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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

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3,457 words match “LESS”

SHOELESS a.
Destitute of shoes. Addison.
SHORELESS a.
Having no shore or coast; of indefinite or unlimited extent; as, a shoreless ocean. Young.
SHOWERLESS a.
Rainless; freo from showers.
SHREDLESS a.
Having no shreds; without a shred. And those which waved are shredless dust ere now. Byron.
SHROUDLESS a.
Without a shroud.
SHRUBLESS a.
having no shrubs. Byron.
SHUNLESS a.
Not to be shunned; inevitable; unavoidable. [R.] "Shunless destiny." Shak.
SICKLESS a.
Free from sickness. [R.] Give me long breath, young beds, and sickless ease. Marston.
SIGHTLESS a. 3 definitions
Wanting sight; without sight; blind. Of all who blindly creep or sightless soar. Pope.
SILVERLESS a.
Having no silcver; hence, without money; impecunious. Piers Plowman.
SIMPLESS n.
Simplicity; silliness. [Obs.] Spenser.
SINEWLESS a.
Having no sinews; hence, having no strength or vigor.
SINLESS a.
Free from sin. Piers Plowman. -- Sin"less*ly, adv. -- Sin"less*ness, n.
SKILL-LESS a.
Wanting skill. Shak.
SKINLESS a.
Having no skin, or a very thin skin; as, skinless fruit.
SLAKELESS a.
Not capable of being slaked.
SLEEPLESS a. 2 definitions
Having no rest; perpetually agitated. "Biscay's sleepless bay." Byron. -- Sleep"less*ly, adv. -- Sleep"less*ness, n.
SLEEVELESS a. 2 definitions
Wanting a cover, pretext, or palliation; unreasonable; profitless; bootless; useless. [Obs.] Shak. The vexation of a sleeveless errand. Bp. Warburton.
SLUMBERLESS a.
Without slumber; sleepless.
SMELL-LESS a.
Destitute of smell; having no odor. Daisies smell-less, yet most quaint. Beau & Fl.
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