farm to let out ,forth to farm to let out a reef to let out of to let out the links to let overpass to let overslide to let pass to let pass in silence to let pass with silence