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单词 candleless
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candlelessadj.

Brit. /ˈkand(ə)lləs/, U.S. /ˈkændə(l)ləs/
Etymology: < candle n. + -less suffix.
Without a candle or candles.
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the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > [adjective] > unilluminated or unilluminating > specific
unlanterneda1750
torchless1814
lampless1819
gasless1827
candleless1906
1906 Westm. Gaz. 20 Jan. 5/1 I am left soapless, candleless, and forlorn.
1920 G. Santayana Char. & Opin. U.S. i. 6 Like those candlesticks, probably candleless, sometimes displayed as a seemly ornament in a room blazing with electric light.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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