fretlessadj.¹

Brit.

/ˈfrɛtləs/, U.S.

/ˈfrɛtləs/

Etymology: < fret n.² or fret v.¹ + -less suffix.

rare.

a. Free from fret or annoyance.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > freedom from trouble, care, or sorrow > [adjective]

sorrowlessOE

carelessa1000

restful1340

clearc1374

unsada1450

undiseased?c1450

unoffendedc1450

undistroubled1466

frank1477

unvexed1485

quiet1535

secure1545

griefless1552

trouble-void1559

woeless1568

undistressed1582

tearless1603

cocksure1613

undejected1613

undisquieted1627

uncareful1635

serene1640

indisconsolatea1645

trouble-free1648

catastematic1656

thoughtless1659

incruciated1661

easy1692

undepressed1697

unsufferinga1732

ungloomed1737

solute1742

unanxious1742

undarkened1742

unsighinga1743

comfortable1770

unharassed1796

unworried1818

gloomless1820

ungroaning1821

unpestered1824

ungrieving1837

troubleless1838

unsaddened?c1840

untrespassed1854

unannoyed1865

unfretted1870

fretless1878

worriless1889

stress-free1898

unstressed1927

1878 R. Browning La Saisiaz 3 Fretless and free, Soul clap thy pinion!

b. Of water: Unruffled.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > body of water > moving water > [adjective] > unruffled

oarless1882

fretlessa1894

a1894 A. Webster Mother & Daughter (1895) 17 A full and crystal lake..strong and fretless, stirs not.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

fretlessadj.²

Brit.

/ˈfrɛtləs/, U.S.

/ˈfrɛtləs/

Etymology: < fret n.³ + -less suffix.

Music.

Of a stringed instrument: having no frets on the fingerboard. Also of the fingerboard itself.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > lute- or viol-type parts > [adjective] > fretless

fretless1961

1961 in N. Webster

1971 Southern Folklore Q. xxxv. 65 Though banjos have had frets for nearly a hundred years, many North Carolina banjoists continue to favor fretless instruments.

1977 Rolling Stone 13 Jan. 62/3 Burton returned later to open the second concert, joined by Eberhard Weber, whose six-string, electrified, fretless, acoustic-style bass neck added the surreal dimension that made the Ring album so haunting.

1986 D. M. Randel New Harvard Dict. Music 916/1 The pegbox [of the Viola d'amore] terminates in the figure of a head, the fingerboard is fretless, and the sound holes are in the shape of flaming swords.

1989 C. S. Murray Crosstown Traffic viii. 204 The late Jaco Pastorius..was—for all practical purposes—the ‘inventor’ of the fretless electric bass.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fretless
释义	fretlessadj.¹ Brit. /ˈfrɛtləs/, U.S. /ˈfrɛtləs/ Etymology: < fret n.² or fret v.¹ + -less suffix. rare. a. Free from fret or annoyance. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > freedom from trouble, care, or sorrow > [adjective] sorrowlessOE carelessa1000 restful1340 clearc1374 unsada1450 undiseased?c1450 unoffendedc1450 undistroubled1466 frank1477 unvexed1485 quiet1535 secure1545 griefless1552 trouble-void1559 woeless1568 undistressed1582 tearless1603 cocksure1613 undejected1613 undisquieted1627 uncareful1635 serene1640 indisconsolatea1645 trouble-free1648 catastematic1656 thoughtless1659 incruciated1661 easy1692 undepressed1697 unsufferinga1732 ungloomed1737 solute1742 unanxious1742 undarkened1742 unsighinga1743 comfortable1770 unharassed1796 unworried1818 gloomless1820 ungroaning1821 unpestered1824 ungrieving1837 troubleless1838 unsaddened?c1840 untrespassed1854 unannoyed1865 unfretted1870 fretless1878 worriless1889 stress-free1898 unstressed1927 1878 R. Browning La Saisiaz 3 Fretless and free, Soul clap thy pinion! b. Of water: Unruffled. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > body of water > moving water > [adjective] > unruffled oarless1882 fretlessa1894 a1894 A. Webster Mother & Daughter (1895) 17 A full and crystal lake..strong and fretless, stirs not. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). fretlessadj.² Brit. /ˈfrɛtləs/, U.S. /ˈfrɛtləs/ Etymology: < fret n.³ + -less suffix. Music. Of a stringed instrument: having no frets on the fingerboard. Also of the fingerboard itself. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > lute- or viol-type parts > [adjective] > fretless fretless1961 1961 in N. Webster 1971 Southern Folklore Q. xxxv. 65 Though banjos have had frets for nearly a hundred years, many North Carolina banjoists continue to favor fretless instruments. 1977 Rolling Stone 13 Jan. 62/3 Burton returned later to open the second concert, joined by Eberhard Weber, whose six-string, electrified, fretless, acoustic-style bass neck added the surreal dimension that made the Ring album so haunting. 1986 D. M. Randel New Harvard Dict. Music 916/1 The pegbox [of the Viola d'amore] terminates in the figure of a head, the fingerboard is fretless, and the sound holes are in the shape of flaming swords. 1989 C. S. Murray Crosstown Traffic viii. 204 The late Jaco Pastorius..was—for all practical purposes—the ‘inventor’ of the fretless electric bass. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹1878adj.²1961
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