birdlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈbəːdləs/, U.S.

/ˈbərdləs/

Forms: see bird n. and -less suffix.

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

Etymology: < bird n. + -less suffix.

Without any birds; having no birds; devoid of birds.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > [adjective] > void of or unfrequented by birds

birdlessc1475

c1475 (a1449) J. Lydgate Minor Poems (1934) ii. 792 A byrdles cage, a key withouten lok.

1618 T. Gainsford Glory Eng. i. xi. 92 The aire birdlesse, the sea fishles, the mountaines woodles, the men respectles, and the women graceles.

1853 National Era 4 Aug. 123/1 Nantucket—that birdless, treeless little molehill upon the deep—that pimple of earth which specks the bosom of the Atlantic.

1906 Westm. Gaz. 14 Apr. 18/1 The Yellow Cat's paw is out, after a birdless winter.

2015 D. Rickard Pyrite viii. 220 The whistling of the wind in the birdless skies across the treeless rocks.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	birdless
释义	birdlessadj. Brit. /ˈbəːdləs/, U.S. /ˈbərdləs/ Forms: see bird n. and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bird n., -less suffix. Etymology: < bird n. + -less suffix. Without any birds; having no birds; devoid of birds. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > [adjective] > void of or unfrequented by birds birdlessc1475 c1475 (a1449) J. Lydgate Minor Poems (1934) ii. 792 A byrdles cage, a key withouten lok. 1618 T. Gainsford Glory Eng. i. xi. 92 The aire birdlesse, the sea fishles, the mountaines woodles, the men respectles, and the women graceles. 1853 National Era 4 Aug. 123/1 Nantucket—that birdless, treeless little molehill upon the deep—that pimple of earth which specks the bosom of the Atlantic. 1906 Westm. Gaz. 14 Apr. 18/1 The Yellow Cat's paw is out, after a birdless winter. 2015 D. Rickard Pyrite viii. 220 The whistling of the wind in the birdless skies across the treeless rocks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < adj.c1475
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