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Meaning of "bootless" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BOOTLESS

Old English bōtlēas, from bōt compensation; Old Norse bótalauss.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BOOTLESS

bootless  [ˈbuːtlɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOOTLESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bootless is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BOOTLESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bootless Inlet

Bootless Inlet is a body of water in southeastern Papua New Guinea, at 9°30′16″S 147°15′46″E / 9.504444°S 147.262778°E / -9.504444; 147.262778, south of Port Moresby.

Definition of bootless in the English dictionary

The definition of bootless in the dictionary is of little or no use; vain; fruitless.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOOTLESS


artless
ˈɑːtlɪs
beatless
ˈbiːtlɪs
chartless
ˈtʃɑːtlɪs
conceitless
kənˈsiːtlɪs
desertless
dɪˈzɜːtlɪs
fruitless
ˈfruːtlɪs
heartless
ˈhɑːtlɪs
heatless
ˈhiːtlɪs
meatily
ˈmiːtlɪs
meatiness
ˈmiːtlɪs
meatless
ˈmiːtlɪs
portless
ˈpɔːtlɪs
reputeless
rɪˈpjuːtlɪs
rootless
ˈruːtlɪs
seatless
ˈsiːtlɪs
sportless
ˈspɔːtlɪs
supportless
səˈpɔːtlɪs
thoughtless
ˈθɔːtlɪs
wartless
ˈwɔːtlɪs
wheatless
ˈwiːtlɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOOTLESS

bootjack
bootlace
bootlace fungus
bootlace worm
bootlast
Bootle
bootleg
bootlegged
bootlegger
bootlegging
bootlessly
bootlessness
bootlick
bootlicker
bootloader
bootmaker
bootmaking
boots
boots and all
boots and saddles

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOOTLESS

bottomless
contactless
costless
countless
creditless
crustless
dauntless
doubtless
effortless
faultless
limitless
pointless
relentless
restless
shirtless
shitless
spotless
tactless
textless
ventless
weightless

Synonyms and antonyms of bootless in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BOOTLESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bootless» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of bootless

Translation of «bootless» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOOTLESS

Find out the translation of bootless to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bootless from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bootless» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

无益
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bootless
570 millions of speakers

English

bootless
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बेकार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

bootless
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

bootless
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bootless
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নগ্নপদ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

infructueux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak berkuasa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nutzlos
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無益な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

bootless
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Boot
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không giày
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பயனற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निष्फळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yararsız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

senza vantaggio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bootless
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

bootless
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bootless
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άχρηστος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onvrugbaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mufflös
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

boot
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bootless

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOOTLESS»

The term «bootless» is regularly used and occupies the 93.221 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOOTLESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bootless» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bootless» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bootless

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOOTLESS»

