waterlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtələs/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdərləs/,

/ˈwɑdərləs/

Forms: see water n. and -less suffix.

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

Etymology: < water n. + -less suffix. Compare Middle Dutch, Dutch waterloos, Old High German wazzerlōs (German wasserlos subsequently from the 16th cent.), Old Icelandic vatnlauss.With waterlessness n. at Derivatives compare Old English wæterlēast lack of water ( < waterless adj. + -th suffix¹ 2 (compare -t suffix³ 2)).

1. Having or containing no water; not supplied with water.In quot. c1405: removed from the water.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [adjective] > arid or without water or moisture

waterlessOE

unwateryc1000

unwateredc1440

moistureless1562

droughty1596

floodless1606

squalid1615

arid1652

siccaneous1656

anhydrous1872

OE (Northumbrian) Lindisf. Gospels: Luke xi. 24 Immundus spiritus..perambulat per loca inaquosa quaerens requiem : se unclæne gaast..derheode uel gað ðerh stowa wæterleasa soecende uel sohte ræst.

OE Old Eng. Hexateuch: Gen. (Claud.) xxxvii. 24 Hi..dydon hyne on þone wæterleasan pytt [L. miseruntque in cisternam quae non habebat aquam].

a1400 Psalter (Vesp.) cvi. 35 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1896) II. 243 He set in weres ofe watres wildernes, And in outgange ofe watres land watreles [L. terram sine aqua].

a1400 Siege Jerusalem (Laud) (1932) l. 771 (MED) Þoȝ ȝe waterles wede, wynne ȝe noȝt o droppe.

c1405 (c1387–95) G. Chaucer Canterbury Tales Prol. (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 180 A Monk. whan he is recchelees Is likned til a fissh þ^t is waterlees.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Luke xi. f. xciiij^v When the vnclene sprete is gone out of a man, he walketh through waterlesse places sekynge reest.

1577 T. Kendall tr. Politianus et al. Flowers of Epigrammes f. 42^v Can seas be waterles and drie? can hilles be dales without?

1630 R. Reeks Faith & Good Wks. Vnited 55 These mens light shineth not out before men, and therefore are leauelesse trees, empty clouds, waterlesse wels.

1670 J. Ogilby Africa 209 Agad,..signifying A Waterless and Woodless Desart.

1700 C. Ness Divine Legacy All Mankind iii. 74 Their Progress perfect through the wayless and waterless Wilderness of this present evil World.

1796 W. Marshall Planting & Rural Ornament ii. iv. 317 Pursuing a path, down one side of the waterless channel, we came to a ‘root house’.

1833 Penny Cycl. I. 281 The vapour of anhydrous (waterless) alcohol.

1843 R. S. Surtees Handley Cross III. iii. 40 A half-buttered muffin mounts a waterless slop-bason; a dirty egg accompanies some toasted wedges of bread.

1868 Engineering 30 Oct. 398/2 Way has been shown to the council of redressing the grievances of the waterless citizens.

1902 Times 24 Nov. 5/2 The long waterless marches are beginning to have their effect upon the camels.

1947 D. Thomas Let. 24 Sept. (1987) 659 A new house: a fiveroomed cottage, lightless, waterless.

1964 D. Varaday Gara-Yaka xiii. 113 A waterless tributary of the Shashi River.

2004 Global May 66/2 Even here in this waterless expanse of sand, mesquite trees take root.

2. Of a device, process, etc.: using or requiring no water.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [adjective] > using or needing no water

waterless1897

1897 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 45 585/1 Many waterless boilers appeared before M. Serpollet's time, but to him the credit is due for having devised a form of boiler, simple, cheap, and effective.

1930 Engineering 6 June 742/3 One advantage of the waterless gasholder was found to be the absence of a succession of sudden increases and decreases in pressure.

1951 Good Housek. Home Encycl. 313/2 The waterless cooker consists of a fairly deep aluminium pan, which is divided into compartments.

1971 Brit. Printer Aug. 80/2 The need to maintain a critical ink-water balance..may be overcome by the development of waterless offset-litho.

