viewlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈvjuːləs/, U.S.

/ˈvjuləs/

Forms: 1500s–1600s viewlesse, 1700s– viewless.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: view n., -less suffix; view v., -less suffix.

Etymology: Partly < view n. + -less suffix, and partly < view v. + -less suffix.

1. That cannot be perceived by the eye; invisible. Now archaic and rare (chiefly literary or poetic in later use).

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [adjective]

unseyenlyc1175

unsenec1200

unseeinga1300

invisible1340

unperceptiblea1398

unseeablea1400

unvisiblec1402

unsightablea1420

unsightyc1440

unperceivable?a1475

unsightfulc1480

imperceptible1536

secret1559

sightless1586

undiscernable1586

invised1609

viewlessa1616

imperceivablea1617

unspiablea1618

inconspicuous1624

undiscernible1624

inconspicablea1652

imperspicable1664

unperceptable1678

imperceptive1722

a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) iii. i. 124 To be imprison'd in the viewlesse windes.

1637 J. Milton Comus 4 But I heare the tread Of hatefull steps, I must be viewlesse now.

1651 W. Davenant Gondibert i. ii. 29 That viewlesse thing call'd Life.

1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey II. vi. 25 Light as the viewless air, the warrior Maid Glides thro' the valves.

1794 H. L. Piozzi Brit. Synonymy II. 328 The heavy roar of waters dashing through a bottom almost viewless.

1849 C. Brontë Shirley II. xii. 293 The speed of the current in her veins was just then as swift as it was viewless.

1873 M. Arnold Lit. & Dogma xii. 374 We shall find ourselves more and more, as by irresistible viewless hands, caught and drawn towards the Christian revelation.

a1916 J. Payne Way of Winepress (1920) 39 The fiercest seeming foe by far Of humankind,—Love,—cruellest of all The viewless mights.

1974 J. van der Zee Greatest Men's Party on Earth xi. 141 I remember again—descending as on viewless rungs of a ladder..—little children, fluttering white, in rhythmic chant and choir.

2. Esp. of a room or cell: without a prospect or view (view n. 10a). Also of a person: without anything to look at.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > place where view obtained > [adjective] > not

viewless1788

vistaless1890

1788 F. Burney Diary 23 Oct. (1842) IV. 272 Societyless, and bookless, and viewless as I am.

1795 Gentleman's Mag. Oct. 863/2 To be imprison'd in a viewless chamber.

1840 R. Bremner Excursions Denmark II. xi. 350 One of the principal streets, long and viewless, but with lofty, handsome houses on each side.

1912 Musical Times Jan. 12/2 Only a man enclosed in a soundless and viewless room from his birth could be expected to write music that would not be the conscious or unconscious limning of such experiences.

1988 D. Roberts Jean Stafford xiv. 279 This ‘mild, clean little old man’..passed on daily weather reports to her in her viewless cell.

2015 Dayton (Ohio) Daily News (Nexis) 2 June sa 1 The cramped, viewless darkroom where Kolb framed the canyon for so many American travelers.

3. Having no views or opinions. Somewhat rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > [adjective] > having no opinion

opinionless1830

viewless1885

1885 A. M. Clerke Pop. Hist. Astron. 72 The turbid sense of groping and viewless ignorance.

1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 4 May 1/3 The passion-less, conscience-less, viewless creature of the Chronicle's fancy portrait.

2015 Afr. News (Nexis) 30 Jan. The politician is the ‘Bokor’ to whom the mindless, viewless zombies belong as personal slaves.

Derivatives

† ˈviewlessly adv. Obsolete invisibly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [adverb]

unseyenlyc1175

unvisiblyc1380

invisibly1382

unperceivablyc1390

unseeablya1395

unsightilyc1440

unsightfullyc1480

undiscernably1594

imperceptibly1603

imperceivably1617

indiscernibly1636

undiscernibly1655

inconspicuously1661

viewlessly1826

inappreciably1860

1826 New Monthly Mag. 17 474 For something viewlessly around Of solemn influence dwelt.., Not to be told, but felt.

1890 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. May 668 Viewlessly your whole being has become slowly interorbed with hers.

