dateless

dateless
dateless date"less, a. 1. Without date; having no fixed time. [1913 Webster]

2. not having a social companion for an occasion; as, to be dateless for the prom. [PJC]


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  • dateless — index permanent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • dateless — [dāt′lis] adj. 1. without a date 2. without limit or end 3. too old for its date to be fixed 4. still good or interesting though old …   English World dictionary

  • dateless — /dayt lis/, adj. 1. without a date; undated. 2. endless; limitless. 3. so old as to be undatable: a dateless rock formation. 4. of permanent interest regardless of age: a dateless work of art. 5. having no social engagement. [1585 95; DATE1 +… …   Universalium

  • dateless — adjective /ˈdeɪtlɪs/ a) Out of ones head; deranged. Theyre so dateless that Burger King will not offer them a job. b) thick headed It is hard to believe that she could be dateless on a Saturday night …   Wiktionary

  • dateless — adjective Date: 1593 1. endless 2. having no date 3. too ancient to be dated 4. timeless < the play s dateless theme > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dateless —    obsolete    senile    Not leading a celibate life but unable to recall the passage of time:     We were like to be turned out on t wide world, and poor mother dateless. (Gaskell, 1863) …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • dateless — Synonyms and related words: age old, ageless, ancient, antique, auld, ceaseless, coeternal, constant, continual, continuous, elderly, endless, eternal, eterne, ever being, ever durable, ever during, everlasting, everliving, hoary, immemorial,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • dateless — Mawdesley Glossary without foresight, without sense or energy …   English dialects glossary

  • dateless — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Existing unchanged forever: ageless, eternal, timeless. Archaic: eterne. See CHANGE …   English dictionary for students

  • dateless — date·less || deɪtlɪs adj. without a date …   English contemporary dictionary

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