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bootlessness

bootlessness noun: the quality of being unavailing or unprofitable.

Noun

bootlessness (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) The quality of being unavailing or unprofitable.
  2. The state of being bootless (without boots)

Origin of bootlessness

From bootless + -ness; see boot (“profit”).

Questions about bootlessness

What does bootlessness mean?
Bootlessness means the quality of being unavailing or unprofitable.
What part of speech is bootlessness?
Bootlessness is a noun.

Words near bootlessness in the dictionary

  1. bootlegging
  2. bootlegs
  3. bootles
  4. bootless
  5. bootlessly
  6. bootlessness
  7. bootlick
  8. bootlicked
  9. bootlicker
  10. bootlickers
  11. bootlickery

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