loverlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈlʌvələs/, U.S.

/ˈləvərləs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lover n.², -less suffix.

Etymology: < lover n.² + -less suffix.

Having no lover; deprived of a lover.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > a lover > [adjective] > provided with or having a lover or mate > without a lover or mate

mateless1599

servantless1658

loverless1824

unmating1857

1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 64 She paid her faithless suitor the compliment of remaining loverless for three weary months.

1853 C. Brontë Villette I. xiii. 232 Loverless and inexpectant of love.

1892 Temple Bar Apr. 525 Until quite lately she was loverless.

1912 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Evening Gaz. 2 Feb. 9/3 Hamlet the fatherless, motherless, loverless, almost friendless king of Denmark.

1959 V. W. Brooks Howells vii. 78 At Kennebunkport there were loverless maidens, twenty girls to every man.

2003 Time Out N.Y. 13 Feb. 35/1 For some loverless folk, these behemoth online dating services can be intimidating.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	loverless
释义	loverlessadj. Brit. /ˈlʌvələs/, U.S. /ˈləvərləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lover n.², -less suffix. Etymology: < lover n.² + -less suffix. Having no lover; deprived of a lover. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > a lover > [adjective] > provided with or having a lover or mate > without a lover or mate mateless1599 servantless1658 loverless1824 unmating1857 1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 64 She paid her faithless suitor the compliment of remaining loverless for three weary months. 1853 C. Brontë Villette I. xiii. 232 Loverless and inexpectant of love. 1892 Temple Bar Apr. 525 Until quite lately she was loverless. 1912 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Evening Gaz. 2 Feb. 9/3 Hamlet the fatherless, motherless, loverless, almost friendless king of Denmark. 1959 V. W. Brooks Howells vii. 78 At Kennebunkport there were loverless maidens, twenty girls to every man. 2003 Time Out N.Y. 13 Feb. 35/1 For some loverless folk, these behemoth online dating services can be intimidating. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1824
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