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leaderless

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: L IY1 D ER0 L AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Without a person providing direction.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Without a thing serving as leader.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *laidī Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Proto-West Germanic *laid ▲ Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Proto-West Germanic *laidijārī Old English lǣdere Middle English ledere English leader 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 leaderless From leader + -less.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: führungslos — without a person providing direction
  • Middle English: lordles — without a person providing direction
  • Spanish: acéfalo — without a person providing direction
  • Spanish: descabezado — without a person providing direction
  • Vietnamese: không có lãnh đạo — without a person providing direction
  • German: führungslos — without a thing serving as leader