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functionless

functionless adjective: lacking a function.

Adjective

functionless (not comparable)

  1. lacking a function
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Origin of functionless

From function + -less.

Words formed from functionless

Questions about functionless

What does functionless mean?
Functionless means lacking a function.
What part of speech is functionless?
Functionless is an adjective.

Words near functionless in the dictionary

  1. functionhood
  2. functioning
  3. functioning time
  4. functioning times
  5. functionings
  6. functionless
  7. functionlessness
  8. functionoid
  9. functionoids
  10. functionome
  11. functionomes

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