"futureless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From future + -less. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|future|less}} future + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} futureless (not comparable)
  1. Without a future. Tags: not-comparable Translations (without future): vailla tulevaisuutta (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-futureless-en-adj-ZvsV0zdJ Disambiguation of 'without future': 88 12
  2. (linguistics, of a language) That has no future tense. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Linguistics Translations (linguistics: that has no future tense): futuuriton (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-futureless-en-adj-7Xl1dObW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 31 69 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 99 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 99 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 91 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'linguistics: that has no future tense': 4 96
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          "word": "vailla tulevaisuutta"
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      "sense": "without future",
      "word": "vailla tulevaisuutta"
    },
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      "word": "futuuriton"
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