2002 Chicago Tribune 28 Dec. i. 5/2 The dorm will feature composting toilets and waterless urinals.

Compounds

waterless pit n. (a situation causing) great sorrow or distress.With allusion to Zechariah 9:11, ‘Thou also thorow the bloude of thy couenaunt shalt let thy presoners out of the pytte, wherin is no water’ (Coverdale), which is usually understood as a metaphorical reference to the Babylonian captivity (see Babylonian n. and adj. Compounds).

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restraint depriving of liberty > confinement > [noun] > place of confinement > specific types of

cage?c1225

waterless pit1571

strongroom1676

1571 J. Northbrooke Spiritus est Vicarius Christi: Breefe Summe Christian Faith To Rdr. sig. C3 And by the waterlesse pit, he [sc. Zacharie] vnderstandeth the goulfe of all miseries & calamities, whence it is impossible for man to come out by any meanes.

1616 J. Bowle Serm. preached at Mapple-Durham 25 And they will deliuer thy soule..from the water-lesse pits.

1675 T. Brooks Paradice Opened 97 The Babilonish Captivity..was that waterless pit,..out of which they were delivered, by vertue of the blood of the Covenant.

1989 W. MacDonald Believer's Bible Comm. (1995) 1196/1 Israel's captives will be set free from the waterless pit of foreign countries and returned to the stronghold.

1997 D. Bryant Messengers of Hope iii. 64 Suburban churches also deal with debilitated disciples... There are waterless pits there, too, despite sociological differences.

2005 J. R. Riddle Compl. Personalized Promise Bible for Women 152 He [sc. God] has set me free from the waterless pit. Never again will I be unsatisfied with life.

Derivatives

ˈwaterlessness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [noun] > lack of water

water-wanea1400

waterlessness1873

1873 J. S. Stuart-Glennie In Morningland I. i. ii. 324 None could be maintained on the mountains on either side, because of their absolute waterlessness.

1915 Ann. Rep. Board Regents Smithsonian Inst. 1914 516 Their manner of distribution and habit of growth were all evolved under stress of waterlessness in some semidesert country.

