saucelessadj.

Brit.

/ˈsɔːsləs/, U.S.

/ˈsɔsləs/,

/ˈsɑsləs/

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

Etymology: < sauce n. + -less suffix.

With reference to food: without sauce. Also figurative and in figurative contexts: plain, simple; bland; lacking interest, excitement, etc. (cf. sauce n. 1d).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [adjective] > wearisome or tedious > bland or insipid

colourlessc1425

unsavouryc1449

wearish?1533

wersha1599

tasteless1603

tame1604

juiceless1620

water gruela1627

dry1632

soulless1632

frigid1643

vapid1656

insipida1684

fade1715

heartless1780

vapid1785

achromatic1799

sauceless1817

albuminous1858

antiseptic1891

flat-footed1899

unatmospheric1913

defanged1920

anodyne1933

spiceless1942

tea-party1961

nothingburger1965

1817 W. Milne tr. Emperor Yongzheng in tr. Emperor Kangxi Sacred Edict iii. 65 From sauceless food Folks' quarrels oft arise.

1881 Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago) 1 Oct. 13/1 The quantity of such plays..misleads intelligence into the belief that the public has appetite for only such sauceless dainties.

1899 Month June 621 Even vice would be in many ways sauceless and insipid in the absence of faith.

1929 Derby Daily Tel. 18 Apr. 9/2 There is absolutely no comparison between the flavour of a sauceless meat and one eaten with sauce.

1998 F. Chappell Way of Happening 90 Her diction is ever the plainest, simple and sauceless.

2014 Winnipeg Free Press 27 Mar. (Uptown section) c5/2 Bhindi masala..was exceptional—a sauceless curry of tiny okra pods sautéed with onions and spices.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	sauceless
释义	saucelessadj. Brit. /ˈsɔːsləs/, U.S. /ˈsɔsləs/, /ˈsɑsləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sauce n., -less suffix. Etymology: < sauce n. + -less suffix. With reference to food: without sauce. Also figurative and in figurative contexts: plain, simple; bland; lacking interest, excitement, etc. (cf. sauce n. 1d). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [adjective] > wearisome or tedious > bland or insipid colourlessc1425 unsavouryc1449 wearish?1533 wersha1599 tasteless1603 tame1604 juiceless1620 water gruela1627 dry1632 soulless1632 frigid1643 vapid1656 insipida1684 fade1715 heartless1780 vapid1785 achromatic1799 sauceless1817 albuminous1858 antiseptic1891 flat-footed1899 unatmospheric1913 defanged1920 anodyne1933 spiceless1942 tea-party1961 nothingburger1965 1817 W. Milne tr. Emperor Yongzheng in tr. Emperor Kangxi Sacred Edict iii. 65 From sauceless food Folks' quarrels oft arise. 1881 Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago) 1 Oct. 13/1 The quantity of such plays..misleads intelligence into the belief that the public has appetite for only such sauceless dainties. 1899 Month June 621 Even vice would be in many ways sauceless and insipid in the absence of faith. 1929 Derby Daily Tel. 18 Apr. 9/2 There is absolutely no comparison between the flavour of a sauceless meat and one eaten with sauce. 1998 F. Chappell Way of Happening 90 Her diction is ever the plainest, simple and sauceless. 2014 Winnipeg Free Press 27 Mar. (Uptown section) c5/2 Bhindi masala..was exceptional—a sauceless curry of tiny okra pods sautéed with onions and spices. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < adj.1817
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