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resultless

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Without result; lacking effect, success or accomplishment; fruitless.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The search was resultless. Not only were no bodies or wreckage recovered but no trace was ever found.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English result 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 resultless From result + -less.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Northern Kurdish: bêencam — Without results