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learnless

learnless adjective: uneducated, educationless, bookless.

Adjective

learnless (comparative more learnless, superlative most learnless)

  1. (obsolete, uncommon) Uneducated, educationless, bookless.
    • But to make known this learnleſs Boor, / His Education to explore.1766, Thomas Sadler, “Bunch Hesperus: or, The Mock-Artist: A Burleſque Poem.”, in Poems on various subjects. To which is added, The merry miller: or, The country-man's ramble to London, a farce, page...
    • Prot. This your exception is to no purpose ; for that age was a learnless and a witless age.1809 [1610], Alexander Cooke, “Pope Joan : A Dialogue between a Protestant and a Papist”, in William Oldys, editor, The Harleian miscellany: or, A collection of scarce, curious, and entertaining...

Forms of learnless

comparativemore learnless
superlativemost learnless

Origin of learnless

From learn + -less.

Questions about learnless

What does learnless mean?
Learnless means uneducated, educationless, bookless.
What part of speech is learnless?
Learnless is an adjective.

Words near learnless in the dictionary

  1. learning-disabled
  2. learning-knight
  3. learning-knights
  4. learningless
  5. learnings
  6. learnless
  7. learnling
  8. learnlings
  9. learns
  10. learns Chinese
  11. learns from experience

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