"futureless" meaning in English

See futureless in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Etymology tree English future Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English futureless From future + -less. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|future|-less|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English future Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English futureless [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*lewHs-", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*lewh₁-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*leusaną", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*lausaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-lausaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-laus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-lēas", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-les", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-less", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "futureless", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="futureless"> From 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 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'without future': 89 11
  2. (linguistics, of a language) That has no future tense. Tags: not-comparable Translations (linguistics: that has no future tense): futuuriton (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-futureless-en-adj-7Xl1dObW Categories (other): Linguistics, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 28 72 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 11 89 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 11 89 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 49 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 77 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'linguistics: that has no future tense': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: futurelessness
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