conductorless

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adjective

Lacking a conductor

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

adjectiveconductorless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableLacking a conductor

    The Concertante di Chicago, our town's conductorless chamber orchestra, will be sharing Purcell, Britten, Haydn, and Handel works this afternoon in their fall concert.

    1988 September 16, Achy Obejas, “Calendar”, in Chicago Reader

Origin

  1. Englishconductor
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  4. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  5. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  6. Englishconductorless

From conductor + -less.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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