"bootless" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From Middle English bootles, botelees; equivalent to boot + -less. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bootles}} Middle English bootles, {{m|enm|botelees}} botelees, {{suf|en|boot#Etymology_1|less}} boot + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} bootless (not comparable)
  1. Without boots. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-bootless-en-adj-XM1GdynQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective [English]

Forms: more bootless [comparative], most bootless [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English boteles, botles, from Old English bōtlēas; equivalent to boot (“profit; use; behoof”) + -less. Doublet of botleas. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|boteles}} Middle English boteles, {{m|enm|botles}} botles, {{inh|en|ang|bōtlēas}} Old English bōtlēas, {{suf|en|boot#Etymology_2|less|t1=profit; use; behoof}} boot (“profit; use; behoof”) + -less, {{doublet|en|botleas}} Doublet of botleas Head templates: {{en-adj}} bootless (comparative more bootless, superlative most bootless)
  1. Profitless; pointless; unavailing. Synonyms: fruitless, boteless Derived forms: bootlessly, bootlessness Translations (unavailing): безполезен (bezpolezen) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-bootless-en-adj-JFNXdqvC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 16 84 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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