Makeless
//ˈmeɪkləs// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Matchless, without equal, peerless. archaic, not-comparable, rare
"Consider Cyrus in your cruell thought, A makelesse Prince in riches, and in might."
- 2 Without a mate; widowed. not-comparable, obsolete
"For, stoode it with the pleasure of his will To marrie me, my fortune is not such, So hard, that I so long should still persist Makelesse alone in wofull widowhood."
Example
More examples"Consider Cyrus in your cruell thought, A makelesse Prince in riches, and in might."
Etymology
From Middle English makeles, equivalent to make (“companion, mate, equal, peer”) + -less. Cognate with Danish mageløs (“matchless”), Swedish makalös (“incomparable, peerless, matchless”).
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