ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Dateless

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈdeɪtlɪs/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Dateless is an adjective meaning Out of one's head; deranged.

Meaning

Out of one's head; deranged.

More Meanings

  1. (British, dialect, slang) Thick-headed.
  2. Without a date imprinted, assigned, or associated.
  3. Having no date—a meeting with a lover or potential lover.
  4. Timeless; immortal
  5. Without a start; immemorial
  6. (archaic) Without an end; endless

Example Sentences

It is hard to believe that she could be dateless on a Saturday night.
You dateless fool, you stupid ass, clamped to / This crag for all eternity
Poor soul, she's gone dateless, I think, with care, and watching, and overmuch trouble; and who can wonder?
Into the court you'd swanned, you dateless little pillock, if not wholly confident of winning, surely careless of losing.

Synonyms for dateless

Depending on context, synonyms include addlebrained, addlepated, airheaded, bee-brained, beef-witted, beefheaded.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include undatable, infinite, unchanged, unaltered, sempiternal, undated.

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