Meanings
nouncharacterlessness (uncountable)
- uncountablethe state or condition of being characterless; lack of character
Origin
- Ancient Greekχαράσσω (kharássō)
- Ancient Greekχαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)
- Latincharactēr
- Old Frenchcaractere
- Middle Englishcaracter
- Englishcharacter
- Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
- Proto-Germanic*leusaną
- Proto-Germanic*lausaz
- Englishcharacterless
- Englishcharacterlessness
From characterless + -ness.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Charakterlosigkeit
- Charakterlosigkeitstate or condition of being characterless; lack of character
Cite this entry
APA
characterlessness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/characterlessness
MLA
“characterlessness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/characterlessness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “characterlessness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/characterlessness.
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