answerless

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adjective

Having or producing no answer.

OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English answer →
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Meanings

adjectiveanswerless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving or producing no answer.
  2. not comparableNot capable of being answered; unanswerable.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
unanswerable

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Germanic*anda-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*swer-
  5. Proto-Germanic*swarō
  6. Proto-Germanic*andaswarō
  7. Proto-West Germanic*andaswaru
  8. Old Englishandswaru
  9. Middle Englishanswere
  10. Englishanswer
  11. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  13. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  14. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  15. Englishanswerless

From answer + -less.

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APA

answerless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/answerless

MLA

“answerless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/answerless. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “answerless,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/answerless.

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