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deedless

/ˈdiːdləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
deed-less
IPA
/ˈdiːdləs/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of real property whose owners' claim is not evidence by formal record of ownership, such as a deed.

adj

Helpless; not performing, or not having performed, deeds or exploits; inactive.

Obsolete

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Etymology

From deed + -less; obsolete sense is from earlier dadless, probably from Old Norse dáðlauss (“without virtue, incapable, lacking in courage and drive, despicable, cowardly”). Cognate with Danish dådløs (“non-heroic”), Swedish dådlös (“listless, shiftless”).

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Usage

Inflected Forms

more deedless (comparative) most deedless (superlative)

Derived Forms

deedlessness

Frequently Paired Words

dateless

Rhymes With

needless seedless heedless leadless weedless creedless redeless reedless speedless greedless

Questions

How do you pronounce deedless?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdiːdləs/.
What does deedless mean?
Of real property whose owners' claim is not evidence by formal record of ownership, such as a deed.
Where does deedless come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

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