authorlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈɔːθələs/, U.S.

/ˈɔθərləs/,

/ˈɑθərləs/

Forms: see author n. and -less suffix.

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

Etymology: < author n. + -less suffix.

1. Of unknown or undeclared authorship; not bearing the name of the author; anonymous.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > anonymity or lack of a name > [adjective] > of unknown authorship or provenance

nameless1529

fatherless1541

authorless1613

anon.?1696

unassigned1868

masterless1899

unattributable1967

1613 E. Sackville Let. in Guardian (1713) 13 Aug. 1/1 The false Aspersions, some Authorless Tongues have laid upon me.

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Berks. 97 Tradition and an authorless pamphlet make him [sc. Thomas Cole] a man of vast wealth.

1716 M. Davies Athenæ Britannicæ II. i. 19 The rough Draught..can't be any Argument that the King was not the Author of it; for otherwise, above half the Books in the World would be Fatherless or Authorless.

1869 Spectator 3 July 797 After 1715 his works were apparently authorless, or issued under fictitious and assumed names.

1925 D. Scarborough On Trail Negro Folk-songs vi. 160 The dateless, authorless lullaby which sings: ‘Oh, the wind is in the west.’

1989 M. Atwood Best Amer. Stories p. xii Reading through these authorless manuscripts was like playing hooky.

2009 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 81 189 The minor bureaucrats who..put their own mark on supposedly neutral and authorless reports.

2. That has no creator; uncaused. Cf. author n. 4.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adjective] > without cause > without source or origin

authorless1629

unoriginal1648

unoriginated1693

unoriginate1705

sourceless1848

parentless1862

1629 T. Jackson Treat. Divine Essence i. 51 He is the authorlesse Author of all being.

1862 F. Hall tr. N. N. Gore Rational Refut. Hindu Philos. Syst. 64 The Sánkhyas..would have it [sc. the Veda] to be authorless.

1879 Spectator 31 May 699/1 The whole Cosmos is to them the result of forces which are blind and authorless.

2004 C. Cox & D. Warner Audio Culture (2006) ii. iv. 166 A post-theological universe, an authorless world without a unique origin, essence, or end.

3. Without the presence of an author or authors; containing no authors.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > writer or author > [adjective] > without writers or authors

authorless1879

1879 B. Wheatley Catal. Med. Chirurg. Soc. Libr. Pref. 13 A long interval of authorless years.

2008 J. Deval Publicize your Book! x. 200 If your authorless event is a good idea, then you or your publicist could pitch the editor of the newsletter to share the idea with other booksellers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	authorless
释义	authorlessadj. Brit. /ˈɔːθələs/, U.S. /ˈɔθərləs/, /ˈɑθərləs/ Forms: see author n. and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: author n., -less suffix. Etymology: < author n. + -less suffix. 1. Of unknown or undeclared authorship; not bearing the name of the author; anonymous. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > anonymity or lack of a name > [adjective] > of unknown authorship or provenance nameless1529 fatherless1541 authorless1613 anon.?1696 unassigned1868 masterless1899 unattributable1967 1613 E. Sackville Let. in Guardian (1713) 13 Aug. 1/1 The false Aspersions, some Authorless Tongues have laid upon me. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Berks. 97 Tradition and an authorless pamphlet make him [sc. Thomas Cole] a man of vast wealth. 1716 M. Davies Athenæ Britannicæ II. i. 19 The rough Draught..can't be any Argument that the King was not the Author of it; for otherwise, above half the Books in the World would be Fatherless or Authorless. 1869 Spectator 3 July 797 After 1715 his works were apparently authorless, or issued under fictitious and assumed names. 1925 D. Scarborough On Trail Negro Folk-songs vi. 160 The dateless, authorless lullaby which sings: ‘Oh, the wind is in the west.’ 1989 M. Atwood Best Amer. Stories p. xii Reading through these authorless manuscripts was like playing hooky. 2009 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 81 189 The minor bureaucrats who..put their own mark on supposedly neutral and authorless reports. 2. That has no creator; uncaused. Cf. author n. 4. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adjective] > without cause > without source or origin authorless1629 unoriginal1648 unoriginated1693 unoriginate1705 sourceless1848 parentless1862 1629 T. Jackson Treat. Divine Essence i. 51 He is the authorlesse Author of all being. 1862 F. Hall tr. N. N. Gore Rational Refut. Hindu Philos. Syst. 64 The Sánkhyas..would have it [sc. the Veda] to be authorless. 1879 Spectator 31 May 699/1 The whole Cosmos is to them the result of forces which are blind and authorless. 2004 C. Cox & D. Warner Audio Culture (2006) ii. iv. 166 A post-theological universe, an authorless world without a unique origin, essence, or end. 3. Without the presence of an author or authors; containing no authors. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > writer or author > [adjective] > without writers or authors authorless1879 1879 B. Wheatley Catal. Med. Chirurg. Soc. Libr. Pref. 13 A long interval of authorless years. 2008 J. Deval Publicize your Book! x. 200 If your authorless event is a good idea, then you or your publicist could pitch the editor of the newsletter to share the idea with other booksellers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1613
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