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referentless

referentless adjective: without a referent.

Adjective

referentless (not comparable)

  1. Without a referent.
    • In our criticism of referentless scientific nouns, like force and utility, we have gone far beyond the orthodox logical positivist position.1957, Burnham Putnam Beckwith, Religion, philosophy, and science: an introduction to logical positivism

Origin of referentless

From referent + -less.

Words formed from referentless

Questions about referentless

What does referentless mean?
Referentless means without a referent.
What part of speech is referentless?
Referentless is an adjective.

Words near referentless in the dictionary

  1. referentially
  2. referentially opaque
  3. referentially transparent
  4. referentiation
  5. referentiations
  6. referentless
  7. referentlessness
  8. referents
  9. referer
  10. referers
  11. refering

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