"ghostless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Middle English *gostles, from Old English gāstlēas (“lifeless, dead”), equivalent to ghost + -less. Cognate with Dutch geestloos, German geistlos. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*gostles}} Middle English *gostles, {{inh|en|ang|gāstlēas|t=lifeless, dead}} Old English gāstlēas (“lifeless, dead”), {{suffix|en|ghost|less}} ghost + -less, {{cog|nl|geestloos}} Dutch geestloos, {{cog|de|geistlos}} German geistlos Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} ghostless (not comparable)
  1. Without spirit, soul, or life; dead. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-ghostless-en-adj-wgNQNEbD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 47 53
  2. Without a ghost. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-ghostless-en-adj-yAP678hW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 47 53

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