plotlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈplɒtləs/, U.S.

/ˈplɑtləs/

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

Etymology: < plot n. + -less suffix.

1. Of a novel, play, film, etc.: lacking a plot or storyline; having no plot.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > fiction > [adjective] > furnished with plot > not

plotless1704

schemeless1877

1704 W. Shippen Faction Display'd x Van's Bawdy, Plotless Plays were once our Boast.

a1747 L. Welsted Wks. (1787) 38 Design with deep contrivance plotless plays.

1869 E. S. P. Ward Men, Women, & Ghosts 265 Such a simple, plotless record of a young girl's life, made up of Mondays and Tuesdays and Wednesdays, like yours or mine.

1882 Standard 25 Mar. 5 The curious plotless story called ‘Kavanagh’.

1926 in C. Bailey Mind of Rome i. 167 Semi-dramatic productions, improved on the formal side but still plotless, became an established diversion.

1971 Homes & Gardens Sept. 134/1 Her story reads like a charming but plotless novel.

1992 New Yorker 24 Aug. 43/3 While Hollywood produced entertainments like ‘How to Stuff a Wild Bikini’, hard-core surf films—gritty, plotless, low-budget—boomed.

2. Ecology. Designating or relating to sampling where conventional quadrats are impractical, commonly involving measurements of the distance from a randomly chosen unit to its nearest neighbour of the same species.

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the world > life > biology > balance of nature > environment or habitat > [adjective] > not based on portion of

plotless1954

1954 Ecology 35 237/1 It was felt worthwhile to test its usefulness in Appalachian forest types by comparing it with conventional plot sampling and with plotless sampling by random pairs.

1989 N.Z. Jrnl. Bot. 27 369 Primary succession to montane rain forest on the bare slip faces of landslides is described from three variously aged slides with plot and plotless data.

2004 Jrnl. Biogeogr. 31 1355 Plotless records of all native and naturalized seed plant and fern species on disturbed mobile surfaces were made over the length of four rivers.

Derivatives

ˈplotlessness n.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > fiction > [noun] > plot > lack of

plotlessness1823

1823 J. Lacy in London Mag. Dec. 648/1 The plotlessness..of modern plays.

1945 College Eng. 7 88/1 The charges of plotlessness, of loose, invertebrate structure, that have been made against the modern story seem to me to be better explained by changes in modern technique.

2000 N.Y. Times 8 Apr. b12/1 Dancegoers who have overdosed on astringent plotlessness and gesture-heavy narrative classics.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plotless
释义	plotlessadj. Brit. /ˈplɒtləs/, U.S. /ˈplɑtləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plot n., -less suffix. Etymology: < plot n. + -less suffix. 1. Of a novel, play, film, etc.: lacking a plot or storyline; having no plot. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > fiction > [adjective] > furnished with plot > not plotless1704 schemeless1877 1704 W. Shippen Faction Display'd x Van's Bawdy, Plotless Plays were once our Boast. a1747 L. Welsted Wks. (1787) 38 Design with deep contrivance plotless plays. 1869 E. S. P. Ward Men, Women, & Ghosts 265 Such a simple, plotless record of a young girl's life, made up of Mondays and Tuesdays and Wednesdays, like yours or mine. 1882 Standard 25 Mar. 5 The curious plotless story called ‘Kavanagh’. 1926 in C. Bailey Mind of Rome i. 167 Semi-dramatic productions, improved on the formal side but still plotless, became an established diversion. 1971 Homes & Gardens Sept. 134/1 Her story reads like a charming but plotless novel. 1992 New Yorker 24 Aug. 43/3 While Hollywood produced entertainments like ‘How to Stuff a Wild Bikini’, hard-core surf films—gritty, plotless, low-budget—boomed. 2. Ecology. Designating or relating to sampling where conventional quadrats are impractical, commonly involving measurements of the distance from a randomly chosen unit to its nearest neighbour of the same species. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > balance of nature > environment or habitat > [adjective] > not based on portion of plotless1954 1954 Ecology 35 237/1 It was felt worthwhile to test its usefulness in Appalachian forest types by comparing it with conventional plot sampling and with plotless sampling by random pairs. 1989 N.Z. Jrnl. Bot. 27 369 Primary succession to montane rain forest on the bare slip faces of landslides is described from three variously aged slides with plot and plotless data. 2004 Jrnl. Biogeogr. 31 1355 Plotless records of all native and naturalized seed plant and fern species on disturbed mobile surfaces were made over the length of four rivers. Derivatives ˈplotlessness n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > fiction > [noun] > plot > lack of plotlessness1823 1823 J. Lacy in London Mag. Dec. 648/1 The plotlessness..of modern plays. 1945 College Eng. 7 88/1 The charges of plotlessness, of loose, invertebrate structure, that have been made against the modern story seem to me to be better explained by changes in modern technique. 2000 N.Y. Times 8 Apr. b12/1 Dancegoers who have overdosed on astringent plotlessness and gesture-heavy narrative classics. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1704
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