returnlessadj.adv.

Brit.

/rᵻˈtəːnləs/, U.S.

/rəˈtərnləs/,

/riˈtərnləs/

Forms: see return n. and -less suffix.

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

Etymology: < return n. + -less suffix.

Now technical.

From which there is no return (in various senses); without a means or mechanism for a return. †Also as adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > backward movement > [adjective] > returning towards point of departure > admitting of no return

irremeable1569

irreturnable1579

returnless?1615

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > desperate state or condition > [adjective] > irretrievable

uncoverlyc1225

irrevocable1382

returnless?1615

reverseless1630

unretrievable1684

irretrievable1695

retrieveless1703

revokeless1774

irredeemable1839

?1615 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses (new ed.) xiii. 512 All thy Friends, I knew, as well, should make returnlesse ends.

1665 E. Waterhouse Gentlemans Monitor viii. 67 To none but to stupid and besotted ones, is idleness a satisfaction; or nugatory and returnless imployment, their choice.

1798 W. Ridgeway Rep. Trial P. Finerty 82 Those tempests, less savage than his persecutors, that drift him to a returnless distance from his family and his home.

1823 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 13 48 France went down an almost returnless depth of misery and crime.

1855 P. J. Bailey Mystic 46 Through the returnless and thick-branched Forest..they thrid their way.

1875 J. R. Lowell Under Old Elm i. ii The mould..whither all that be Vanish returnless.

a1919 J. F. Genung Life Indeed (1921) iv. 154 To launch forth on it, as on a returnless ocean, and to make it the rule of living.

1992 Pop. Mech. Oct. 46/2 (heading) Returnless fuel injection.

2003 D. M. Vidler Automotive Engine Performance: Classroom Man. (ed. 3) x. 337 With a returnless fuel system, only the fuel needed by the engine is filtered.

Derivatives

reˈturnlessly adv. rare

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > desperate state or condition > [adverb] > irretrievably

unrecoverablyc1475

unreprievably1594

irrevocably1611

irreclaimably1662

irretrievably1695

irredeemably1790

returnlessly1840

1840 Blackwood's Mag. 48 238 Elliston at length was utterly, unequivocally, returnlessly ruined.

1910 J. Talman in F. A. Day & T. M. Knappen Life of John Albert Johnson 428 O, deep, sad eyes! Returnlessly withdrawn From life tide's ebb and flow.

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

单词	returnless
释义	returnlessadj.adv. Brit. /rᵻˈtəːnləs/, U.S. /rəˈtərnləs/, /riˈtərnləs/ Forms: see return n. and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: return n., -less suffix. Etymology: < return n. + -less suffix. Now technical. From which there is no return (in various senses); without a means or mechanism for a return. †Also as adv. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > backward movement > [adjective] > returning towards point of departure > admitting of no return irremeable1569 irreturnable1579 returnless?1615 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > desperate state or condition > [adjective] > irretrievable uncoverlyc1225 irrevocable1382 returnless?1615 reverseless1630 unretrievable1684 irretrievable1695 retrieveless1703 revokeless1774 irredeemable1839 ?1615 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses (new ed.) xiii. 512 All thy Friends, I knew, as well, should make returnlesse ends. 1665 E. Waterhouse Gentlemans Monitor viii. 67 To none but to stupid and besotted ones, is idleness a satisfaction; or nugatory and returnless imployment, their choice. 1798 W. Ridgeway Rep. Trial P. Finerty 82 Those tempests, less savage than his persecutors, that drift him to a returnless distance from his family and his home. 1823 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 13 48 France went down an almost returnless depth of misery and crime. 1855 P. J. Bailey Mystic 46 Through the returnless and thick-branched Forest..they thrid their way. 1875 J. R. Lowell Under Old Elm i. ii The mould..whither all that be Vanish returnless. a1919 J. F. Genung Life Indeed (1921) iv. 154 To launch forth on it, as on a returnless ocean, and to make it the rule of living. 1992 Pop. Mech. Oct. 46/2 (heading) Returnless fuel injection. 2003 D. M. Vidler Automotive Engine Performance: Classroom Man. (ed. 3) x. 337 With a returnless fuel system, only the fuel needed by the engine is filtered. Derivatives reˈturnlessly adv. rare ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > desperate state or condition > [adverb] > irretrievably unrecoverablyc1475 unreprievably1594 irrevocably1611 irreclaimably1662 irretrievably1695 irredeemably1790 returnlessly1840 1840 Blackwood's Mag. 48 238 Elliston at length was utterly, unequivocally, returnlessly ruined. 1910 J. Talman in F. A. Day & T. M. Knappen Life of John Albert Johnson 428 O, deep, sad eyes! Returnlessly withdrawn From life tide's ebb and flow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.?1615
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