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birthless

birthless adjective: without a birth or births.

Adjective

birthless (comparative more birthless, superlative most birthless)

  1. Without a birth or births.
  2. (archaic) Of mean extraction; low-born.
    • the daughters of Magnus Troil were patiently awaiting the choice of the nameless and birthless stranger1822, [Walter Scott], The Pirate. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., →OCLC

Antonyms of birthless

Forms of birthless

comparativemore birthless
superlativemost birthless

Origin of birthless

From birth + -less.

Words formed from birthless

Questions about birthless

What does birthless mean?
Birthless means without a birth or births.
What part of speech is birthless?
Birthless is an adjective.

Words near birthless in the dictionary

  1. birthing pools
  2. birthings
  3. birthiversary
  4. birthland
  5. birthlands
  6. birthless
  7. birthlessness
  8. birthline
  9. birthlines
  10. birthmark
  11. birthmarked

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