bootlessness

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noun

The quality of being unavailing or unprofitable.

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Meanings

nounbootlessness (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountableThe quality of being unavailing or unprofitable.
  2. uncountableThe state of being bootless (without boots)

Origin

From bootless + -ness; see boot (“profit”).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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