windlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈwɪndlᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈwɪn(d)lᵻs/

Etymology: < wind n.¹ + -less suffix.

1. Breathless, out of breath. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [adjective] > out of breath

windlessa1400

breathlessa1425

pantingc1425

breathed1599

outbreathed1600

blown1674

unbreathed1692

puffed1813

pumped-out1854

winded1883

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disordered breathing > [adjective] > of breath: short > affected with

windlessa1400

breathlessa1425

short-breathed1470

andless1487

short-windeda1500

short-ended1595

breathed1599

outbreathed1600

strait-winded1601

anhelous1617

anheled1656

anhelant1657

suspirious1657

anhelose1661

blown1674

short-lunged1687

unbreathed1692

puffy1799

puffed1813

scant-of-wind1823

pumped-out1854

winded1883

a1400–50 Wars Alex. 1271 Sa waike & so wyndles & wery for-foȝten.

1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) II. 2126/1 His accuser..came..in such post speede, that in a maner he was wyndlesse entryng into the Bishops chamber.

1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. 114 With all the speed I could make I returned all windlesse for hast.

1650 J. Trapp Clavis to Bible (Gen. xlix. 27) 382 Panting and windless, as a tired Woolf.

1894 J. A. Steuart In Day of Battle i He was stupefied and windless before the smile of disdain had time to leave his face.

2. Free from wind; not exposed to or stirred by the wind, in or upon which no wind blows.In first quot. applied to wind supposed to be pent underground and to cause earthquakes: = not causing any movement in the atmosphere.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [adjective] > completely without wind

calmc1440

windless1605

breathless?1614

airless1727

breezelessa1763

unbreathing1814

zephyrlessa1821

dead1861

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. iii. 90 When Steeples stagger, and huge Mountaines tremble With wind-lesse wind [Fr. Le vent sans faire vent].

1802 J. Mawe Mineral. of Derbyshire (at cited word) A place in a mine where the air is bad or short..is then said to be windless.

1819 P. B. Shelley Rosalind & Helen 57 The windless sky.

1843 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters I. 251 Colder and more quiet than a windless sea under the moon of midnight.

1855 M. Arnold New Sirens 146 In some windless valley.

†3. Not causing flatulence. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > [adjective] > harmless to health > specific

windless1562

unulcerate1583

poisonless1608

indolent1663

unsuffocative1822

unsuppurative1822

unpoisoned1860

non-irritant1869

incorrosive1871

non-irritating1871

unulcerated1879

non-allergic1936

hypo-allergenic1953

1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball f. 85^v Phasiolus..of Dioscorides is wyndy.., & y^e other ar flatuum expertes y^t is windlesse.

Derivatives

ˈwindlessly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [adverb] > with complete absence of wind

windlessly1897

1897 Edinb. Rev. Oct. 387 The dawn broke windlessly over the dark mountain pass.

ˈwindlessness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > complete absence of wind

calmness1516

calm1517

malace1623

clock-calm1777

Irishman's hurricane1803

Paddy's hurricane1819

airlessness1831

Irish hurricanea1835

windlessness1916

1916 E. F. Benson David Blaize x The sea slept in the windlessness of this August weather.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	windless
释义	windlessadj. Brit. /ˈwɪndlᵻs/, U.S. /ˈwɪn(d)lᵻs/ Etymology: < wind n.¹ + -less suffix. 1. Breathless, out of breath. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [adjective] > out of breath windlessa1400 breathlessa1425 pantingc1425 breathed1599 outbreathed1600 blown1674 unbreathed1692 puffed1813 pumped-out1854 winded1883 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disordered breathing > [adjective] > of breath: short > affected with windlessa1400 breathlessa1425 short-breathed1470 andless1487 short-windeda1500 short-ended1595 breathed1599 outbreathed1600 strait-winded1601 anhelous1617 anheled1656 anhelant1657 suspirious1657 anhelose1661 blown1674 short-lunged1687 unbreathed1692 puffy1799 puffed1813 scant-of-wind1823 pumped-out1854 winded1883 a1400–50 Wars Alex. 1271 Sa waike & so wyndles & wery for-foȝten. 1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) II. 2126/1 His accuser..came..in such post speede, that in a maner he was wyndlesse entryng into the Bishops chamber. 1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. 114 With all the speed I could make I returned all windlesse for hast. 1650 J. Trapp Clavis to Bible (Gen. xlix. 27) 382 Panting and windless, as a tired Woolf. 1894 J. A. Steuart In Day of Battle i He was stupefied and windless before the smile of disdain had time to leave his face. 2. Free from wind; not exposed to or stirred by the wind, in or upon which no wind blows.In first quot. applied to wind supposed to be pent underground and to cause earthquakes: = not causing any movement in the atmosphere. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [adjective] > completely without wind calmc1440 windless1605 breathless?1614 airless1727 breezelessa1763 unbreathing1814 zephyrlessa1821 dead1861 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. iii. 90 When Steeples stagger, and huge Mountaines tremble With wind-lesse wind [Fr. Le vent sans faire vent]. 1802 J. Mawe Mineral. of Derbyshire (at cited word) A place in a mine where the air is bad or short..is then said to be windless. 1819 P. B. Shelley Rosalind & Helen 57 The windless sky. 1843 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters I. 251 Colder and more quiet than a windless sea under the moon of midnight. 1855 M. Arnold New Sirens 146 In some windless valley. †3. Not causing flatulence. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > [adjective] > harmless to health > specific windless1562 unulcerate1583 poisonless1608 indolent1663 unsuffocative1822 unsuppurative1822 unpoisoned1860 non-irritant1869 incorrosive1871 non-irritating1871 unulcerated1879 non-allergic1936 hypo-allergenic1953 1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball f. 85^v Phasiolus..of Dioscorides is wyndy.., & y^e other ar flatuum expertes y^t is windlesse. Derivatives ˈwindlessly adv. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [adverb] > with complete absence of wind windlessly1897 1897 Edinb. Rev. Oct. 387 The dawn broke windlessly over the dark mountain pass. ˈwindlessness n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > complete absence of wind calmness1516 calm1517 malace1623 clock-calm1777 Irishman's hurricane1803 Paddy's hurricane1819 airlessness1831 Irish hurricanea1835 windlessness1916 1916 E. F. Benson David Blaize x The sea slept in the windlessness of this August weather. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1400
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