dateless
Americanadjective
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without a date; undated.
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endless; limitless.
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so old as to be undatable.
a dateless rock formation.
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of permanent interest regardless of age.
a dateless work of art.
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having no social engagement.
adjective
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likely to remain fashionable, relevant, or interesting regardless of age; timeless
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having no date or limit
Etymology
Origin of dateless
Example Sentences
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All my Cinderellas didn’t find their March romance and went home dateless for the second weekend.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2023
“Are they judging me like some dateless freak?”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2018
Less than 15 miles from here are the basements, attics and living rooms where, in middle and high school, the boys and I would alternate between video games and movies in our dateless youths.
From Washington Times • May 16, 2017
It was from his buddy Lescenski, who also had been dateless.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2015
His when was no mere dateless hope, either.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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