"goodless" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɡʊdləs/
Etymology: From Middle English goodles (“poor, without goods or property”), from Old English gōdlēas (“without good, miserable, bad, evil”), equivalent to good + -less. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|goodles|t=poor, without goods or property}} Middle English goodles (“poor, without goods or property”), {{inh|en|ang|gōdlēas||without good, miserable, bad, evil}} Old English gōdlēas (“without good, miserable, bad, evil”), {{suffix|en|good|less}} good + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} goodless (not comparable)
  1. Without goods or property; destitute. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-goodless-en-adj-wwX7apX~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 6 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 69 6 26
  2. Worthless. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-goodless-en-adj-t-Q6PBDo
  3. Lacking or devoid of good or goodness. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-goodless-en-adj-yr0J7~Tn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: goodlessness

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