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单词 easeless
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easelessadj.

/ˈiːzlɪs/
Etymology: < ease n. + -less suffix.
1. Of persons: Having no ease or rest. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > continuing > [adjective] > without rest
unresting1582
easeless1632
unreposed1769
unreposing1772
1632 J. Vicars tr. Virgil XII Aeneids ii. 915 Thus as I ceaselesse, easelesse pri'd about, In every nook, furious to finde her out.
2. Of pain or distress: Having no abatement, admitting of no relief.
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the mind > emotion > suffering > [adjective] > admitting of no relief
easelessa1593
a1593 H. Smith Wks. (1867) II. 169 It will take from them all pleasure, and bring them to easeless, and yet endless, pain.
1633 W. Drummond Poems (1656) 159 Thou becalm'st Minds easelesse anguish.
a1770 G. Whitefield Serm. xxxii, in Wks. (1772) VI. 10 Easeless and endless misery.
3. Destitute of ease in bearing or manner. rare.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adjective] > not affable
strange1338
estrangec1374
formal?1518
cold1557
squeamish1561
icy1567
buckrama1589
repulsive1598
starched1600
unaffable1603
stiff1608
withdrawing1611
reserved1612
aloof1639
cool1641
uncordial1643
inaffable1656
staunch1659
standfra1683
distant1710
starcha1716
distancing1749
pokerish1779
buckramed1793
angular1808
easeless1811
touch-me-not1817
starchy1824
standoffish1826
offish1827
poker-backed1830
standoff1837
stiffish1840
chilly1841
unapproachable1848
hedgehoggy1866
sticky1882
hard-to-get1899
stand-away1938
princesse lointaine1957
1811 Monthly Mag. 31 5 It is often accompanied with a punctilious easeless behaviour.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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