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matchlesse

matchlesse is the obsolete spelling of matchless.

Meaning of matchless

Adjective (1)

matchless (comparative more matchless, superlative most matchless)

  1. Having no match; without equal.
    • [T]he Prince was to declare the victor in the first day's tourney, who should receive as prize a warhorse of exquisite beauty and matchless strength.1819, Sir Walter Scott, chapter 8, in Ivanhoe
  2. Having no mate.
    • In this comedy, a matchmaker has a matchless daughter. Try as he might, he cannot seem to find anyone for her.2010 June 1, Sandra Brennan, “Movies: The Flying Matchmaker (1966)”, in nytimes.com, retrieved 13 Sep 2010
    Synonyms:
    single, unattached

Adjective (2)

matchless (not comparable)

  1. Without the use of matches for ignition.
    • a matchless stove

Questions about matchlesse

What is matchlesse the obsolete spelling of?
Matchlesse is the obsolete spelling of matchless.

Words near matchlesse in the dictionary

  1. Matchinga
  2. Matchingas
  3. matchingness
  4. matchings
  5. matchless
  6. matchlesse
  7. matchlessly
  8. matchlessness
  9. matchlight
  10. matchlike
  11. matchlit

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Adapted from Wiktionary: matchlesse (page history and authors); matchless (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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