Meanings
adjectivesonless (not comparable)
- not comparableWithout a son.
As no baron who was sonless could give a husband to his daughter, save with his lord's consent […]
1876, John Richard Green, History of the English People: Early England (449-1071)
Origin
- Middle Englishsoneles
- Englishsonless
From Middle English soneles; equivalent to son + -less.
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Afrikaans seunlose
- seunloseTranslations
Danish sønløs
- sønløsTranslations
Dutch zoonloos
- zoonloosTranslations
French sans fils
- sans filsTranslations
German söhnelos
- söhnelosTranslations
Hungarian fiúgyermektelen
- fiúgyermektelenTranslations
Japanese 息子がいない
- 息子がいない (musuko ga inai)Translations
Norwegian sønnløs
- sønnløsTranslations
Polish bezsynny
- bezsynnyTranslations
Russian бессыно́вный
- бессыно́вный (bessynóvnyj)Translations
Swedish sonlös
- sonlösTranslations
Ukrainian безсині́вний
- безсині́вний (bezsynívnyj)Translations
Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
sonless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sonless
MLA
“sonless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sonless. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sonless,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sonless.
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