unlabouringunlaboringadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈleɪb(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌənˈleɪb(ə)rɪŋ/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and labouring adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, labouring adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + labouring adj. Compare earlier unlaboured adj.

That does not labour (in various senses of labour v.); not requiring or characterized by hard work, effort, or exertion.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > lack of work > [adjective] > not working or unemployed

servicelessc1450

unlabouredc1450

masterless1471

unwrought1550

unplaced1558

labourless1576

flag-fallen1609

unlabouring1619

disemployed1651

hireless1651

unengaged1654

unemployed1667

unworking1696

untoiling1748

workless1758

occupationless1822

placeless1828

out of work1833

non-working1841

unhired1852

jobless1862

out of (or in) collar1862

non-employed1876

spare1919

on the beach1923

in dry dock1927

off-the-job1950

on (also upon) the street(s)1980

unwaged1981

the world > action or operation > easiness > [adjective] > doing effortlessly

labourless1576

unlabouring1791

effortless1831

1619 J. Sempill Sacrilege Sacredly Handled 57 Paul had..onely to iustifie, that he and Barnabas might live vnlabouring, as well as other Apostles.

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Odyssey in Iliad & Odyssey II. xxi. 488 A bard Unlabouring strains the chord to a new lyre.

1796 S. T. Coleridge To Author of Poems in Poems 126 Ere aught of perilous ascent you meet, A mead of mildest charm delays th' unlabring feet.

1810 T. L. Peacock Genius of Thames 77 Where Lechlade sees thy current strong First waft the unlaboring bark along.

1889 Poet-lore 1 517 It [sc. the workmanship] evinces..the easy, unlaboring freedom of conscious mastery.

1932 Athens (Ohio) Messenger 25 Apr. 4/2 All the wild and untamed folk Who never bend a neck to yoke But..live serene unlaboring lives.

1996 W. Fields What River Knows (new ed.) 33 The angling of the fisherman resembles that of the writer; it is unlaboring work and contemplation with little likely consequence.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unlabouring
释义	unlabouringunlaboringadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈleɪb(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌənˈleɪb(ə)rɪŋ/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and labouring adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, labouring adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + labouring adj. Compare earlier unlaboured adj. That does not labour (in various senses of labour v.); not requiring or characterized by hard work, effort, or exertion. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > lack of work > [adjective] > not working or unemployed servicelessc1450 unlabouredc1450 masterless1471 unwrought1550 unplaced1558 labourless1576 flag-fallen1609 unlabouring1619 disemployed1651 hireless1651 unengaged1654 unemployed1667 unworking1696 untoiling1748 workless1758 occupationless1822 placeless1828 out of work1833 non-working1841 unhired1852 jobless1862 out of (or in) collar1862 non-employed1876 spare1919 on the beach1923 in dry dock1927 off-the-job1950 on (also upon) the street(s)1980 unwaged1981 the world > action or operation > easiness > [adjective] > doing effortlessly labourless1576 unlabouring1791 effortless1831 1619 J. Sempill Sacrilege Sacredly Handled 57 Paul had..onely to iustifie, that he and Barnabas might live vnlabouring, as well as other Apostles. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Odyssey in Iliad & Odyssey II. xxi. 488 A bard Unlabouring strains the chord to a new lyre. 1796 S. T. Coleridge To Author of Poems in Poems 126 Ere aught of perilous ascent you meet, A mead of mildest charm delays th' unlabring feet. 1810 T. L. Peacock Genius of Thames 77 Where Lechlade sees thy current strong First waft the unlaboring bark along. 1889 Poet-lore 1 517 It [sc. the workmanship] evinces..the easy, unlaboring freedom of conscious mastery. 1932 Athens (Ohio) Messenger 25 Apr. 4/2 All the wild and untamed folk Who never bend a neck to yoke But..live serene unlaboring lives. 1996 W. Fields What River Knows (new ed.) 33 The angling of the fisherman resembles that of the writer; it is unlaboring work and contemplation with little likely consequence. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1619
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