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propertyless

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Without property—things owned.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having no properties—attributes or abstract qualities associated with an object.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers- G.B.Shaw

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • party of the propertyless proletariat

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wage-earning, working-class, blue-collar

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English property 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 propertyless From property + -less.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Polish: bezwłasnościowy — without things owned
  • Polish: bezwłasnościowy — without associated attributes