"agentless" meaning in English

See agentless in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From agent + -less. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|agent|less}} agent + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} agentless (not comparable)
  1. Without an agent. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: agentlessness
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