单词 | candleless |
释义 | candlelessadj. Without a candle or candles. ΘΚΠ 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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