ghostless

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adjective

Without spirit, soul, or life; dead.

OriginMiddle English *gostles ← Old English gāstlēas →
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Meanings

adjectiveghostless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout spirit, soul, or life; dead.
  2. not comparableWithout a ghost.

    I don't know about Gary, but I dreamed about dark, spooky houses and horrible, groaning ghosts all night. I was glad to wake up and find it was a bright, sunny, ghostless morning.

    1996, Michael Dugan, It's Just a Trick

Origin

  1. Old Englishgāstlēas“lifeless, dead”
  2. Middle English*gostles
  3. Englishghostless

From Middle English *gostles, from Old English gāstlēas (“lifeless, dead”), equivalent to ghost + -less. Cognate with Dutch geestloos, German geistlos.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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