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goldless

goldless adjective: lacking gold.

Adjective

goldless (comparative more goldless, superlative most goldless)

  1. Lacking gold.
    • a goldless vein of quartz

Forms of goldless

comparativemore goldless
superlativemost goldless

Origin of goldless

From Middle English goldlees, goldles, equivalent to gold + -less. Compare Dutch goudloos (“goldless”), German goldlos (“goldless”), Swedish guldlös (“goldless”), Icelandic gulllaus (“goldless”).

Words formed from goldless

Questions about goldless

What does goldless mean?
Goldless means lacking gold.
What part of speech is goldless?
Goldless is an adjective.

Words near goldless in the dictionary

  1. goldist
  2. goldists
  3. goldite
  4. goldites
  5. Goldkopf
  6. goldless
  7. goldlessness
  8. goldlike
  9. goldlip
  10. goldly
  11. Goldman

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