wistless

W4I1S1T1L1E1S1S1

adjective

Unknowing; unaware.

Scrabble 11
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectivewistless (comparative more wistless, superlative most wistless)

comparative more wistless · superlative most wistless

  1. obsoleteUnknowing; unaware.

    So ore Avernus, or the Luerine lake, / The wiſtleſs bird purſues his purpos'd flight: […]

    1748, Glocester Ridley, “Psyche: or, The Great Metamorphosis”, in A collection of poems. By several hands., volume III, London: […] R. Dodsley, Stanza XX, page 26

Origin

From wist + -less.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: wistless on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.