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applauseless

applauseless adjective: devoid of applause.

Adjective

applauseless (not comparable)

  1. Devoid of applause.
    • the normal applauseless life of us all1986, Richard Ford, The Sportswriter
    • Then, tearless and laughless and, most damningly for a woman still stretching for girlhood, applauseless, I realize the other reason I had hysterics.2005, Emma Forrest, Cherries In The Snow, page 206

Origin of applauseless

From applause + -less.

Questions about applauseless

What does applauseless mean?
Applauseless means devoid of applause.
What part of speech is applauseless?
Applauseless is an adjective.

Words near applauseless in the dictionary

  1. applauds to the echo
  2. applausable
  3. applause
  4. applause-worthy
  5. applauseful
  6. applauseless
  7. applauselike
  8. applauseometer
  9. applauseometers
  10. applauses
  11. applauseworthy

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