taleless

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UK/ˈteɪl.ləs/

adjective

Without a tale or story.

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Meanings

adjectivetaleless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout a tale or story.

    Enough, out, caitiff, into the streets, and never again return unless thou dost bring with thee one who may tell me some new tale; if thou dost return taleless, thou shalt immediately thereafter become headless as well.

    1897, The Morningside, volume 2, page 90
  2. not comparableobsoleteToo numerous to count; innumerable.

Origin

From tale + -less. Compare Dutch talloos.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tessella
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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