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Meaning of "mateless" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MATELESS

mateless  [ˈmeɪtlɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MATELESS

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

WHAT DOES MATELESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of mateless in the English dictionary

The definition of mateless in the dictionary is having no marriage partner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MATELESS


bateless
ˈbeɪtlɪs
bitless
ˈbɪtlɪs
dateless
ˈdeɪtlɪs
delightless
dɪˈlaɪtlɪs
flightless
ˈflaɪtlɪs
freightless
ˈfreɪtlɪs
gateless
ˈɡeɪtlɪs
grateless
ˈɡreɪtlɪs
hateless
ˈheɪtlɪs
lightless
ˈlaɪtlɪs
meritless
ˈmɛrɪtlɪs
nightless
ˈnaɪtlɪs
pocketless
ˈpɒkɪtlɪs
profitless
ˈprɒfɪtlɪs
respiteless
ˈrespaɪtlɪs
sightless
ˈsaɪtlɪs
spiritless
ˈspɪrɪtlɪs
stateless
ˈsteɪtlɪs
summitless
ˈsʌmɪtlɪs
witless
ˈwɪtlɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MATELESS

mate
mate rates
mate´s rates
matellasse
matelot
matelote
matelotte
mater
mater dolorosa
materfamilias
materia medica
material
material implication
material mode
materialisation
materialise
materialiser
materialism
materialist
materialistic

WORDS THAT END LIKE MATELESS

boneless
bottomless
careless
clueless
faceless
homeless
hopeless
lifeless
loveless
nameless
nevertheless
nonetheless
priceless
senseless
shameless
sleeveless
timeless
tireless
tubeless
useless
wireless

Synonyms and antonyms of mateless in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mateless» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MATELESS

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

Translator English - Chinese

mateless
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mateless
570 millions of speakers

English

mateless
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

mateless
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

mateless
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

mateless
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mateless
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সঙ্গিবিরহিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mateless
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak berguna
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mateless
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

mateless
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

mateless
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora ana
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mateless
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

mateless
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अविवाहित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mateless
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mateless
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mateless
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

mateless
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mateless
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

mateless
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mateless
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mateless
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mateless
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mateless

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MATELESS»

The term «mateless» is used very little and occupies the 160.399 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MATELESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mateless» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mateless» 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 mateless

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MATELESS»

