English Explanatory Dictionary

dateless

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Out of one's head; deranged.
  2. Thick-headed.
adj
  1. Without a date imprinted, assigned, or associated.
  2. Having no date—a meeting with a lover or potential lover.
  3. Timeless; immortal
  4. Without a start; immemorial
  5. Without an end; endless

Pronunciation

/ˈdeɪtlɪs/ En-au-dateless.ogg

Word forms

dateless more dateless most dateless

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps derived from Old English þeatless (“thoughtless, without plan”). See also deedless.

Synonyms

addlebrained addlepated airheaded bee-brained beef-witted beefheaded beetle-headed birdbrained blockheaded Boeotian boneheaded boofheaded braindead brainless bubbleheaded buffle-headed bullet-headed cerebrally challenged childish chowderheaded chuckleheaded crackbrained cretinous daft dense dented dim-bulb dim-headed dim-witted dim doltish dopey dozy drowsy dull-headed dull-minded dull-witted dull dumber than a box of rocks dumb dunderheaded empty-headed fatheaded feeble-minded flea-brained foolish fuzzy-headed fuzzy-minded goofy half-brained half-witted hammer-headed idiotic ignorant imbecilic inane insipid intellectually challenged knuckleheaded lamebrained

Derived words

datelessness
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