signlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈsʌɪnlᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈsaɪnlᵻs/

Forms: see sign n. and -less suffix.

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

Etymology: < sign n. + -less suffix.

1. Without a sign; esp. (of a building, road, etc.) unmarked by a signpost or notice.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > that which identifies or distinguishes > signboard > [adjective] > without a sign, sign-board, etc.

signlessa1661

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) London 198 This Parish..ever was (not to say is) one of the richest in London, which their Signlesse houses doe avouch.

1684 G. S. Anglorum Speculum 482 Their Signless Houses are a Sign of Rich and Eminent inhabitants.

1834 Parterre 9/1 Honest Kendal, the landlord of this signless house.

1887 J. J. Hissey Holiday on Road 190 The modern hotel, of course, is signless.

1903 Smart Set 9 110 That signless, dusty road.

1941 Times 29 Apr. 2/2 The speed and certainty with which they find their way along signless roads in the black-out.

1999 Austin (Texas) Amer.-Statesman (Nexis) 28 Feb. j1 The aroma from steaming baskets of dumplings are the only advertisement for her signless, six-table storefront.

2. Chiefly literary. That makes no sign or movement; motionless.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > absence of movement > [adjective]

immobilec1340

moveless1578

motionless1598

immotive1628

dead1647

signless1843

immotile1872

1843 E. Jones Stud. Sensation & Event 138 He..blindly wound His arms around her sides, and to her bosom, Moved his still downcast head, till there it dropt In signless passiveness.

1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh viii. 345 Poems..Which moved me in secret, as the sap is moved In still March-branches, signless as a stone.

1906 J. W. Buckham Christ & Eternal Order xi. 82 Signless, soundless, soulful is the purest, deepest self-impartation.

1997 W. Self Great Apes (1998) xiii. 222 Simon..was too bewildered by the daylight, the chimp activity and the prospect of queered liberty, to be anything but signless.

3. Mathematics. Of a number: not distinguished as positive or negative; written without a (plus or minus) sign. Cf. unsigned adj.²

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > mathematical number or quantity > [adjective] > prime > positive, negative, or unsigned

affirmative?1665

negative1669

negativo-affirmative1728

positive1743

signless1847

signed1871

unsigned1953

1847 Proc. Royal Irish Acad. 1845–7 3 283 We obtain as the tensor of this line a signless number expressing its length.

1875 B. Stewart & P. G. Tait Unseen Universe iii. §97 We now deal with quantities which cannot possess direction,..and are therefore all to be treated..as signless quantities... Now mass is of course a signless quantity.

1919 T. P. Nunn Teaching Algebra (ed. 2) xvii. 163 The totally illegitimate identification of +4 and +8 with the signless numbers 4 and 8.

2006 A. A. Martinez Negative Math vii. 191 The number 0, the one number..that traditionally has been acknowledged to be neither positive nor negative. It is a signless number.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	signless
释义	signlessadj. Brit. /ˈsʌɪnlᵻs/, U.S. /ˈsaɪnlᵻs/ Forms: see sign n. and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sign n., -less suffix. Etymology: < sign n. + -less suffix. 1. Without a sign; esp. (of a building, road, etc.) unmarked by a signpost or notice. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > that which identifies or distinguishes > signboard > [adjective] > without a sign, sign-board, etc. signlessa1661 a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) London 198 This Parish..ever was (not to say is) one of the richest in London, which their Signlesse houses doe avouch. 1684 G. S. Anglorum Speculum 482 Their Signless Houses are a Sign of Rich and Eminent inhabitants. 1834 Parterre 9/1 Honest Kendal, the landlord of this signless house. 1887 J. J. Hissey Holiday on Road 190 The modern hotel, of course, is signless. 1903 Smart Set 9 110 That signless, dusty road. 1941 Times 29 Apr. 2/2 The speed and certainty with which they find their way along signless roads in the black-out. 1999 Austin (Texas) Amer.-Statesman (Nexis) 28 Feb. j1 The aroma from steaming baskets of dumplings are the only advertisement for her signless, six-table storefront. 2. Chiefly literary. That makes no sign or movement; motionless. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > [adjective] immobilec1340 moveless1578 motionless1598 immotive1628 dead1647 signless1843 immotile1872 1843 E. Jones Stud. Sensation & Event 138 He..blindly wound His arms around her sides, and to her bosom, Moved his still downcast head, till there it dropt In signless passiveness. 1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh viii. 345 Poems..Which moved me in secret, as the sap is moved In still March-branches, signless as a stone. 1906 J. W. Buckham Christ & Eternal Order xi. 82 Signless, soundless, soulful is the purest, deepest self-impartation. 1997 W. Self Great Apes (1998) xiii. 222 Simon..was too bewildered by the daylight, the chimp activity and the prospect of queered liberty, to be anything but signless. 3. Mathematics. Of a number: not distinguished as positive or negative; written without a (plus or minus) sign. Cf. unsigned adj.² ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > mathematical number or quantity > [adjective] > prime > positive, negative, or unsigned affirmative?1665 negative1669 negativo-affirmative1728 positive1743 signless1847 signed1871 unsigned1953 1847 Proc. Royal Irish Acad. 1845–7 3 283 We obtain as the tensor of this line a signless number expressing its length. 1875 B. Stewart & P. G. Tait Unseen Universe iii. §97 We now deal with quantities which cannot possess direction,..and are therefore all to be treated..as signless quantities... Now mass is of course a signless quantity. 1919 T. P. Nunn Teaching Algebra (ed. 2) xvii. 163 The totally illegitimate identification of +4 and +8 with the signless numbers 4 and 8. 2006 A. A. Martinez Negative Math vii. 191 The number 0, the one number..that traditionally has been acknowledged to be neither positive nor negative. It is a signless number. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1661
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