guidelessadj.

/ˈɡʌɪdlɪs/

Etymology: < guide n. + -less suffix.

1. Without a guide to show the way. †Of a ship: Without a steersman.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > guidance in travel > [adjective] > accompanied by a guide > not

guideless1557

pilotless1606

self-guided1940

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > [adjective] > well- or ill-manned > without crew, captain, or helmsman

unmanned1544

guideless1557

sailorless1816

crewless1889

uncaptained1895

1557 T. North tr. A. de Guevara Diall Princes f. 262^v/2 Not seing y^e wherilpole, guidles I entred in the rashnes of my youth.

1598 J. Dickenson Greene in Conceipt 51 Some guidelesse Pinnace in a storme.

1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xxiv. 861/2 The greatest of their Galliasses..lost her Rudder, so that guidelesse she droue with the tyde vpon a shelue in the shoare of Callis.

1667 J. Dryden Indian Emperour ii. i. 17 Empty shades..Which guidless in those dark Dominions stray.

1712 A. Pope tr. Statius First Bk. Thebais in Misc. Poems 11 Deprived of Eyes, Guideless I wander.

1855 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 22 544 A flat, guideless waste.

1856 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters III. 1 A traveller..who had to recommence an interrupted journey in a guideless country.

2. Without a guide or director; without a controller or ruler.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of power > [adjective] > without a ruler or chief

kinglessc1325

acephalc1550

guideless1561

acephalic1656

acephalous1715

chiefless1742

1561 T. Norton & T. Sackville Gorboduc (1590) v. ii. G ij b Thus leaue this guideles realme an open pray To endlesse stormes.

1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. vi. xxxvi. 245/1 The now guidelesse Armie of Rome, occupied onely in spoile and mutinie, their leaders in faction.

1616–61 B. Holyday tr. Persius Sat. 304 Whether is the fittest guard..for a young guidless ward?

1656 A. Cowley Davideis iv. 128 in Poems Where ere his Guidless Passion leads his Will.

1660 J. Dryden Astræa Redux 5 Th' Ambitious Swede..To his now guideless Kingdome Peace bequeath'd.

1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. ii. 219 His guide-less youth, if thy experienc'd age Mis-lead.

1728 R. Morris Ess. Anc. Archit. 27 Their guideless, ungrounded, and thoughtless Fancies.

1848 J. C. Hare & A. W. Hare Guesses at Truth 2nd Ser. (ed. 2) 257 The poor guideless Heathens.

1869 J. Ruskin Queen of Air §158 Helpless and guideless, he indulges his idiosyncracies till they change into insanities.

Derivatives

ˈguidelessness n. guideless condition.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of power > [noun] > guideless condition

guidelessness1850

1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke I. ii. 38 Hast thou too to fight with poverty and guidelessness?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	guideless
释义	guidelessadj. /ˈɡʌɪdlɪs/ Etymology: < guide n. + -less suffix. 1. Without a guide to show the way. †Of a ship: Without a steersman. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > guidance in travel > [adjective] > accompanied by a guide > not guideless1557 pilotless1606 self-guided1940 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > [adjective] > well- or ill-manned > without crew, captain, or helmsman unmanned1544 guideless1557 sailorless1816 crewless1889 uncaptained1895 1557 T. North tr. A. de Guevara Diall Princes f. 262^v/2 Not seing y^e wherilpole, guidles I entred in the rashnes of my youth. 1598 J. Dickenson Greene in Conceipt 51 Some guidelesse Pinnace in a storme. 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xxiv. 861/2 The greatest of their Galliasses..lost her Rudder, so that guidelesse she droue with the tyde vpon a shelue in the shoare of Callis. 1667 J. Dryden Indian Emperour ii. i. 17 Empty shades..Which guidless in those dark Dominions stray. 1712 A. Pope tr. Statius First Bk. Thebais in Misc. Poems 11 Deprived of Eyes, Guideless I wander. 1855 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 22 544 A flat, guideless waste. 1856 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters III. 1 A traveller..who had to recommence an interrupted journey in a guideless country. 2. Without a guide or director; without a controller or ruler. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of power > [adjective] > without a ruler or chief kinglessc1325 acephalc1550 guideless1561 acephalic1656 acephalous1715 chiefless1742 1561 T. Norton & T. Sackville Gorboduc (1590) v. ii. G ij b Thus leaue this guideles realme an open pray To endlesse stormes. 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. vi. xxxvi. 245/1 The now guidelesse Armie of Rome, occupied onely in spoile and mutinie, their leaders in faction. 1616–61 B. Holyday tr. Persius Sat. 304 Whether is the fittest guard..for a young guidless ward? 1656 A. Cowley Davideis iv. 128 in Poems Where ere his Guidless Passion leads his Will. 1660 J. Dryden Astræa Redux 5 Th' Ambitious Swede..To his now guideless Kingdome Peace bequeath'd. 1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. ii. 219 His guide-less youth, if thy experienc'd age Mis-lead. 1728 R. Morris Ess. Anc. Archit. 27 Their guideless, ungrounded, and thoughtless Fancies. 1848 J. C. Hare & A. W. Hare Guesses at Truth 2nd Ser. (ed. 2) 257 The poor guideless Heathens. 1869 J. Ruskin Queen of Air §158 Helpless and guideless, he indulges his idiosyncracies till they change into insanities. Derivatives ˈguidelessness n. guideless condition. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of power > [noun] > guideless condition guidelessness1850 1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke I. ii. 38 Hast thou too to fight with poverty and guidelessness? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1557
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