Etymology

ghostless

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Today it means: Without spirit, soul, or life; dead. Full definition →

Middle English *gostles ← Old English gāstlēas
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  1. Old English · inherited fromgāstlēas“lifeless, dead”
  2. Middle English · inherited from*gostles
  3. English todayghostless

From Middle English *gostles, from Old English gāstlēas (“lifeless, dead”), equivalent to ghost + -less. Cognate with Dutch geestloos, German geistlos.

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