resentlessadj.

Brit.

/rᵻˈzɛntləs/, U.S.

/rəˈzɛn(t)ləs/,

/riˈzɛn(t)ləs/

Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: resent v., -less suffix.

Etymology: Probably < resent v. + -less suffix. Compare resent n., resentful adj.

†1. Devoid of feeling or affection. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective] > lacking emotional sensibility

unfeelingc1000

mis-feelinga1382

stonishc1450

unpainfulc1450

obtuse1509

sprightlessa1522

insensate1553

senseless1560

soulless1568

dull-esprited1591

impassible1592

bluntie1598

impenetrable1600

stockish1600

stolidc1600

incapable1601

stupid1605

tasteless1605

unsensitive1610

unexalted1611

insensible1617

unsensible1619

languid1622

immovable1639

dead-hearted1642

sterile1642

resupine1643

unaffectionate1645

iron-bound1648

resentlessa1649

torpid1656

torpulent1657

impassive1699

unreceptive1722

hebete1743

apathetic1744

stubbed1744

gustless1766

unresponsive1768

unsusceptible1779

tideless-blooded1786

unaffectioned1788

inaccessible1796

hebetudinous1820

unimpressible1828

insensitive1834

apathetical1835

non-sensitive1836

blunt-hearted1845

irreceptive1846

unreceptant1846

unimpressionable1847

anaesthetic1860

insentient1860

hard (also tough, sharp) as nails1862

unsqueamish1893

tone-deaf1894

unget-at-able1897

facty1901

zombie1937

pegamoid1957

a1649 W. Drummond Wks. (1711) 33/1 The Dove the Dove, the Swan doth love the Swan, Nought so resentless unto Man as Man.

1695 W. J. tr. R. Le Bossu Treat. Epick Poem iv. iv. 171 Let me take this rough Young-man to task, and for your sake touch the very heart of this resentless Creature.

1729 H. Carey Poems Several Occasions (ed. 3) 199 A thousand Tales of Love the Shepherd told, But the resentless Fair, With Air disdainful, Thus answer'd all his Protestations.

1800 J. B. Williamson Preservation iv. 53 To quit the world—shews sovereign contempt, And noble scorn of its resentless malice.

1827 Universal Songster III. 134/1 May a faithful heart demand, If sad Time's resentless hand E'er will make our bosoms two, Dissolve a love so sweet, so true?

2. Lacking resentment or bitterness; forgiving.

ΚΠ

1829 T. Wade Woman's Love i. iv. 12 She fills With such a meekness, that authority Takes lessons of submission from her smiles—She be still constant, and resentless still, However tempted unto mutiny.

1868 G. L. Raymond Life Below 211 Rest shall not come, til thou, with pardoning glory, Shalt gather all again on thy resentless breast.

1915 Coshocton (Ohio) Morning Tribune 4 May 6/3 But he had a heart as true as steel and was as kind and resentless as it possible for a circus man to be.

1994 A. Ronell Finitude's Score (1998) 55 For a moment the woman in Nietzsche resembles the resentless man who ‘shakes off with a single shrug much vermin that eats deep into others’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	resentless
释义	resentlessadj. Brit. /rᵻˈzɛntləs/, U.S. /rəˈzɛn(t)ləs/, /riˈzɛn(t)ləs/ Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: resent v., -less suffix. Etymology: Probably < resent v. + -less suffix. Compare resent n., resentful adj. †1. Devoid of feeling or affection. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective] > lacking emotional sensibility unfeelingc1000 mis-feelinga1382 stonishc1450 unpainfulc1450 obtuse1509 sprightlessa1522 insensate1553 senseless1560 soulless1568 dull-esprited1591 impassible1592 bluntie1598 impenetrable1600 stockish1600 stolidc1600 incapable1601 stupid1605 tasteless1605 unsensitive1610 unexalted1611 insensible1617 unsensible1619 languid1622 immovable1639 dead-hearted1642 sterile1642 resupine1643 unaffectionate1645 iron-bound1648 resentlessa1649 torpid1656 torpulent1657 impassive1699 unreceptive1722 hebete1743 apathetic1744 stubbed1744 gustless1766 unresponsive1768 unsusceptible1779 tideless-blooded1786 unaffectioned1788 inaccessible1796 hebetudinous1820 unimpressible1828 insensitive1834 apathetical1835 non-sensitive1836 blunt-hearted1845 irreceptive1846 unreceptant1846 unimpressionable1847 anaesthetic1860 insentient1860 hard (also tough, sharp) as nails1862 unsqueamish1893 tone-deaf1894 unget-at-able1897 facty1901 zombie1937 pegamoid1957 a1649 W. Drummond Wks. (1711) 33/1 The Dove the Dove, the Swan doth love the Swan, Nought so resentless unto Man as Man. 1695 W. J. tr. R. Le Bossu Treat. Epick Poem iv. iv. 171 Let me take this rough Young-man to task, and for your sake touch the very heart of this resentless Creature. 1729 H. Carey Poems Several Occasions (ed. 3) 199 A thousand Tales of Love the Shepherd told, But the resentless Fair, With Air disdainful, Thus answer'd all his Protestations. 1800 J. B. Williamson Preservation iv. 53 To quit the world—shews sovereign contempt, And noble scorn of its resentless malice. 1827 Universal Songster III. 134/1 May a faithful heart demand, If sad Time's resentless hand E'er will make our bosoms two, Dissolve a love so sweet, so true? 2. Lacking resentment or bitterness; forgiving. ΚΠ 1829 T. Wade Woman's Love i. iv. 12 She fills With such a meekness, that authority Takes lessons of submission from her smiles—She be still constant, and resentless still, However tempted unto mutiny. 1868 G. L. Raymond Life Below 211 Rest shall not come, til thou, with pardoning glory, Shalt gather all again on thy resentless breast. 1915 Coshocton (Ohio) Morning Tribune 4 May 6/3 But he had a heart as true as steel and was as kind and resentless as it possible for a circus man to be. 1994 A. Ronell Finitude's Score (1998) 55 For a moment the woman in Nietzsche resembles the resentless man who ‘shakes off with a single shrug much vermin that eats deep into others’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1649
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