anchorless

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adjective

Lacking an anchor; adrift

OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English anchor →
Scrabble 15
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Meanings

adjectiveanchorless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableLacking an anchor; adrift

    "Without God, this society would be anchorless."

    2009 January 4, Ian Urbina, “Lawmaker in Kentucky Mixes Piety and Politics”, in New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
derelict

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂enk-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekᾰ̓́γκῡρᾰ (ắnkūră)bor.?
  3. Latinancora
  4. Proto-Germanic*ankurô
  5. Proto-West Germanic*ankurō
  6. Old Englishancor
  7. Middle Englishanker
  8. Englishanchor
  9. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  11. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  12. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  13. Englishanchorless

From anchor + -less.

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Translations

Finnish ankkuroimaton
  • ankkuroimatonTranslations
German ankerlos
  • ankerlosTranslations
Polish bez kotwicy
  • bez kotwicyTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

anchorless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anchorless

MLA

“anchorless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anchorless. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anchorless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anchorless.

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