Discover the use of bootless in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bootless and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Shakspeare's Dramatic Works: With Explanatory Notes
Bootless. Spend his prodigal wits in bootless rhimes - Love's Labor Lost. — make the breathless huswife churn r Mid. Night's Dream. — speed ! when cowardice pursues and valour flies . - 7^y_ «— I'll follow him no more with bootless prayers  ...
William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough, Fenton John Anthony Hort, 1790
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An Index to the Remarkable Passages and Words Made Use of by ...
Bootless inquisition. ... Tempest. Bootless. Spend his prodigal wits in bootless rbimes Love's Labour Lost — make the breathless huswife churn - Midsummer Night's Dream. — speed ! when cowardice pursues and valour flics - - Ibid.
Samuel Ayscough, 1827
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Dramatic works with explanatory notes. A new ed., to which ...
Spend his prodigal wits in bootless rhimes - Lo-ue'.r Labor Losi. -- make the breathless huswife churn - Mid. Nigbe': Dream, .-. speed! when cowardice pursues and valour flies - - , Ibjd, - l'll follow him no more with bootless prayers - Mereb.
William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough, 1790
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The Plays of William Shakespeare
or, if they did mark, All bootless to them, they'd not pity me. Therefore &c ] The edition 1600, thus: or if they did marke, They would not pitty me, yet pleade I must , All bootless unto them. Therefore &c. This I conceive to be the right reading. Todd ...
William Shakespeare, 1803
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An Index to the Remarkable Passages and Words Made Use of by ...
4 3 Bootless inquisition. - - - Tempest. I 2 Bootless. Spend his prodigal wits in bootless rhimes Love's Labour Lost. 5 Q -— make the breathless huswife churn - Midsummer N ight's Dream. '2 l — speed! when cowardice pursues and valour flies ...
Samuel Ayscough, 1827
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An Index to the Remarkable Passages and Words Made Use of by ...
Spend his prodigal wits in bootless rhimes - Lam': Labar Lofl. 5 - make the breathless huswife churn - Md. Nr'gbt'r Dream. 2 .- speed! when cowardice pursues and valour flies - - Hid, z - l'll follow him no more with bootless prayers - Mmb.
William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough, 1790
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Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
24. BOOT-LEGS, a. / pieces of leather cut for making the legs of boots. Jsh. □ □* BOOTLESS, adj. [from boot.] 1. Useleft ; unprofitable j unavailing ; without advantage.— When those accursed messengers of hell Came to their wicked man, ...
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The new encyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary ofarts and ...
Wh^n fhose accursed messengers of hell Came to their wicked man,' and 'gain teil Their bootless pains, arid ill succeeding nighf. Spenser- — God did not suffer him, being desirous of the light of wisdom, with bootless expence of travel, ...
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1807
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A Bootless Bene [A Novel ]
Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past.
M. E. Le Clerc, 2011
10
Dictionnary of the English Language with Numerous ...
"When those accursed messengers of hell Came to their wicked man, and gan to tell Their bootless pains, and ill succeeding night. Spenser. God did not suffer him, being desirous of the ltght of wisdom, with bootless expence of travel, ...
Samuel Johnson, 1827

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOOTLESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bootless is used in the context of the following news items.
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Now Playing Onstage in Delaware - Week of 7/05/2015
Bootless returns for a fourth round of Ash-Kicking! Five college students spend the weekend in an abandoned cabin in the woods, accidentally ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
2
Somaliland:The “Jiggery Pokery” Jurisprudence of Justice Scalia
Should he “alone beweep [his] outcast state,/ And trouble deaf heaven with [his] bootless cries,/ And look upon [him]self and curse [his] fate? «SomalilandPress, Jun 15»
3
America needs a second wave of civil rights movement
“It is a cruel joke,” said King, “to say to a bootless man that he must lift himself by his bootstraps.” Let's also remember the words of the Daily ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jun 15»
4
Russian Roulette, Poker and MAD Modi
... and supporters otherwise your efforts will be bootless and the army will be made to look a failure, which is probably what the politicians want. «Pakistan Today, Jun 15»
5
North Charleston launches Rockin' the River concert series
On Thursday, August 6th, Bootless will perform. The concert series will end with a performance by Plane Jane on Thursday, September 3rd. «WCBD, Jun 15»
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First night with the Tasmanian puppy
Already bootless, I was hopping around on my left foot, pulling off a string of paper towels when my left toes found a second pile. So, there I was ... «Wichita Eagle, Jun 15»
7
The Imaginary Economics of Henry Ford
Never mind that this sort of bootless bootstrapping is economically and logically illiterate—there is scant evidence that Ford ever made any ... «National Review Online, Jun 15»
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Spa Solage reopens with sleek style, expanded programs
The Barefoot Bootless Boot Camp is a program that teaches people how to work out using their own body weight for resistance. Tim Carl (a ... «Napa Valley Register, May 15»
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Is Facebook the place for serious essays? Jeff Nunokawa thinks so
“I think it would be bootless, and, moreover — this is going to sound priggish, but I believe it — inappropriate. I never talk about sex, per se. «Los Angeles Times, May 15»
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Turning Shakespeare's sonnets into short films
ACTOR: When in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes, I all alone beweep my outcast state, and trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries, ... «PBS NewsHour, Apr 15»

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