traceless

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US/ˈtɹeɪsləs/US, sometimes[ˈt͡ʃɹeɪsləs]

adjective

That has no traces

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

adjectivetraceless (comparative more traceless, superlative most traceless)

comparative more traceless · superlative most traceless

  1. That has no traces
  2. That cannot be traced; untraceable

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
residueless

Origin

  1. Englishtrace
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  4. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  5. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  6. Englishtraceless

From trace + -less.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian безследен, непроследим
  • безследен (bezsleden)that has no traces
  • непроследим (neprosledim)that cannot be traced
Danish sporløs
  • sporløsthat has no traces
Dutch spoorloos
  • spoorloosthat has no traces
French sans traces
  • sans tracesthat has no traces
German spurlos
  • spurlosthat has no traces
Russian бессле́дный
  • бессле́дный (besslédnyj)that has no traces
Swedish spårlös
  • spårlösthat has no traces
Ukrainian безслі́дний
  • безслі́дний (bezslídnyj)that has no traces

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with traceless

graceless
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Anagrams

crateless
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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