Meanings
- uncountableAbsence of exceptions.
The exceptionlessness of sound change is the cornerstone of the comparative method.
2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 29
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinex
- Latinex-
- Proto-Indo-European*kap-
- Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
- Proto-Italic*kapjō
- Latincapiō
- Latinexcipiō
- Latinexceptiō
- Old Frenchexcepcion
- Anglo-Normanexcepcioun
- Middle Englishexception
- Englishexception
- Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
- Proto-Germanic*leusaną
- Proto-Germanic*lausaz
- Englishexceptionless
- Englishexceptionlessness
From exceptionless + -ness.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Polish bezwyjątkowość
- bezwyjątkowośćTranslations
Cite this entry
exceptionlessness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exceptionlessness
“exceptionlessness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exceptionlessness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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