ransomless

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adjective

Incapable of being ransomed; without ransom.

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

adjectiveransomless (comparative more ransomless, superlative most ransomless)

comparative more ransomless · superlative most ransomless

  1. Incapable of being ransomed; without ransom.

Origin

  1. Latinredemptiō
  2. Old Frenchraençon
  3. Middle Englishraunsoun
  4. Englishransom
  5. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  7. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  8. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  9. Englishransomless

From ransom + -less.

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APA

ransomless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ransomless

MLA

“ransomless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ransomless. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ransomless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ransomless.

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