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articleless

articleless adjective: without articles.

Adjective

articleless (not comparable)

  1. Without articles.
    • Mandarin, Korean, and almost all of the Slavic languages are articleless.
    • A striking feature of English is the use of abstract nouns as articleless referring expressions, indicating that many abstract things are seen as inherently unique.2007, Günter Radden, Cognitive English Grammar, page 102

Origin of articleless

From article + -less.

Words formed from articleless

Questions about articleless

What does articleless mean?
Articleless means without articles.
What part of speech is articleless?
Articleless is an adjective.

Words near articleless in the dictionary

  1. article of faith
  2. article of virtu
  3. articled
  4. articled clerk
  5. articled clerks
  6. articleless
  7. articlelessness
  8. articles
  9. articles of association
  10. articles of extraordinary value
  11. articles of faith

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