Meanings
adjectivelineless (not comparable)
- not comparableFree of lines
Wu, with close-cropped hair and a lineless face, wore a cardigan and a necktie and looked like a truant from boarding school.
2009 January 25, Eric Wilson, “The Spotlight Finds Jason Wu”, in New York Times
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*līno-der.?
- Proto-Germanic*līną
- Proto-Germanic*līnǭ
- Proto-West Germanic*līnā
- Old Englishlīne
- Middle Englishline
- Englishline
- Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
- Proto-Germanic*leusaną
- Proto-Germanic*lausaz
- Englishlineless
Cite this entry
APA
lineless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lineless
MLA
“lineless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lineless. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lineless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lineless.
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