2014 B. Doyle Plover 40 How'd you get her up here? said Declan, still trying to get his land legs, spooked by his sudden waterlessness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	waterless
释义	waterlessadj. Brit. /ˈwɔːtələs/, U.S. /ˈwɔdərləs/, /ˈwɑdərləs/ Forms: see water n. and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: water n., -less suffix. Etymology: < water n. + -less suffix. Compare Middle Dutch, Dutch waterloos, Old High German wazzerlōs (German wasserlos subsequently from the 16th cent.), Old Icelandic vatnlauss.With waterlessness n. at Derivatives compare Old English wæterlēast lack of water ( < waterless adj. + -th suffix¹ 2 (compare -t suffix³ 2)). 1. Having or containing no water; not supplied with water.In quot. c1405: removed from the water. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [adjective] > arid or without water or moisture waterlessOE unwateryc1000 unwateredc1440 moistureless1562 droughty1596 floodless1606 squalid1615 arid1652 siccaneous1656 anhydrous1872 OE (Northumbrian) Lindisf. Gospels: Luke xi. 24 Immundus spiritus..perambulat per loca inaquosa quaerens requiem : se unclæne gaast..derheode uel gað ðerh stowa wæterleasa soecende uel sohte ræst. OE Old Eng. Hexateuch: Gen. (Claud.) xxxvii. 24 Hi..dydon hyne on þone wæterleasan pytt [L. miseruntque in cisternam quae non habebat aquam]. a1400 Psalter (Vesp.) cvi. 35 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1896) II. 243 He set in weres ofe watres wildernes, And in outgange ofe watres land watreles [L. terram sine aqua]. a1400 Siege Jerusalem (Laud) (1932) l. 771 (MED) Þoȝ ȝe waterles wede, wynne ȝe noȝt o droppe. c1405 (c1387–95) G. Chaucer Canterbury Tales Prol. (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 180 A Monk. whan he is recchelees Is likned til a fissh þ^t is waterlees. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Luke xi. f. xciiij^v When the vnclene sprete is gone out of a man, he walketh through waterlesse places sekynge reest. 1577 T. Kendall tr. Politianus et al. Flowers of Epigrammes f. 42^v Can seas be waterles and drie? can hilles be dales without? 1630 R. Reeks Faith & Good Wks. Vnited 55 These mens light shineth not out before men, and therefore are leauelesse trees, empty clouds, waterlesse wels. 1670 J. Ogilby Africa 209 Agad,..signifying A Waterless and Woodless Desart. 1700 C. Ness Divine Legacy All Mankind iii. 74 Their Progress perfect through the wayless and waterless Wilderness of this present evil World. 1796 W. Marshall Planting & Rural Ornament ii. iv. 317 Pursuing a path, down one side of the waterless channel, we came to a ‘root house’. 1833 Penny Cycl. I. 281 The vapour of anhydrous (waterless) alcohol. 1843 R. S. Surtees Handley Cross III. iii. 40 A half-buttered muffin mounts a waterless slop-bason; a dirty egg accompanies some toasted wedges of bread. 1868 Engineering 30 Oct. 398/2 Way has been shown to the council of redressing the grievances of the waterless citizens. 1902 Times 24 Nov. 5/2 The long waterless marches are beginning to have their effect upon the camels. 1947 D. Thomas Let. 24 Sept. (1987) 659 A new house: a fiveroomed cottage, lightless, waterless. 1964 D. Varaday Gara-Yaka xiii. 113 A waterless tributary of the Shashi River. 2004 Global May 66/2 Even here in this waterless expanse of sand, mesquite trees take root. 2. Of a device, process, etc.: using or requiring no water. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [adjective] > using or needing no water waterless1897 1897 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 45 585/1 Many waterless boilers appeared before M. Serpollet's time, but to him the credit is due for having devised a form of boiler, simple, cheap, and effective. 1930 Engineering 6 June 742/3 One advantage of the waterless gasholder was found to be the absence of a succession of sudden increases and decreases in pressure. 1951 Good Housek. Home Encycl. 313/2 The waterless cooker consists of a fairly deep aluminium pan, which is divided into compartments. 1971 Brit. Printer Aug. 80/2 The need to maintain a critical ink-water balance..may be overcome by the development of waterless offset-litho. 2002 Chicago Tribune 28 Dec. i. 5/2 The dorm will feature composting toilets and waterless urinals. Compounds waterless pit n. (a situation causing) great sorrow or distress.With allusion to Zechariah 9:11, ‘Thou also thorow the bloude of thy couenaunt shalt let thy presoners out of the pytte, wherin is no water’ (Coverdale), which is usually understood as a metaphorical reference to the Babylonian captivity (see Babylonian n. and adj. Compounds). ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restraint depriving of liberty > confinement > [noun] > place of confinement > specific types of cage?c1225 waterless pit1571 strongroom1676 1571 J. Northbrooke Spiritus est Vicarius Christi: Breefe Summe Christian Faith To Rdr. sig. C3 And by the waterlesse pit, he [sc. Zacharie] vnderstandeth the goulfe of all miseries & calamities, whence it is impossible for man to come out by any meanes. 1616 J. Bowle Serm. preached at Mapple-Durham 25 And they will deliuer thy soule..from the water-lesse pits. 1675 T. Brooks Paradice Opened 97 The Babilonish Captivity..was that waterless pit,..out of which they were delivered, by vertue of the blood of the Covenant. 1989 W. MacDonald Believer's Bible Comm. (1995) 1196/1 Israel's captives will be set free from the waterless pit of foreign countries and returned to the stronghold. 1997 D. Bryant Messengers of Hope iii. 64 Suburban churches also deal with debilitated disciples... There are waterless pits there, too, despite sociological differences. 2005 J. R. Riddle Compl. Personalized Promise Bible for Women 152 He [sc. God] has set me free from the waterless pit. Never again will I be unsatisfied with life. Derivatives ˈwaterlessness n. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [noun] > lack of water water-wanea1400 waterlessness1873 1873 J. S. Stuart-Glennie In Morningland I. i. ii. 324 None could be maintained on the mountains on either side, because of their absolute waterlessness. 1915 Ann. Rep. Board Regents Smithsonian Inst. 1914 516 Their manner of distribution and habit of growth were all evolved under stress of waterlessness in some semidesert country. 2014 B. Doyle Plover 40 How'd you get her up here? said Declan, still trying to get his land legs, spooked by his sudden waterlessness. 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