actionless en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Latin āctum Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin āctiō Old French aucionbor. Middle English accioun English action Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English actionless From action + -less.
Meanings
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Lacking action; particularly with respect to entertainment, dull, boring.
A plotless, virtually actionless series of long takes
1986 February 1, Nicholas Deutsch, “7th Annual New York Gay Film Festival”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 28, page 8:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most actionless | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more actionless | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (3)
pl bezakcyjny (Translations) · fi toiminnaton (Translations) · de aktionslos (Translations)