bassless

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adjective

Lacking a bass.

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

adjectivebassless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableentertainmentLacking a bass.

    (The band is bassless, consisting of guitarist Brace Paine, drummer Hannah Blilie, and Ditto.)

    2006 March 3, Jessica Hopper, “Is This It?”, in Chicago Reader

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷémtis
  3. Proto-Hellenic*gʷə́tis
  4. Ancient Greekβᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs)
  5. Latinbasis
  6. Old Frenchbase
  7. Middle Englishbase
  8. Englishbase
  9. Italianbassoinflu.
  10. Englishbass
  11. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  13. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  14. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  15. Englishbassless

From bass + -less.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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