wantlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈwɒntləs/, U.S.

/ˈwɑntləs/

Forms: see want n.² and -less suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: want n.², -less suffix.

Etymology: < want n.² + -less suffix.

Without want or lack; having no wants.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > wealth > [adjective] > having no want

needlessa1393

unneedyc1450

wantless1565

the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > need or want > [adjective] > not in need (of)

needlessa1393

unneedful1565

wantless1565

unnecessary1608

1565 J. Jewel tr. Frontinus in Replie Hardinges Answeare iv. 304 Roma Vrbs indiges, terrarumque Dea. Rome is a wantles Cittie, and the Goddesse of the worlde.

1586 W. Warner Albions Eng. iii. xiiii. 56 The want-les Counties Essex, Kent, with which the wealthie Glayde Of Hertfordshire.

1611 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) i. iii. 69 All Winter-long, Thou [sc. the Lambourn stream] never show'st a drop, Nor send'st a doit of need-less Subsidie, To Cramm the Kennet's Want-less Treasurie, Before her Store be spent, & Springs be staid.

1683 R. Mayhew Sichah II. ii. 199 A State of Glory is a wantless state.

a1849 H. Coleridge Poems (1851) II. 176 Reft of the best of what thy fortune gave, Thy childish, aimless, wantless ignorance.

1890 C. Monkhouse Corn & Poppies 81 No faith in giving To wantless dead the crumbs that feed the living.

1948 M. Helm John Marin 36 They represented the kind of orderly living that would be conducive to painting, once an otherwise wantless man could afford it.

1996 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 4 Apr. (Everyday Mag.) 1 g I've had a happy, lucky life. I am fairly wantless. The things I have are enough for me.

Derivatives

ˈwantlessness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > state of having no want

wantlessness1853

1853 W. Pulsford tr. J. Müller Christian Doctr. Sin II. Table of Contents p. xiii The wantlessness [Ger. Bedürfnißlosigkeit] of perfect love.

1958 Bull. Atomic Scientists Apr. 137/2 What are the economic consequences of this wantlessness?

1994 P. A. Herbig Innovation Matrix xvi. 207 Low caste as well as high were infected with..the notion of limited aspirations, the doctrine of wantlessness which permeated Indian society.

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

单词	wantless
释义	wantlessadj. Brit. /ˈwɒntləs/, U.S. /ˈwɑntləs/ Forms: see want n.² and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: want n.², -less suffix. Etymology: < want n.² + -less suffix. Without want or lack; having no wants. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > [adjective] > having no want needlessa1393 unneedyc1450 wantless1565 the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > need or want > [adjective] > not in need (of) needlessa1393 unneedful1565 wantless1565 unnecessary1608 1565 J. Jewel tr. Frontinus in Replie Hardinges Answeare iv. 304 Roma Vrbs indiges, terrarumque Dea. Rome is a wantles Cittie, and the Goddesse of the worlde. 1586 W. Warner Albions Eng. iii. xiiii. 56 The want-les Counties Essex, Kent, with which the wealthie Glayde Of Hertfordshire. 1611 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) i. iii. 69 All Winter-long, Thou [sc. the Lambourn stream] never show'st a drop, Nor send'st a doit of need-less Subsidie, To Cramm the Kennet's Want-less Treasurie, Before her Store be spent, & Springs be staid. 1683 R. Mayhew Sichah II. ii. 199 A State of Glory is a wantless state. a1849 H. Coleridge Poems (1851) II. 176 Reft of the best of what thy fortune gave, Thy childish, aimless, wantless ignorance. 1890 C. Monkhouse Corn & Poppies 81 No faith in giving To wantless dead the crumbs that feed the living. 1948 M. Helm John Marin 36 They represented the kind of orderly living that would be conducive to painting, once an otherwise wantless man could afford it. 1996 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 4 Apr. (Everyday Mag.) 1 g I've had a happy, lucky life. I am fairly wantless. The things I have are enough for me. Derivatives ˈwantlessness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > state of having no want wantlessness1853 1853 W. Pulsford tr. J. Müller Christian Doctr. Sin II. Table of Contents p. xiii The wantlessness [Ger. Bedürfnißlosigkeit] of perfect love. 1958 Bull. Atomic Scientists Apr. 137/2 What are the economic consequences of this wantlessness? 1994 P. A. Herbig Innovation Matrix xvi. 207 Low caste as well as high were infected with..the notion of limited aspirations, the doctrine of wantlessness which permeated Indian society. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1565
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