dateless

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈdeɪtləs/ UK /ˈdeɪtləs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
having no date; timeless or endless

The poem expressed a dateless, ageless longing.

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Synonyms

1 adj · having no date; timeless or... timeless ageless eternal endless undated perpetual

Opposites

dated temporary ephemeral

Word family

Derived forms datelessness

Related forms date

Etymology

From date (the noun, from Old French date, from Latin data 'given') plus the native suffix -less ('without'). The sense 'timeless, without end' is attested from the late 16th century.

data Latin -lēas Old English

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# dateless

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈdeɪtləs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈdeɪtləs/

## Meanings
1. having no date; timeless or endless

## Examples
- The poem expressed a dateless, ageless longing.

## Synonyms
- timeless
- ageless
- eternal
- endless
- undated
- perpetual

## Antonyms
- dated
- temporary
- ephemeral

## Derived Forms
- datelessness

## Related Forms
- date

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: data
- Root: -lēas

## Etymology
From date (the noun, from Old French date, from Latin data 'given') plus the native suffix -less ('without'). The sense 'timeless, without end' is attested from the late 16th century.

## AI Etymology
Dateless is from date (the noun, from Old French date, from Latin data 'given') plus the native suffix -less ('without'). The sense 'timeless, without end' is attested from the late 16th century. The ancestry passes through Latin data and Old English -lēas. In present use as an adjective, it means "having no date; timeless or endless", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include date; derived forms include datelessness. Its contrast set includes dated, temporary, and ephemeral, which clarifies the semantic boundary of the modern word.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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