boatless

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adjective

Without a boat or boats.

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

adjectiveboatless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout a boat or boats.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeyd-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰóydos
  3. Proto-Germanic*baitaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*bait
  5. Old Englishbāt
  6. Middle Englishbot
  7. Englishboat
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  10. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  11. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  12. Englishboatless

From boat + -less.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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