Discover the use of mateless in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mateless and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Communication, Health, and the Elderly
Mateless concerns. Interestingly, there were no significant age or sex differences related to mateless concerns. In fact, very few independent variables were even moderately related to this type of concern. Regarding network composition, we ...
Howard Giles, Nikolas Coupland, John M. Wiemann, 1990
2
United States Trotting Association Register
Grover A., (6) b h foaled 1889; by Attorney, 1005; dam Mateless, by Dauntless, 3158, etc. [See Mateless.] Bred by John S. Hitchcock, Muscatine, la. 25048. Alertus, (6) b h foaled 1892, by Attorney, 1005: dam Mateless, by Dauntless, 3158, etc.
United States Trotting Association, John Hankins Wallace, 1895
3
American Trotting Register
VII.] Bred by H. E. Nicolaus; passed to Walter Dayand William Better, Wilton, la. 25047. Grover A., (6) b h foaled 1889; by Attorney, 1005: dam Mateless, by Dauntless, 3158, etc. [See Mateless.] Bred by John S. Hitchcock, Muscatine, la. 25048.
John Hankins Wallace, 1895
4
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Evolution
Mutants,. Shuffled. Genes,. and. Mateless. Maggots. In This Chapter >• Mechanisms that mcrease genetic diversity >• Mutation: mistakes that matter >• Why bad alleles survive >• Gene flow: the impact of migration >• Recombination: sharing ...
Leslie Alan Horvitz, 2002
5
The Independent
But first I throw my window wide, and so, "Good-night, my Soul — my poor sad Soul, now go" I whisper with a voice ear hath not heard ; Then into space I loose the Mateless Bird : The Mateless Bird, the Bird forlorn, forlorn. That will not build a  ...
Leonard Bacon, Joseph Parrish Thompson, Richard Salter Storrs, 1911
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The Independent
But first I throw my window wide, and so, “('ioi:id~night, my Soul—my poor sad SoulI now I, l whisper with a voice ear hath not heard; Then into space I loose the Mateless Bird: The Mateless Bird, the Bird forlorn, forlorn, That will not build a nest ...
‎1911
7
The Dynamics of Linguistic Variation: Corpus evidence on ...
The adverb also occurs before non-gradable adjectives as in definitely mateless to express an even higher degree of reinforcement ('totally mateless'). Definitely can also be a post-mo difying intensifier modifying a proposition in which the ...
Terttu Nevalainen, Irma Taavitsainen, Päivi Pahta, 2008
8
By and Large
MATES FOR THE MATELESS [These words are rhymeless: Almost, person, modest, corner, peril, coffin, chilblain, dainty, always, cleanly, outside, nervous, absence, hardly, pageant, language. — London Chronicle.] Poets, as we love to call ...
Franklin Pierce Adams, 1920
9
Game Theory Evolving: A Problem-centered Introduction to ...
For an example of a denumerable Markov chain, suppose a serial monogamist is in state k if he is in a marriage that will dissolve in k days and is in state 0 if he is currently mateless (yes, we can label the states starting with zero if we please).
Herbert Gintis, 2000
10
Regions of Identity: The Constructions of America in Women's ...
The juxtapositioning of the two pairs can be linked to a comment made by the narrator at the end of the narrative proper: watching Mrs. Todd disappear from sight, the narrator describes her as "mateless and appealing" (131). Jewett's choice of ...
Kate McCullough, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MATELESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mateless is used in the context of the following news items.
1
These Lonely Sharks Reproduce Without Sex, and Who Can Blame …
But until now, no one had come across the offspring of mateless mothers doing fine on their own. ADVERTISING. Advertisement. “It was a pretty ... «Slate Magazine, Jun 15»
2
Today is No Socks Day
As you might guess, Lost Sock Memorial Day recognizes our collection of unmatched socks that appear mateless after a trip to the laundry. «Southwest Times, May 15»
3
9 fun rainy-day activities for you and your toddler
In honor of the occasion, grab your basket of mateless socks (you know you have one) and have your child help match them with their partners. «LancasterOnline, Apr 15»
4
Mike Marqusee, journalist, activist and author, dies aged 61
Tolling for the mistreated, mateless mother, the mistitled prostitute. For the misdemeanor outlaw, chased an' cheated by pursuit. An' we gazed ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»
5
Holiday haiku | Readers look back at 2014
Mateless fireflies search. Beacons flicker on and off. Stop looking, I'm here. ANN HANDY. Bowling Green, Ky. 42103 –. Deer out of nowhere. «The Courier-Journal, Dec 14»
6
Giveaway pairs orphan socks to help needy people
What if they gathered all their “sock widows” and tried to match them with the piles of mateless socks their friends undoubtedly had? From that ... «Columbus Dispatch, Nov 14»
7
Deciphering the Kristen Stewart Phenomenon
He is, as well, the beast that's also the beauty, one in serious distress, cursed to be 17 forever and mateless, a Prince of Darkness without a ... «Elle, Aug 14»
8
Snarky in the Suburbs: Parental superpowers — yeah, you've got 'em
... you can probably find enough food remnants, juice boxes, half-empty water bottles, assorted sports shoes, mateless socks, first aid supplies, ... «Kansas City Star, Aug 14»
9
Weekly Poem: Nick Lantz reads 'Fork with Two Tines Pushed …
mirror, belt, half-finished 1040 form (married, filing jointly), mateless walkie-talkie, two blond eyelashes, set of acrylic paints with all the red and ... «PBS NewsHour, Jun 14»
10
Walking Distance Dance Festival review: Modern steps up
... with slushy romantic ballads, the six splendid dancers cavort in romantic situations, looking for conquest and ending up mateless but wiser. «SFGate, Jun 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Mateless [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mateless>. Jun 2026 ».
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