deedless

D2E1E1D2L1E1S1S1
/ˈdiːdləs/

adjective

Of real property whose owners' claim is not evidence by formal record of ownership, such as a deed.

OriginOld Norse dáðlauss →
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Meanings

adjectivedeedless (comparative more deedless, superlative most deedless)

comparative more deedless · superlative most deedless

  1. Of real property whose owners' claim is not evidence by formal record of ownership, such as a deed.
  2. obsoleteHelpless; not performing, or not having performed, deeds or exploits; inactive.

    firm of word, / Speaking in deeds and deedless in his tongue

    1602, William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida, act IV, scene v, line 97

Origin

  1. Old Norsedáðlauss“without virtue, incapable, lacking in courage and drive, despicable, cowardly”
  2. Englishdeedless

From deed + -less; obsolete sense is from earlier dadless, probably from Old Norse dáðlauss (“without virtue, incapable, lacking in courage and drive, despicable, cowardly”). Cognate with Danish dådløs (“non-heroic”), Swedish dådlös (“listless, shiftless”).

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Translations

Dutch dadeloos
  • dadeloosinactive

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with deedless

needlessseedlessheedlessleadlessweedlesscreedlessgreedlessredelessreedlessspeedless
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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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