1915 Times 15 Dec. 5/2 They come viewlessly through the aether, in a voice like the buzzing of a fly.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	viewless
释义	viewlessadj. Brit. /ˈvjuːləs/, U.S. /ˈvjuləs/ Forms: 1500s–1600s viewlesse, 1700s– viewless. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: view n., -less suffix; view v., -less suffix. Etymology: Partly < view n. + -less suffix, and partly < view v. + -less suffix. 1. That cannot be perceived by the eye; invisible. Now archaic and rare (chiefly literary or poetic in later use). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [adjective] unseyenlyc1175 unsenec1200 unseeinga1300 invisible1340 unperceptiblea1398 unseeablea1400 unvisiblec1402 unsightablea1420 unsightyc1440 unperceivable?a1475 unsightfulc1480 imperceptible1536 secret1559 sightless1586 undiscernable1586 invised1609 viewlessa1616 imperceivablea1617 unspiablea1618 inconspicuous1624 undiscernible1624 inconspicablea1652 imperspicable1664 unperceptable1678 imperceptive1722 a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) iii. i. 124 To be imprison'd in the viewlesse windes. View more context for this quotation 1637 J. Milton Comus 4 But I heare the tread Of hatefull steps, I must be viewlesse now. 1651 W. Davenant Gondibert i. ii. 29 That viewlesse thing call'd Life. 1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey II. vi. 25 Light as the viewless air, the warrior Maid Glides thro' the valves. 1794 H. L. Piozzi Brit. Synonymy II. 328 The heavy roar of waters dashing through a bottom almost viewless. 1849 C. Brontë Shirley II. xii. 293 The speed of the current in her veins was just then as swift as it was viewless. 1873 M. Arnold Lit. & Dogma xii. 374 We shall find ourselves more and more, as by irresistible viewless hands, caught and drawn towards the Christian revelation. a1916 J. Payne Way of Winepress (1920) 39 The fiercest seeming foe by far Of humankind,—Love,—cruellest of all The viewless mights. 1974 J. van der Zee Greatest Men's Party on Earth xi. 141 I remember again—descending as on viewless rungs of a ladder..—little children, fluttering white, in rhythmic chant and choir. 2. Esp. of a room or cell: without a prospect or view (view n. 10a). Also of a person: without anything to look at. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > place where view obtained > [adjective] > not viewless1788 vistaless1890 1788 F. Burney Diary 23 Oct. (1842) IV. 272 Societyless, and bookless, and viewless as I am. 1795 Gentleman's Mag. Oct. 863/2 To be imprison'd in a viewless chamber. 1840 R. Bremner Excursions Denmark II. xi. 350 One of the principal streets, long and viewless, but with lofty, handsome houses on each side. 1912 Musical Times Jan. 12/2 Only a man enclosed in a soundless and viewless room from his birth could be expected to write music that would not be the conscious or unconscious limning of such experiences. 1988 D. Roberts Jean Stafford xiv. 279 This ‘mild, clean little old man’..passed on daily weather reports to her in her viewless cell. 2015 Dayton (Ohio) Daily News (Nexis) 2 June sa 1 The cramped, viewless darkroom where Kolb framed the canyon for so many American travelers. 3. Having no views or opinions. Somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > [adjective] > having no opinion opinionless1830 viewless1885 1885 A. M. Clerke Pop. Hist. Astron. 72 The turbid sense of groping and viewless ignorance. 1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 4 May 1/3 The passion-less, conscience-less, viewless creature of the Chronicle's fancy portrait. 2015 Afr. News (Nexis) 30 Jan. The politician is the ‘Bokor’ to whom the mindless, viewless zombies belong as personal slaves. Derivatives † ˈviewlessly adv. Obsolete invisibly. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [adverb] unseyenlyc1175 unvisiblyc1380 invisibly1382 unperceivablyc1390 unseeablya1395 unsightilyc1440 unsightfullyc1480 undiscernably1594 imperceptibly1603 imperceivably1617 indiscernibly1636 undiscernibly1655 inconspicuously1661 viewlessly1826 inappreciably1860 1826 New Monthly Mag. 17 474 For something viewlessly around Of solemn influence dwelt.., Not to be told, but felt. 1890 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. May 668 Viewlessly your whole being has become slowly interorbed with hers. 1915 Times 15 Dec. 5/2 They come viewlessly through the aether, in a voice like the buzzing of a fly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1616
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