leavelessadj.

Brit.

/ˈliːvlᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈlivlᵻs/

Forms: late Middle English leueles, late Middle English leveles, 1500s–1600s leauelesse, 1600s leaueles, 1600s leavelesse, 1600s– leaveless.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: leaf n.¹, -less suffix.

Etymology: < leaf n.¹ (compare β. forms and discussion at that entry) + -less suffix. Compare later leafless adj.

Having no leaves or foliage.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > leaf > plant defined by leaves > [adjective] > leafless

nakedc1460

leavelessa1470

unleaved?1553

leafless1578

balda1616

unfurnished1712

unfoliaged1795

aphyllous1830

a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) I. 283 Over hym above his hede he sawe a rowgh spyke, a bygge bowghe leveles.

1567 A. Golding tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) xiii. f. 168^v The leauelesse trees did seare.

1581 T. Howell His Deuises sig. E.ij When Boreas rough, had leauelesse left eche tree.

?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads ii. 370 With wood, leauelesse, and kindl'd at Apposed fire, they burne the thighes.

1640 T. Carew Poems 160 Then, I no more shall court the verdant Bay, But the dry leavelesse Trunke on Golgotha.

1704 T. D'Urfey Tales 80 The Wind..blows As cold as if with Winter-Snows..Leaveless trees were froze.

1767 E. F. Haywood Invisible Spy (ed. 3) II. vi. iv. 108 Some birds that perch'd upon the twigs of the leaveless trees.

1840 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 528 While sweeps the howling gale from caverns cold, And wave the leaveless boughs.

1891 Forest & Stream 23 Apr. 267/3 In the leaveless sarvice berries sang a thrush.

1943 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 26 June 15/4 That so much beauty can be emitted from such a dull, drab, leaveless stem..is one of nature's miracles.

2004 M. Sadler Englishman à la Campagne vii. 41 The farmyard was also bare, headless geraniums,..naked bushes, leaveless trees.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† leavelessadv.

Forms: early Middle English leueles, 1500s leuels (transmission error).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: leave n.¹, -less suffix.

Etymology: < leave n.¹ + -less suffix.

Obsolete.

Without permission.

ΚΠ

a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 1848 Dina ðor mis-dede, Ghe nam leueles fro ðat stede.

1598 Chaucers Dreame in T. Speght Wks. G. Chaucer f. 355 ^v/2 Closed round about That leuels [later edd. levelesse] none come in, ne out.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	leaveless
释义	leavelessadj. Brit. /ˈliːvlᵻs/, U.S. /ˈlivlᵻs/ Forms: late Middle English leueles, late Middle English leveles, 1500s–1600s leauelesse, 1600s leaueles, 1600s leavelesse, 1600s– leaveless. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: leaf n.¹, -less suffix. Etymology: < leaf n.¹ (compare β. forms and discussion at that entry) + -less suffix. Compare later leafless adj. Having no leaves or foliage. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > leaf > plant defined by leaves > [adjective] > leafless nakedc1460 leavelessa1470 unleaved?1553 leafless1578 balda1616 unfurnished1712 unfoliaged1795 aphyllous1830 a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) I. 283 Over hym above his hede he sawe a rowgh spyke, a bygge bowghe leveles. 1567 A. Golding tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) xiii. f. 168^v The leauelesse trees did seare. 1581 T. Howell His Deuises sig. E.ij When Boreas rough, had leauelesse left eche tree. ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads ii. 370 With wood, leauelesse, and kindl'd at Apposed fire, they burne the thighes. 1640 T. Carew Poems 160 Then, I no more shall court the verdant Bay, But the dry leavelesse Trunke on Golgotha. 1704 T. D'Urfey Tales 80 The Wind..blows As cold as if with Winter-Snows..Leaveless trees were froze. 1767 E. F. Haywood Invisible Spy (ed. 3) II. vi. iv. 108 Some birds that perch'd upon the twigs of the leaveless trees. 1840 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 528 While sweeps the howling gale from caverns cold, And wave the leaveless boughs. 1891 Forest & Stream 23 Apr. 267/3 In the leaveless sarvice berries sang a thrush. 1943 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 26 June 15/4 That so much beauty can be emitted from such a dull, drab, leaveless stem..is one of nature's miracles. 2004 M. Sadler Englishman à la Campagne vii. 41 The farmyard was also bare, headless geraniums,..naked bushes, leaveless trees. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † leavelessadv. Forms: early Middle English leueles, 1500s leuels (transmission error). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: leave n.¹, -less suffix. Etymology: < leave n.¹ + -less suffix. Obsolete. Without permission. ΚΠ a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 1848 Dina ðor mis-dede, Ghe nam leueles fro ðat stede. 1598 Chaucers Dreame in T. Speght Wks. G. Chaucer f. 355 ^v/2 Closed round about That leuels [later edd. levelesse] none come in, ne out. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.a1470adv.a1325
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