adj
Meaning 1
Without boots.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
bootless
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adj
Meaning 2
Profitless; pointless; unavailing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
unproductive of success
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a fruitless search
- futile years after her artistic peak
- a sleeveless errand
- a vain attempt
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fruitless, futile, sleeveless, vain
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English bootles, botelees; equivalent to boot + -less.
From Middle English boteles, botles, from Old English bōtlēas; equivalent to boot (“profit; use; behoof”) + -less. Doublet of botleas.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: безполезен (bezpolezen) — unavailing